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.
Good Morning!So, Sample Clearance is a game they used to play on a college radio station I tuned in to in Atlanta (Shout out to WRAS 88.5 Rhythm & Vibes Show at Georgia State). The DJ would play a song, and the listeners would have to call in and name the artist and the song that the original sample came from. Sometimes there would be bonus points if you knew the year.So, this is how it's gon...
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| 1 The Coming |
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| 2 Do My Thing |
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| 3 Everthing Remains Raw |
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| 4 Abandon Ship |
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| 5 Woo Hah Got You All In Check |
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| 6 It'a A Party |
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| 7 Hot Fudge |
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| 8 Ill Vibe |
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| 9 Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad |
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| 10 Still Shining |
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| 11 Keep It Movin |
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| 12 The Finish Line |
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| 13 The End Of The World |
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