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When Disaster Strikes...

When Disaster Strikes...
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Studio album by Busta Rhymes
Released September 16, 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length 72:56
Label Flipmode Records, Elektra Records
Producer Rudy Ray Moore, DJ Scratch, The Ummah, Smamello, Buddah, Latief, Busta Rhymes, Rashad Smith, Easy Mo Bee, Agallah, Rockwilder, Diddy
Busta Rhymes chronology
The Coming
(1996)
When Disaster Strikes...
(1997)
E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front
(1998)
Singles from When Disaster Strikes
  1. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
    Released: August 1997
  2. "Dangerous"
    Released: November 1997
  3. "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up"
    Released: March 28, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars
Billboard (favorable)
Entertainment Weekly B
NME (7/10)
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10)
Robert Christgau (choice cut)
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars
The Source 4/5 stars

When Disaster Strikes... is the second studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released by Elektra on September 16, 1997. The album follows the same theme as The Coming, the apocalypse. The album was a commercial success, sporting the hit singles "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The album, upon its release, has received praise from most music critics, and opened 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 generated three singles: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See", "Dangerous", and "Turn It Up" – all of which found chart success on the Billboard Hot 100. 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. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone


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