The Coming

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)
Q
Rap Pages	(8/10)
Rhapsody	(favorable)
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
The Source
Yahoo! Music	(mixed)

The Coming is the debut album by former Leaders of the New School member, Busta Rhymes, released in 1996 by Elektra Records. The Coming features rapping from Def Squad members Redman and Keith Murray as well as a guest appearance from Q-Tip and singing from Zhané and different future Flipmode Squad members. One notable song on the album is "Keep It Movin" which features Busta's former group Leaders of the New School, and it would mark the last time they would ever make a song together. It has production from many famed producers and production teams such as DJ Scratch, Easy Mo Bee and The Ummah.

The Coming was a critical and commercial success for Busta Rhymes. It reached #6 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1996 and has since received a platinum certification from RIAA. Allmusic gave at a near perfect 4.5 out of 5 star rating. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic says that "Busta Rhymes has never had such an impressive showcase for his rhymes as he does on The Coming". It boasts the hit single "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1996. It was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance and Steve Huey of Allmusic says that the song "catapulted Busta Rhymes into solo superstardom". It also ended up sporting another hit single, "It's a Party" featuring Zhané. The Coming has sold 793,000 copies by June 2009.

Track listing

#	Title	Featured Guest(s)	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Samples	Time
1	"The Coming (Intro)"	Lord Have Mercy, Rampage	Trevor Smith Roger McNair George Spivey Rick St. Hilaire	DJ Scratch, Rick St. Hilaire	Contains sample from "Goin Down" by Ol' Dirty Bastard	4:31
2	"Do My Thing"		Trevor Smith	DJ Scratch		3:39
3	"Everything Remains Raw"		Trevor Smith Osten Harvey	Easy Mo Bee	Contains sample from "Bess You Is My Woman Now" by Miles Davis, written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward	3:40
4	"Abandon Ship"	Rampage	Trevor Smith Roger McNair	Busta Rhymes	Contains sample from "Tell Me How Do You Feel" by Lee Michaels, written by Ray Charles and Percy Mayfield	6:02
5	"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"	Rampage	Trevor Smith Rashad Smith	Rashad "Ringo" Smith	Contains sample from "Space" by Galt MacDermot, written by Galt McDermot Contains sample from "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang, written by Cheryl Cook and Ronald LaPread	4:31
6	"It's a Party"	Zhané	Trevor Smith Renee Neufville	Easy Mo Bee		4:37
7	"Hot Fudge"		Trevor Smith Marlon King	The Vibe Chemist Backspin		5:09
8	"Ill Vibe"	Q-Tip	Trevor Smith Kamaal Fareed	The Ummah (Q-Tip)	Contains sample of "Dizzy" by Hugo Montenegro, written by Tommy Roe and Freddy Weller	3:29
9	"Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad"	Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy	Trevor Smith Roger McNair Keith Murray Reggie Noble Jamal Phillips Marlon King	The Vibe Chemist Backspin		8:10
10	"Still Shining"		Trevor Smith James Yancey	The Ummah (Jay Dee)	Contains sample of "Scenario (Remix)" by A Tribe Called Quest	2:57
11	"Keep It Movin'"	Leaders of the New School	Trevor Smith Bryan Higgins J. Jackson S. Scott James Yancey	The Ummah (Jay Dee)	Contains sample of "Ecstasy" by Ohio Players	7:32
12	"The Finish Line"		Trevor Smith George Spivey	DJ Scratch		5:06
13	"The End Of The World (Outro)"	Spliff Star	Trevor Smith Rick St. Hilaire	Rick St. Hilaire		2:49

Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1996	The Coming	6	1

Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Rhythmic Top 40	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	UK Singles Chart
1996	"Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check"	8	6	1	24	1	8
	"It's a Party"	52	27	7			23
1997	"Do My Thing"						39

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)