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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Coming (Intro)Rick St. Hillaire, Rampage, Busta Rhymes, DJ Scratch, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Do My ThingBusta Rhymes | Busta Rhymes | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Everything Remains RawTrevor Smith | Busta Rhymes | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Abandon ShipRoger McNair, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes, Rampage The Last Boy Scout | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Woo Hah!! Got You All in CheckR. Smith, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes, Rampage The Last Boy Scout | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | It's a PartyRenee Neufville, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes, Zhané | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 7 | Hot FudgeTrevor Smith | Busta Rhymes | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Ill VibeKamaal Fareed, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Flipmode Squad Meets Def SquadRoger McNair, Keith Murray, R. Noble, J.C. Phillips, Trevor Smith | Busta Rhymes, Jamal, Lord Have Mercy, Keith Murray, Redman, Rampage The Last Boy Scout | Play | 08:10 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 10 | Still ShiningTrevor Smith | Busta Rhymes | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Keep It Movin'Bryan Higgins, S. Scott, Trevor Smith, James Yancey | Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Dinco D., Milo, Rampage The Last Boy Scout | Play | 07:32 | 17 MB | 46 MB |
| 12 | The Finish LineTrevor Smith, George Spivey | Busta Rhymes | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | The End Of The World | Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 63 mins | 146 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 396 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alli | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Andy Blakelock | Mixing |
| 3 | Rasheed Booth | Clothing/Wardrobe |
| 4 | Charlie Brown | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Busta Rhymes | Arranger, Clothing/Wardrobe, Composer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 7 | Peter Darmi | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Dinco D. | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 9 | DJ Scratch | Arranger, Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Easy Mo Bee | Arranger, Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Kamaal Fareed | Composer |
| 12 | Bryan Higgins | Composer |
| 13 | Jamal | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Jay Dee | Arranger, Mixing |
| 15 | Dean Karr | Photography |
| 16 | Lord Have Mercy | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 17 | Roger McNair | Composer |
| 18 | Milo | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 19 | Keith Murray | Composer, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Renee Neufville | Composer |
| 21 | Vinny Nicoletti | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | R. Noble | Composer |
| 23 | J.C. Phillips | Composer |
| 24 | Rick Posada | Executive Producer |
| 25 | Q-Tip | Arranger, Guest Artist, Mixing, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 26 | Rampage | Composer |
| 27 | Rampage The Last Boy Scout | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 28 | Redman | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 29 | Rick St. Hillaire | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 30 | Mike Scielzi | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | S. Scott | Composer |
| 32 | Rashad Smith | Producer |
| 33 | R. Smith | Composer |
| 34 | Trevor Smith | Composer |
| 35 | George Spivey | Composer |
| 36 | The Ummah | Producer |
| 37 | Vibe Chemist Backspin | Arranger, Engineer, Mixing |
| 38 | James Yancey | Composer |
| 39 | Zhané | Choir/Chorus, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |