Busta RhymesBest Busta Rhymes Albums Ranked

Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God

nme

8.0

“It might be eight years since Busta Rhymes last dropped an album, but he’s right on time with ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God’. Arriving in the midst of a global pandemic in an age where racial tensions are high following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the sequel to 1998’s mega-apocalyptic ‘Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front’ makes the end of the world seem m”

When Disaster Strikes

pitchfork

7.5

“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the 1997 album from a hype-man turned MTV star whose kinetic flows and boundless energy electrified the world of ’90s hip-hop.”

Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God

fantano

6.0

“At 22 tracks and nearly 80 minutes, ELE2 is a slog made mostly worthwhile by Busta Rhymes' virtually unrivaled proficiency and personality on the mic.”

The Big Bang

pitchfork

2.4

“At the risk of resounding repetition, Busta Rhymes' sixth album is a treacherous, crashing disaster. *The Big Bang* is most offensive not because it presupposes King of New York is an actual title worth pursuing (what kind of self-respecting monarch would want to lord over Papoose and J.R. Writer?). Not because it lacks any thematic lucidity, bouncing from exhausting club tracks to overwrought nar”