The Big Bang (Busta Rhymes album)
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| Studio album by Busta Rhymes | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:48 | |||
| Label | Flipmode, Aftermath, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Dr. Dre (exec.), Busta Rhymes (co-exec.), Swizz Beatz, Mark Batson, DJ Scratch, J Dilla, Timbaland, Mr. Porter, will.i.am, Sha Money XL, JellyRoll, Black Jeruz, Nisan Stewart, DJ Green Lantern | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (64/100) |
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| IGN | (7.9/10) |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | (8/10) |
| Okayplayer | (83/100) |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.4/10) |
| Robert Christgau |  |
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| XXL |
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| Yahoo! Music UK |   |
The Big Bang is the seventh studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on June 13, 2006, by Flipmode Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records. Production for the album took place during 2005 to 2006 at several recording studios and was handled by Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, Mark Batson, DJ Scratch, J Dilla, Timbaland, Mr. Porter, will.i.am, Sha Money XL, JellyRoll, Black Jeruz, Nisan Stewart and DJ Green Lantern.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 209,000 copies in its first week, and certified gold by RIAA.
It was released on June 13, 2006 & is his first album without his Signature Dreadlocks he had for most of his career as he transitioned a new look with a shaved head as you see in the inside album booklet. It is his only release under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. Full production of the album came from Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, will.i.am, Mr. Porter, Erick Sermon, Green Lantern, Timbaland, J Dilla and DJ Scratch. Featured guests include Nas, Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Kelis, Raekwon, Eminem and many more. Five singles have been released for the album: "Touch It", "Touch It Remix", "I Love My Bitch", "New York Shit" and "In the Ghetto". Music videos were released for all of them. The finalized version of the "Touch It Remix", for which a video was shot, was not included on the final album.
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