Wow! Bus-a-bus puttin out fiya! Is this his best album in a decade? Definitely! Is it his best album of all time? Not in my opinion. Nevertheless, the only one that I would say is definitely better would have to be E.L.E. The album starts off kinda crazy with a silly little skit and a somewhat stupid song about the wheel of fortune. But the deeper you get, the deeper it gets. The climax of the album is right about in the middle with the Hustler's Anthem, featuring T-Pain. I know he left Aftermath, but dang, this sounds like a Dre beat if I've ever heard one. It just hits so hard and has that Gangsta swag to it. We've all heard the hell out of Arab Money, probably more than some of us wanted to, but the lesser known We Want In features a more mellow Ron Browz production. Kill Dem is just sick wit it featuring who else but "the N-E-P-T-U-N-E-S, the way they lace the beat like one of the best." This is an old school sounding beat that kinda brings back memories of the 36 Chambers Wu era. The only difference is its Busta and he's rhyming with a Jamaican accent, which he does so much better than Angela Basset in Notorious. I'm a Go Get My...featuring Mike Epps is hilarious (in the context of his stand-up) and the beat is smooth too. Sugar is a little weird and almost sounds like an Isley gone wrong track and Don't Believe Em with Akon and T.I. is nothing too exciting. But Decision features an all-star cast of Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Common on a track that is deep, soulful, and fun. Just make sure you skip out before the cheezy Estelle track World Go Round comes on with its fast-paced pop beat
All in all, this is an amazing effort by Busta. It is refreshing to anyone that has been listening to the crap (i.e., Boom Boom Poker Face) that is being passed off for Hip Hop on the radio. If you like the real stuff, Bus has it all. Peep the new joint and appreciate the energy and flow that it seems he has rediscovered in his exit from Aftermath.
9/10
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