The Coming

by Busta Rhymes

Overview

Busta Rhymes delivered his debut album, The Coming, three years after the Leaders of the New School unofficially disbanded, and it reflects the change in hip-hop between 1993 and 1996. The Coming is indebted to the slow, spare, and quietly menacing funk and soundscapes of the Wu-Tang Clan -- in fact, Ol' Dirty Bastard appears on one of the album's most infectious tracks, the single "Woo Ha!! Got You All in Check." Busta Rhymes, like Ol' Dirty, is a surreal, inspired rapper, but his skills are on a whole different level. Though his talents were evident on the Leaders of the New School records, Busta Rhymes has never had such an impressive showcase for his rhymes as he does on The Coming. Busta doesn't have a deep message in his raps, but he twists words and phrases around with an insane, invigorating flair. Like many hip-hop albums of the mid-'90s, The Coming is padded with too much material, but Busta Rhymes' brilliant raps keep the record from sinking during its monotonous passages. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/1996
Label:	Elektra
UPC:	0075596174220
Rank:	44256

Tracks

1. The Coming (Intro)
2. Do My Thing
3. Everything Remains Raw
4. Abandon Ship
5. Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
6. It's a Party
7. Hot Fudge
8. Ill Vibe
9. Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad
10. Still Shining
11. Keep It Movin'
12. The Finish Line
13. The End of the World (Outro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Busta Rhymes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lord Have Mercy   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Lord Have Mercy Boy   Primary Artist
Rampage The Last Boy Scout   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Charlie Brown   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Keith Murray   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Milo   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Redman   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Dinco D.   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jamal   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Zhane   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Q-Tip   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Rampage   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Leaders of the New School   Primary Artist
DJ Milo   Featured Artist
Wade Thoren   Vocals
Splif   Vocals
Ol' Dirty Bastard   Vocals,Featured Artist
SWV   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

J.C. Phillips   Composer
Roger McNair   Composer
Peter Darmi   Engineer
Rashad Smith   Composer,Producer
Renee Neufville   Composer
Brian Higgins   Composer
Marlon King   Composer
Andy Blakelock   Engineer
R. Smith   Composer
George Spivey   Composer
Luther Wilson   Composer
Travis Milner   Composer
R. Noble   Composer
James Jackson   Composer
James Yancey   Composer
Osten Harvey   Composer
Trevor Smith   Composer
Christopher Roule   Musician
Rick St. Hilaire   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Reggie Noble   Composer
Rampage   Composer
Vibe Chemist Backspin   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Vinny Nicoletti   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Bryan Higgins   Composer
Sheldon Scott   Composer
Shirley Scott   Composer
S. Scott   Composer
Fila Brazillia   Remix Engineer
Galt MacDermot   Composer
Easy Mo Bee   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Jaydee   Mixing,Arranger,Remix Engineer
Scott Sheldon   Composer
Rick St. Hillaire   Composer
Q-Tip   Mixing,Arranger
The Ummah   Producer,Remix Engineer
Kamaal Fareed   Composer
Busta Rhymes   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Allstar   Remix Engineer
DJ Scratch   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Remix Engineer
Mike Scielzi   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Keith Murray   Composer