Went from 9pm to 2:30am, used I’m On One to check levels before getting started. The Following is the playlist for a set I DJ-ed recently. ^ - BPI - Certified Awards - Busta Rhymes] BPI.^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Canadian Albums)".^ "Busta Rhymes | Artist | Official Charts".^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German).^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History ( Billboard 200)".^ Interview in radio program P3 Soul in Sveriges Radio P3 on.^ a b "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 30, 2014".
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"Everybody Rise" contains a sample of "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers.Smith, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, A. "This Means War!!" (featuring Ozzy Osbourne) " What's It Gonna Be?!" (featuring Janet Jackson) Smith, Russell Simmons, Lawrence Smith, Jimmy Spicer, Spivey "Iz They Wildin Wit Us & Gettin' Rowdy Wit Us?" (featuring Mystikal)ĭarrell "Delite" Allamby, Kenny "Flav" Dickerson "Against All Odds" (featuring The Flipmode Squad) "Extinction Level Event (The Song of Salvation)"
Busta Rhymes explained in an interview that the cover was inspired by the disaster movie Deep Impact, showing his image of an asteroid hitting New York City. The album, and cover were influenced by popular disaster movies around the time of the album's release in 1998, primarily Armageddon and Deep Impact. On January 8, 1999, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 1,000,000 copies. entered at number fifty-four on the official UK Albums Chart, charting for seven weeks. peaked at the number two spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking inside the top fifty for thirty-five weeks. The album debuted at number twelve on the official US Billboard 200 album chart, remaining on the chart for thirty-two weeks. In August 2020, Busta Rhymes announced a sequel to the album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, which was released on October 30, 2020. At the 42nd Grammy Awards, the album earned three nominations, one for the album itself in the category of Best Rap Album, a Best Rap Solo Performance nomination for "Gimme Some More" and a Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group nomination for "What's It Gonna Be?!" with Janet Jackson. The album received generally favorable reviews from most music critics.
was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over one million copies. also spawned three singles that attained Billboard chart success, including the Janet Jackson-featuring " What's It Gonna Be?!", which became Rhymes' highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist, reaching number three. Musically, the album is composed of East Coast, West Coast, horrorcore, and hardcore hip hop music.īased on the " end of the world" motif and apocalypse themes that was displayed in Rhymes earlier albums The Coming (1996) and When Disaster Strikes (1997), the album was widely praised by critics and received three Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards. The album follows the apocalypse theme that was explored by Rhymes in his first two studio albums, The Coming (1996) and When Disaster Strikes (1997). The album was released on Decemby Flipmode and Elektra Records in North America. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front is the third studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes.