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Anarchy

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Busta Rhymes in 98 came out with what i felt was the most creative album of his career ELE is back with another slamming CD while Anarchy may not be as innovative as ELE was this CD still is blazing.. Busta's flows are tight as ever.. Production is on point with long time producer DJ. Scratch who has been down since Busta's solo debut The Coming.. DJ Scratch deliver such bangers on Busta's new CD Salute Da Goods, We Comin Through which he takes a page out of Swizz Beatz book of beats .. This track sounds like something Swizz Beatz would have done .. One of the best cuts on the album .. Producer Jay Dee brings a raw banging sound to tracks Enjoy Da Ride, Live It Up, Show Me What You Got For Me all these tracks mention are hot .. The best cut on the album clearly is The Heist featuring Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, Flip Mode's newest member Roc-Marciano this track is worth the price of CD alone the song depict jewerly robbery gone bad.. Other noteworthy cuts; Make Noise featuring Lenny Kravitz, Why We Die featuring DMX &Jay-Z, Get Out, How Much We Grew this song depict the beginning of Busta Rhymes all the people that have been down with him from the beginning people that made it happen for him .. This CD is hot and belongs in all true hip headz collection Pick it up you wont regret it ..

I highly recommend this LP to anyone who has ever enjoyed a Busta Rhymes album or is just looking for something to jam to. It starts out a little slow but cranks it up around track five and continues to build until Busta's collaboration with rappers DMX and Jay-Z: "Why We Die". This album is what you might you call an artistic piece. You could just write it off as tripe like so many other `artistic' albums, but that would be denying Busta's obvious talent and stylish jams. Busta manages to convey an important message with "Anarchy" while still keeping it real with tight beats and flowing lyrics.

Busta uses real headlines from various news stories in presenting what he feels is wrong with the world today in a thoughtful intro. This is followed by a moving ballad ("Salute Da Gods! ") with a phat beat and a melodic chorus. The next two tracks tone it down a bit, they are a little slow but they do have appealing beats and some interesting rhymes. I was a little disappointed when I heard tracks three and four: "Enjoy Da Ride" and "We Put It Down For Y'all". I thought: Where is the hard-rocking Busta Rhymes who I know and love? Where are the infectious choruses and hardcore beats? Both of those questions were answered with the jammin' "Bladow! " and my personal favorite "Street Sh**". "Street Sh**" has an outrageous bass/synthesized harpsichord moving melody/bass line which I still can't get enough of. In his song "All Night" Busta proclaims that he is "the god up in the flesh y'all" and his new school beats mixed with his flowing old school lyrics prove it.

Although his single "Get Out!" is an interesting song (which kind of reminds me of Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"), I think "Street Sh**" (although the title isn't exactly MTV friendly) is a better example of the album's raw power and Busta's lyrical finesse. "The Heist" has a great mix of rapping talent and reminds me of a song off of The Root's Album: "Things Fall Apart", although I can't pin down which song it is that reminds of Busta's "The Heist". "A Trip Out of Town" is another one of those great hardcore songs of Busta's, mocking gangsta rappers' hard-style of "keepin' it real", reminiscent of "Things We Be Doing For Money Part 2" on Busta's '97 LP, When Disaster Strikes. "How Much We Grew" is a great fictional account/quasi-history of Busta's life.

"Here We Go Again" is a rocking Flipmode joint that I just love. Although I'm a little concerned that my favorite Flipmodian Lord Have Mercy wasn't involved in this track or even mentioned, I'm delighted with new arrival Roc-Marciano's performance. On "C'mon All My N***az, C'mon All My B****es" Busta Rhymes uses that fast style that's so popular at the clubs, think last year's "Gimme Some More" and DMX's "Damien" on caffeine. "Make Noise" with Lenny Kravitz gives rap rock a whole new meaning with Busta rapping over a track with a little bit of Lenny's ambient riffs ending with a 70's grunge style guitar solo. "Ready For War" with M.O.P. has a great sampled horn line, very grandioso, very old school sounding. It's got a great chorus with real gangsta appeal and gives you a real sense of Busta's street smarts. DMX and Jay-Z lend a hand with "Why We Die" which asks the questions (who woulda thought) `why we die?' and `why do the good die young?'. This is a very thoughtful track showing the artists' problems growing up in the game.

All in all, Busta Rhymes' "Anarchy" is a very moving LP with great lyrics and phat beats. Anyone considering themselves a fan of rap or hip-hop should check out "Anarchy".

"Anarchy" is one of Busta Rhymes' less popular albums, not featuring any big singles, yet nevertheless it comes through with some very solid lyrics, laid-back beats, and some great hooks. There are certainly great standout tracks on this Busta album, and it certainly isn't one to be overlooked.

The opener "Salute Da Gods" is a great beat, with a lively Busta Rhymes, lyrically explaining to us how great he's feeling. "Enjoy Da Ride" is more of a gangsta style rap song, with a relatively hardcore beat, and a growly Busta. "We Put It Down For Y'all" is more commercial, and catchy with the intense chorus, and the beat hook. "Bladow" is an album highlight for its musical beat, making it instantly memorable. "Fire" is probably however, the worst Busta Rhymes song I've ever heard. To begin, the beat makes it almost unlistenable for more than 1 minute, and the song is very skippable. "All Night" makes up for that blunder though, with a hip-hop style beat, and catchy lyrics. "Show Me What You Got" shows off Busta's outstanding rap flow, and his great sense of rhythm. Throughout the song, he is rhyming exceptionally off the beat. "The Heist" will be the favourite for many, with a great, hardcore beat, a song that you can really get into immediately featuring the guest Gostface Killa. "Here We Go Again" is Busta Rhymes and the entire Flipmode Squad getting together and producing another strong cut. "C'mon All My N*ggas, C'mon All My B*tches" has Busta Rhymes flowing at unbelievable speeds, making me question whether he was actually rhyming that fast or if his voice was sped up. "Why We Die" has Rhymes collaborating with hip-hop star Jay-Z and DMX, to produce a great song, with superb lyrics.

Overall, this Busta Rhymes album shouldn't be overlooked by any fan. It has a great deal of contrast, from harcore gangsta rap songs, to laid back hip-hop/rap tracks. Not his best, but certainly worth the money. Recommended.

Once again, Busta Rhymes makes another album full of great songs. Just like E.L.E., The Coming, and When Disaster Strikes, Anarchy is full of great beats, and catchy tunes. If you like Busta's other CDs, be sure to pick this one up. You won't be disappointed.

Yo all have to go pick up this Busta Album it is blazin .This album gives it all to you in so manyy ways the different callaborations froom M.O.P to DMX /Jay Z to wanna of the greates artists lenny Kravitz.This is just an all around great album.This whole album is great but the stand out tracks are :Salute the gods,Get out,Fire,The heist,Here we go again,Make noise,Ready for War,Why we Die,and my favorite track Cmon all my N***az.And so my advice is get right after u read my thing here trust me u wont be dissappointed i promise.

I think that Busta's best work has already come and that this stuff isn't Busta anymore. I think Busta is trying to conform more to what rap is now, which is lazy and done without much thought. Busta is better than that, and better than this! What happened to the energetic Busta who had all of the crazy, colorful videos? That was the real Busta, that was when he really had style. Now all we get is Busta standing in front of the camera wearing his own hip-hop label. It was cool when he was creative and wore all of the costumes. Anybody can stand in front of a camera wearing some label. Busta used to be better than that.

This Busta album is hot. There's a few tracks that are nott all that like in the beginning after track three. But from tracks 8-13 are good. Track 12 with Ghostface Killah and Raekwon and the other guy is hot. Track 14 and 17 are good. But the real hot song, the song that makes me want to give te album 5 plus plus stars, is the the song with M.O.P. "Ready 4 War", track 19. Oh Lord, when I heard this song, I nearly jumped out the window of my bedroom. This song is what made the album, basically MADE the album. If only Busta Rhymes made more songs on the album like that.

Not exactly what I expected, but creative and original. This album displays a different style for busta. Busta is one of my few commercial artist I can honestly say that I respect and idealize. I have always loved Busta's style, energetic lyrics and the perfect timing of his verbalization. He always brings new flavor at least every other year with a new album. I have loved all his other albums. Of course I like this album, but not as much as his previous ones. His production is just too MTV materical for me. As a crossover artist Busta Rhymes will get much international respect, but this album made me drop my level of admiration for him. A couple of tracks are worthwhile, but for the most part they are nothing special. I would actually say not much effort at all was put into this album. Too many guests and so many different producers overlaid this album. A couple of tracks such as Salute the Godz, and Callin All My Nig**s are eye opening tracks, but for the rest I would say I was disappointed for the most part. If you are a true Busta fan, go ahead and get this, but just be aware you might not feel this one.

Josh Warren ~ hip-hop analyst

This is a really fantastic album. One of the most exciting of '00 and probably Busta's 2nd best LP (E.L.E being the pinnacle). That being said, what Busta is doing now has very little to do with "rap" or "hip hop" as most people would recognize it. The twenty-odd tracks of warped funk, fractured flows, snarls, growls, hollers and skeletal beats have more in common with Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart or R.L. Burnside than with DMX or Puff Daddy. Busta's delivery is obviously influenced by ragga and primitive blues as much as by his rap ancestors. His versatile, oddball voice brings alot of emotional force to the tracks. Stand outs are definitely the DMX and Jay-z posse cut "Why We Die" and "The Hiest". Track two is a total tour-de-force for busta's pschotic free-association rhyming. The single "Fire" is also pretty strong. Skip the annoying 1st and last tracks which are just monolouges about Busta's appocalyptic obsessions. These ideas are better articulated in songs, and I have no idea why he feels he must include the intros and outros. Like most hip-hop discs released recently, it's overly long. Why he chose to deluge the listener with over twenty tracks is puzzling, especially when there are about 12 totally killer tracks. With better editing, the overall effect would have been more impressive. By cutting most of the "B" and "C" material, the album would be more dense with "A" material... The production is another quibble, as we find Busta buried even deeper in the mix to the point where it's sometimes difficult to understand the lyrics. He's moved even farther away from the experimental-pop tracks of "E.L.E" and more toward an oddball sound that is both primitive and futuristic. This is reflected in the often difficult production. We are left with a sprawling, shambolic, ambiguous but totally fascinating mess of a record, but fans will certainly find plenty to like amid the clutter.

This release is still very new so perhaps it just hasn't grown on me yet, but I typically judge music on how it makes me feel when I hear it for the first time, and so far this just hasn't hit. While far from being a failure, "Anarchy" simply doesn't hold together as well as past works. So far the only standouts are the child-like sing-songy "Get Out" and "Live It Up" with superb production by Jay Dee from the Ummah. The iffy quality of this release hardly warrants it's 75 minute length, and makes me think perhaps it's time for Bussa Buss to take some time off from acting and dedicate more time to producing top-notch music again, we fans deserve nothing less. O well, maybe next time.......