When Disaster Strikes...
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Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
NME | (7/10)[4] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10)[5] |
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When Disaster Strikes... is the second studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released by Elektra on September 16, 1997.[1] The album follows the same theme as The Coming, the apocalypse. The album was a commercial success, sporting the hit singles "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The album, upon its release, has received critical praise from most music critics, and opened at number three on the official US Billboard 200 album chart, and peaked at the top spot on the Top R&B Albums chart. The album generated three singles: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See", "Dangerous", and "Turn It Up"—all of which found chart success on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's lead single, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its music video that lampooned the 1988 film Coming to America) earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.[1] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[9]
Contents
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring Dolemite) | 4:44 | |
2. | "The Whole World Lookin' at Me" | DJ Scratch | 3:26 |
3. | "Survival Hungry" | DJ Scratch | 3:40 |
4. | "When Disaster Strikes" | DJ Scratch | 3:25 |
5. | "So Hardcore" | The Ummah | 4:51 |
6. | "Get High Tonight" | DJ Scratch | 3:51 |
7. | "Turn It Up" | Busta Rhymes | 4:11 |
8. | "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" | Shamello, Buddah, Epitome (co) | 3:14 |
9. | "It's All Good" | Latief, M. Bolden | 5:03 |
10. | "There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix" (featuring Jamal) | Busta Rhymes | 5:56 |
11. | "We Could Take it Outside" (featuring Flipmode Squad) | DJ Scratch | 4:47 |
12. | "Rhymes Galore" | Rashad Smith | 2:33 |
13. | "Things We Be Doin' for Money (Part 1)" | Easy Mo Bee | 3:18 |
14. | "Things We Be Doin' for Money (Part 2)" (featuring Rampage, Anthony Hamilton and The Chosen Generation) | Agallah, Clarence Dorsey (co) | 4:56 |
15. | "One" (featuring Erykah Badu) | Rockwilder | 4:38 |
16. | "Dangerous" | Rashad Smith | 3:37 |
17. | "The Body Rock" (featuring Rampage, Puff Daddy and Ma$e) | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen | 5:33 |
18. | "Get Off My Block" (featuring Lord Have Mercy) | DJ Scratch | 3:58 |
19. | "Outro (Preparation for the Final World Front)" | 2:31 |
- Samples
- "So Hardcore" contains a sample from "Go To Hail" by Black Sheep.
- "Get High Tonight" contains a sample from "Get Down Tonight" by KC & the Sunshine Band.
- "Turn It Up" contains a sample from "Love and Happiness" by Al Green.
- "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" contains a sample of "Sweet Green Fields" by Seals & Crofts.
- "It's All Good" contains a sample from "The Windows of the World" by David T. Walker.
- "There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix" contains a sample from "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" by Indeep.
- "We Could Take it Outside" contains a sample from "The Windmills of Your Mind" by Henry Mancini.
- "Rhymes Galore" contains a sample from "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas.
- "One" contains a sample from "Love's in Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder.
- "Dangerous" contains a sample from "E.T.'s Boogie" by Extra T's.
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 3 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Busta Rhymes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Busta Rhymes. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ "Busta Rhymes – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Busta Rhymes. Retrieved September 19, 2013.