With his funky dreads, raspy growl of a voice, and outrageous videos, Busta Rhymes has always stood out as a very unique rapper at the mainstream level. While he had not yet established a great name for himself prior to this release, "The Coming" produced a wave of excitement from fans who took to his spacey beats, wild lyrical flow and image. "Woo Ha!! Got You All In Check" was his big single off the debut, helping him to build a name for himself as one of the top MC's in the Rap Business.

The Intro is certainly an attention grabber with its explicit content, and it segues fairly well into the opening song "Do My Thing". This song is definitely one of the most unusual on the album, with tons of voiceovers and a sound effect filled beat. "Everything Remains Raw" is a pretty catchy track, with an impressive beat. "Abandon Ship" is another interesting song, with memorable guest appearances by Rampage and The Last Boy Scout, while Busta gives an especially fierce delivery. The ending of this song is a lead-in to the Woo-Ha!! beat, and works effectively. "Woo-Ha!!" is of course a classic with a great chorus and Busta giving insane lyrical deliveries. "It's A Party" adds a flavour of hip-hop to the album, with vocals in the chorus. "Ill Vibe" is probably my favourite song on here, with the great lyrics, and Q-Tip guest starring. The chorus for this track is very catchy. "Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad" is simply an exceptional collaboration of rappers, with a hardcore beat, producing an 8 minute rap cut. The rapping is very impressive, and Busta closes the song emphatically. "Still Shining" has a nonsense chorus, but pretty good rapping in the verses from Busta. "Keep It Movin'" is the second longest track on here and once again is a great collaboration. It has a gangsta feel to it, with its intensity and lyrical deliveries. "The Finish Line" is a shorter cut, but nevertheless a great song.

To conclude, I would recommmend this Busta album to all fans of the rapper, and this album probably exposes Rhymes at his darkest. It worked to produce a great set of rap songs, and now he has changed his style drastically and his latest release is due this July. This album is recommended to all.

This is as good as it get with this dude. This album does not try to be any thing but what it is : a hardcore East Coast album with a party vibe. The raw sh*( is Abandon Ship and Ill Vibe.The Coming will sound just as dope in 2014.

Most rappers nowadays all just spit ryhmes about drive-bys, gang bangin and all kinds of cliched crap. Thats probably why its appeal is frowned upon by rock fans. But a few MC's, such as Shaggy 2 Dope, Violent J, Busta Ryhmes, House of Pain (STILL an @$$ kickin' band if you ask me) more or less DMX and Eminem, tend to expand their horizons and keep hiphop fresh and alive with new sounds and more creative ryhmes about other things.

This busta title is coming up on its 10yr aniversery and its still fresh and smart even to this day. This is a first rate hip-hop album and even though some label this more as funky then hardcore the song "Flipmode Squad meets Def Squad" has one of the hardest damn beats I have ever heard in a hip-hop song.(along with some fantasic lyrics) This one was good then and its still good 10yrs later..ENJOY

"The Coming" shows Busta Rhymes at his hungriest both lyrically and artistically. Beats and rhymes dovetail to produce stellar results. The best songs on this album are "Do My Thing," "Everything Remains Raw," "It's A Party," and "Ill Vibe."