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Released | September 16, 1997 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 76:07 | |||
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Singles from When Disaster Strikes | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
NME | 7/10 [5] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10 (2008) [6] 7.5/10 (2022) [7] |
RapReviews | 9/10 [8] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Spin | 5/10 [11] |
When Disaster Strikes... is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes,released by Elektra on September 16,1997. [1] The album follows the same theme as The Coming ,the apocalypse. The album,upon its release,received mostly positive reviews,debuted at number three on the official US Billboard 200 album chart,and peaked at the top spot on the Top R&B Albums chart.
The album was supported by three singles:"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See","Dangerous",and "Turn It Up" –the latter two which found chart success on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's lead single,"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its music video that lampooned the 1988 film Coming to America ) earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998. [2] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. [12] Its second single,"Dangerous",earned Rhymes a third consecutive nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards the following year.
Busta Rhymes dedicated the album to late friend and fellow rapper the Notorious B.I.G.,who had been an inspiration in the making of the album. [13] </ref>
When Disaster Strikes... debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart,selling 165,000 copies in its first week. [14] This became Busta Rhymes's second US top-ten debut on the chart. [14] On October 9,1997,the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies in the United States. [15]
Fellow rapper and friend Talib Kweli included When Disaster Strikes in his list of the 100 best hip hop albums of all time. [16]
For the 20th anniversary of the album,Busta Rhymes said he’s very pleased about “When Disaster Strikes“:
“I feel extremely great about that album. I feel great about all of my albums,and particularly that album. It was my sophomore jinx album where everybody was like,‘We don’t wanna hear another album if he doesn’t switch it up,’‘Can he do it again?’All of that talk was happening. But that album solidified my legacy.“ [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Trevor Smith |
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2. | "The Whole World Lookin' at Me" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:26 |
3. | "Survival Hungry" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:26 |
4. | "When Disaster Strikes" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:25 |
5. | "So Hardcore" |
| The Ummah (Jay Dee) | 4:51 |
6. | "Get High Tonight" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:51 |
7. | "Turn It Up" |
| Busta Rhymes | 4:11 |
8. | "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" |
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| 3:14 |
9. | "It's All Good" |
| Latief | 3:02 |
10. | "There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix" (featuring Jamal) |
| Busta Rhymes | 5:56 |
11. | "We Could Take It Outside" (featuring the Flipmode Squad) | DJ Scratch | 4:47 | |
12. | "Rhymes Galore" |
| 2:33 | |
13. | "Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 1" | T. Smith | Easy Mo Bee | 3:18 |
14. | "Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 2" (featuring Rampage, Anthony Hamilton, and the Chosen Generation) |
| 4:56 | |
15. | "One" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
| Rockwilder | 4:38 |
16. | "Dangerous" |
| Rashad Smith | 3:37 |
17. | "The Body Rock" (featuring Rampage, Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Mase) |
| Sean "Puffy" Combs | 5:33 |
18. | "Get Off My Block" (featuring Lord Have Mercy) |
| DJ Scratch | 3:58 |
19. | "Preparation for the Final World Front (Outro)" (Outro) | T. Smith | DJ Scratch | 2:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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3. | "Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up" | T. Smith |
| 3:58 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [29] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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