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The Big Bang
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 11 votes
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Album Info
Label: Aftermath
Release Date: 13 June 2006
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rap
Summary
Missy Elliott, will.i.am, Nas, and Stevie Wonder are among the guests on the veteran rapper's first effort in four years.
Also By This Artist: Back On My B.S. Genesis It Ain't Safe No More
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly
The album features a swaggering, minimalist confidence that's virtually impossible to ignore.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
Astounding. [1 Jul 2006, p.36]
RapReviews.com
He... sounds more lyrically consistent and motivated than he has in some time.
Read Full Review >Billboard
"The Big Bang" successfully treads the line of commercialism, with palatable mainstream singles and solid street tracks.
Read Full Review >Prefix Magazine
The fifteen-song album may have two or three cuts too many, but the core of The Big Bang... is some pretty damn good hip-hop
Read Full Review >Uncut
Rhymes hasn't sounded this energised in years. [Sep 2006, p.76]
Blender
A much more conventional Busta. [Aug 2006, p.111]
The New York Times
On this album, then, the bad news is the same as the good news: Busta Rhymes is still Busta Rhymes. Which means that this CD contains about a half-dozen songs so infectious that they obliterate all the rest.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
In the end... The Big Bang feels as hollow as a CGI-fueled Hollywood blockbuster.
Read Full Review >NOW Magazine
Considering the expensive talent involved, this is a colossal disappointment.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
flipped flipped gave it a10:
easily album of the year! a classic!
big mike gave it a5:
after a 4 year wait,this album was disappointing. the touch it track was incredible leading me to believe the big bang was going to have my head nodding like the previous records. the album is slow as hell and too many guest appearances. many hot tracks left off the album. stevie wonder a great artist along with rick james but a waste of tracks on a busta rhymes album. no wild enthusiasm. i understand there may never be another ele album but after the first two songs and the nas track i was uninterested. 3 out of 15.
IslaSoul gave it an8:
This is a very solid album...perhaps 2 or three weaker tracks but that's it. This might be Busta's best effort yet, It's early to tell but it definitely is one I can play from front to back (not always that easy with a busta album).
Colby S gave it a0:
Rap just plain sucks. There is no music in this sad excuse for music. No musicians, no music. It's just that fucking simple, and this album blasts that out loud and proud.
Iman l gave it a7:
Whenever I get round to Summer Jam Busta Bust is always in the middle of the action and ALWAYS the most fun of all. But he seems to have not evolved one iota from that young man who dropped his drawers with Jay Z at P. Diddy's "Victory" gig at MSG. Therein lies the pleasure and the curse. Yet another This coule be "Extinction Level" or "When Disaster strikes".. its more of the gruff voiced super rap and I enjoy it and I love it the way I loved all those similar Ramones albums from waybacks. It's what I want and I'm glad to own it.
roman r gave it a9:
This is an album where the good definitely outweighs the bad. The only track I honestly don't like is the one with Missy Elliot, but the rest are at least good, if not fantastic. Check the Dre produced tracks for some of the best board work in hip-hop recently. My only complaint is the amount of sick tracks that were left off - if you want more of The Big Bang, look for Ping, Psycho, Cannon, Blow His Head Off, Where's Your Money (with ODB, RIP!) and I'll Hurt You.
