When Disaster Strikes [PA]

Performer: Busta Rhymes
Artist: Jamal; Sean Combs; Erykah Badu; Mase; Rampage; Anthony Hamilton; The Flipmode Squad; The Chosen Generation; Lord Have Mercy
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Busta Rhymes, Lord Have Mercy, Dolomite A/K/A Rudy Ray Moore, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, Fabulous Fab, Jamal, Rampage, Baby Sham, Webb Welch, Rachelle Weston (vocals); Anthony Hamilton, The Chosen Generation, Mase, Serious, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Erykah Badu, The Flipmode Squad, D.J. Scratch. Producers: Omar Glover, D.J. Scratch, The Ummah, Busta Rhymes, Shamello, Buddah, Rashad Smith, Easy Moe Bee, 8-Off, Rockwilder, Sean "Pufffy" Combs, Pete L. Engineers: Vinny Nicoletti, Tom Passetti, Mike Ifversen, Tony Maserati, Ben Arrindell. Recorded at Sound Techniques, Boston, Massachusetts; Sound Track Studios and Daddy's House Studios, New York, New York. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. "Dangerous" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. Busta Rhymes is hip-hop's wildest, most energetic MC. As a lyricist, he is not afraid to experiment, and his creativity is such that he comes across not just as a rapper, but as a performer. His second solo album WHEN DISASTER STRIKES adds to a long resume, which includes his work with Leaders Of The New School, cameos on some of hip hop's hottest remixes (Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear" and A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario"), and even movie credits for HIGHER LEARNING. The first single, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" is Busta at his best, with production suited for the dance floor. Other tracks show Busta's versatility; "Dangerous" is an off-beat rhyme, which incorporates a sample from an old commercial ("This is serious/we can make you delirious"), and "One" links Busta with Erykah Badu for a smooth, jazzy feel. Throughout the years, Busta has kept up with the times, and even WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, Busta Rhymes will still be standing.

Rolling Stone (10/16/97, p.108) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...a complicated suite about the end of the century from hip-hop's high-volume major-domo....rap's recent tragedies haunt the music....these tunes are so quick minded, witty and rhythmically on that they blast through hip-hop's current impasse..." Entertainment Weekly (9/26/97, p.78) - "...Rhymes' rat-a-tat rasp remains hip-hop's most original voice; still, despite help from Puffy Combs and Erykah Badu, this comes off more like a free-associative collision of skits and verbal pyrotechnics than a coherent album." - Rating: B The Source (11/97, p.159) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...WHEN DISASTER STRIKES is truly...a young man fulfilling his destiny....Busta Rhymes is winning because he has enough skills and charisma....Busta just may be the real future of the funk." Rap Pages (12/97, p.93) - "...a new LP from Busta with more than a healthy respect for the radio and upbeat dance tracks to keep you moving in the club..." NME (Magazine) (9/20/97, p.55) - 7 (out of 10) - "...the global doom-predicting WHEN DISASTER STRIKES is a less than instant but eminently well-formed follow-up to his debut album..."

Brooklyn-born rapper Busta Rhymes first came to prominence in the early 1990s as a member of the Leaders of The New School, whose two albums found a place in the hearts of many hardcore hip-hop fans. Later in the decade, he embarked on the solo career that was inevitable, considering his talent, charisma, and unique style, with his distinctive brand of in-your-face, dancehall-flavored rhyming sticking out among the sound-alike MCs. He continued his style of apocalyptic imagery funneled through a hard-partying attitude into the 21st century, releasing the excellent THE BIG BANG in 2006.

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