| The Coming | |
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 Studio album by Busta Rhymes | |
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Released |
March 26, 1996 |
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Recorded |
May 1995 - January 1996 |
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Studio |
The Mix Palace |
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Genre |
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Length |
63:50 |
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Label |
Elektra Records |
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Producer |
Busta Rhymes, DJ Scratch, Easy Mo Bee, Rashad Smith, Rick St. Hilaire, The Ummah, The Vibe Chemist Backspin |
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Next |
When Disaster Strikes... (1997) |
The Coming is the debut studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released in March 26, 1996 through Elektra Records. Recording sessions took place at The Mix Palace, Nipskab Lab and Soundtrack Studios in New York City from May 1995 to January 1996. Production was handled by DJ Scratch, Rashad Smith, The Ummah, Easy Mo Bee, Rick St. Hilaire, The Vibe Chemist Backspin and Busta Rhymes himself. It features guest appearances from Zhane, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Q-Tip, Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray and Leaders of the New School members: Dinco D, Cut Monitor Milo and Charlie Brown.
The album reached #1on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The Coming spawned the hit singles: "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" (which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart) and "It's a Party" (which peaked at #52 on the Hot 100 chart in the United States). On February 1999, the album received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "The Coming (Intro)" | Busta Rhymes, Lord Have Mercy, Rampage | Hilaire, McNair, Smith, Spivey | DJ Scratch, Rick St. Hilaire | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Do My Thing" | Busta Rhymes | Smith | DJ Scratch | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Everything Remains Raw" | Busta Rhymes | Harvey, Smith | Easy Mo Bee | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Abandon Ship" | Busta Rhymes, Rampage | McNair, Smith | Busta Rhymes | 6:02 |
| 5. | "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" | Busta Rhymes, Rampage | Smith, Smith | Rashad Smith | 4:31 |
| 6. | "It's a Party" | Busta Rhymes, Zhané | Neufville, Smith | Easy Mo Bee | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Hot Fudge" | Busta Rhymes | King, Smith | The Vibe Chemist Backspin | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Ill Vibe" | Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip | Fareed, Smith | The Ummah | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad" | Busta Rhymes, Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy | King, McNair, Murray, Noble, Phillips, Smith | The Vibe Chemist Backspin | 8:10 |
| 10. | "Still Shining" | Busta Rhymes | Smith, Yancey | The Ummah | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Keep It Movin'" | Busta Rhymes, Dinco D, Cut Monitor Milo, Charlie Brown | Higgins, Jackson, Scott, Smith, Yancey | The Ummah | 7:32 |
| 12. | "The Finish Line" | Busta Rhymes | Smith, Spivey | DJ Scratch | 5:06 |
| 13. | "The End of the World (Outro)" | Busta Rhymes | Hilaire, Smith | Rick St. Hilaire | 2:48 |