Year of the Dragon 2012 Album

Busta Rhymes

Earlier in the year (2023) I was revisiting Busta's discography and I got to this and stopped after having it originally rated at 1.5/5. After he dropped his new album, 'BLOCKBUSTA', I've decided to finish the job. The opener is okay with Busta rapping well, but the repeating, "make some noise", is annoying and ruins it. 'Til We Die' tries to get the listener amped the f... up and works well. 'Do That Thing' has production that sounds like something from 'The Big Bang' album. 'Make It Look Easy' has a '90s feel with 'Blues and Pants' by James Brown being sampled that was on so many '90s rap songs. 'Grind Real Slow' is kind of a sexy. There is an enjoyable feature on 'King Tut' from Reek Da Villian that is the standout track. 'Love-Hate' is a decent pop rap tune. All in all, this is better than I remember it being and it was an improvement from 'Back on My B.S.'. The main issues are the sequence from 'Wine & Go Down', 'Movie' to 'Crazy', that are skips, and that it's almost all forgettable. I gave this a number of listens and there is nothing that sticks with me but the consistency is okay. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Til We Die, King Tut