If you enjoy Miami Bass you may get more out of this than me, but too many songs sound the same and it doesn't hold my attention for half the project.

The jazz rap-influenced opener stands out as the best track, and while the four actual songs are decent listens, there’s nothing truly memorable about the overall experience. After several listens, I feel no emotional impact—it's simply music that exists without moving or engaging. It doesn't make you bounce, there's nothing catchy, and it leaves no lasting impression. I'm genuinely surprised by how highly it's rated. Like many listeners seem to be, I'm not going to be kinder because they're outtakes. Best Tracks: This Is the Way

Initially, I thought this album was really bad, but as a rule, I always give albums at least two listens before forming an opinion (in this case, I listened about four times), and it grew on me. There isn’t anything as awful as some of the tracks on his previous effort, 'BLOCKBUSTA', but at the same time, nothing here feels memorable enough to eagerly revisit. Busta's increasingly gravelly voice makes him stand out more than ever, though it doesn’t necessarily sound better. That said, his delivery remains sharp and is the most positive aspect of this project—on 'Do the Busabus Pt. 2', his flow recalls the energy of his classic, 'Gimme Some More'. Unfortunately, the project stumbles to a weak conclusion, with the final track dominated by the generic "singing" of Lauryn Hill's son, YG Marley, making it the album’s lowest point, and once again Busta's beat selection leaves a lot to be desired. The run from 'National Treasure' to 'Keep Executing' bangs to some degree though, but they're missing an engaging chorus. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★☆ Best Tracks: National Treasure, Unleash Me, Keep Executing

Here is the abridged story of this project: Back in 1988, there was a gathering in Manhattan’s Lower East Side with many MCs. As the story goes, according to sources close to what transpired, “history was in the making until one unfortunate and violent incident. On the weekend of August 6 and 7, 1988 a riot took place on the outskirts of Tompkins Square Park. These hot summer nights were filled with smoldering clashes between police and demonstrators. When the smoke cleared the following Monday, August 8, the producers returned to their studio to find much of their equipment was looted during the melee. More importantly, the masters were gone as well. Shortly thereafter the studio closed its doors; and along with it, a little-known chapter in Hip-Hop history.” For 30 years the contents of those reels were thought to be missing. Meanwhile, the MCs who recorded there went on to iconic Rap careers, writing rich legacies. Only to be recently found and released. People doubt this though due the quality of the songs and the artists sounding more modern than their '88 selves. All of the tracks are untitled and are just labelled with the rapper. Best Tracks: Big Daddy Kane, Masta Ace, Grandmaster Caz & Melle Mel

Having just checked out Biz's albums in 2025, moving forward into more modern production is a welcome change. Biz brags and tells us about his love for 'Chinese Food' on the Asian influenced second track with final bars where he "ching chongs" at the end that he wouldn't get a pass for these days. 'Let Me See You Bounce' is pretty average and a genericly energetic dance-rap attempt but Elephant Man always sounds good over these beats. The RnB/rap song, 'Like a Dream' sees Biz being thankful and bragging about what he's done. 'Friends' bowing heavily from 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers and topically borrows from Biz's best known song, 'Just a Friend' where he is friend-zoned. The sample is a cheat code for any song, and you can't dislike it. "Was a hook-up from my man, word bond she was bad/If I met her whole family I would kiss her dad" - These lyrics sound like a toned down version of Biggie's, "When I met you I admit my first thoughts was to trick/You look so good huh, I suck on your daddy's d****." The next Diddy featured 'Do Your Thang' uses 'Down by Law' by Fab 5 Freddy. After Biz's comedic skit, 'Country', we see one of the best tracks. 'Turn Back the Hands of Time' features a nicely sung hooked from Lil' Kal with Biz reminiscing about the past throughout the verses over another sample. This time it's 'You Made A Promise to Me' by The Spinners. 'Throw Back' has a similar theme a few tracks prior. The last track is the worst thing here with its "Ei ya, oi ya, ei ya ya ya" hook. The three biggest features here are Diddy, Erick Sermon and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Unfortunately none of them produce. Jeff just adds some scratches on the underwhelming opener. Diddy adds some bars on the opening of 'Do Your Thang' and Sermon offers a worthy verse on 'Not a Freak'. While Biz still shows signs of being the 'Clown Prince of Hip Hop' on this, he doesn't have the same unique qualities his earlier projects had with some more generic topics. But at the time, it is his fifth album, so you can forgive that to an extent. I like a lot of the production. The well chosen samples carry it and Biz is still enjoyable to listen to spit. Props to Biz for not wasting a song on shout-outs that he did on his previous albums. Obviously this album didn't have the impact his earlier ones did, but for 10 years between drinks for Biz, he's done a more than solid job here (handling about half of the production too) and the more likeable consistency make this the album from his with the most replay value. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Friends, Throw Back, Turn Back the Hands of Time, Games