It Ain't Safe No More...

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(65/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(mixed)[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
Metropolis(favorable)[6]
RapReviews(8.0/10)[7]
Robert Christgau(dud)[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
The Times[10]
Vibe[11]

It Ain't Safe No More... is the sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. The album was released on November 26, 2002, by Flipmode Records and J Records.[12] The album went Gold on January 6, 2003,[13] and has sold 605,000 copies as of December 5, 2007.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Trevor SmithBusta Rhymes1:46
2."It Ain't Safe No More..." (featuring Meka)Smith, James YanceyJ Dilla3:40
3."What Do You Do When You're Branded"Smith, George SpiveyDJ Scratch3:44
4."Call the Ambulance" (featuring Rampage)Smith, Pharrell Williams, Roger McNairThe Neptunes3:50
5."We Goin' to Do It to Ya"Smith, Dorsey WesleyMegahertz2:57
6."What Up"Smith, YanceyJ Dilla2:54
7."Turn Me Up Some"Smith, YanceyJ Dilla3:29
8."Make It Clap" (featuring Spliff Star)Smith, W. Lewis, Rahiem ThomasRick Rock3:40
9."Take It Off (Part 2)" (featuring Meka)Smith, Mario WinansMario Winans4:29
10."Taste It"Smith, V. Edmund, R. JonesTetamus3:46
11."Hey Ladies"Smith, Sean "Puffy" Combs, S. Jordan, Christopher WallaceWildstyle3:19
12."I Know What You Want" (featuring Mariah Carey & the Flipmode Squad)Smith, Rah Digga, Rampage, Rick Rock, Spliff Star, L. JonesRick Rock5:24
13."Riot"Smith, Denaun PorterMr. Porter3:11
14."Hop"Smith, T.J. GreenMr. Fingaz3:48
15."Together" (featuring Rah Digga)Smith, Kasseem DeanSwizz Beatz5:33
16."Struttin' Like a G.O.D."Smith, Ricky LewisRic Rude4:13
17."The Struggle Will Be Lost" (featuring Carl Thomas)Smith, Carl Thomas, R. ThomasRick Rock4:43
18."Till It's Gone"Smith, Kenny Gamble, D. HarrisTrue Master4:54
19."Make It Clap (Remix)" (featuring Sean Paul & Spliff Star) (Hidden track)T. Smith, Lewis, R. Thomas, Sean HenriquesRick Rock4:03
Samples

Adapted from album booklet.[15]

  • "What Up" contains a sample from "The New Style" by Beastie Boys.
  • "Turn Me Up Some" contains samples from "Let's Get Dirty" by Redman.
  • "Taste It": contains interpolations from the composition "The Stomp" by Ol' Dirty Bastard, written by Russel Tyrone Jones.
  • "Hey Ladies" contains excerpts from the composition "Nasty Boy" by The Notorious B.I.G., written by S. Combs, C. Wallace & S. Jordan.
  • "Till It's Gone" contains excerpts & elements from the composition "You Don’t Know What You Got Until You Lose It" by Jerry Butler, written by K. Gamble & J. Ross.

Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 70
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 50

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for It Ain't Safe No More by Busta Rhymes". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ^ John Bush (2002-11-26). "It Ain't Safe No More - Busta Rhymes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ^ Billboard - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  4. ^ [1] Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Venable, Malcolm (2002-12-13). "It Ain't Safe No More Review". Entertainment Weekly: 83. Retrieved 2012-09-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "::Metropolis Tokyo :: CD REVIEWS". Web.archive.org. 2007-04-30. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Busta Rhymes :: It Ain't Safe No More... :: J Records". Rapreviews.com. 2002-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  8. ^ "CG: busta rhymes". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  9. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  10. ^ "Busta Rhymes: It Ain't Safe No More review". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Vibe - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  12. ^ "It Ain't Safe No More: Busta Rhymes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  13. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 30, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  14. ^ "Printer Friendly". BET.com Article. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  15. ^ It Ain't Safe No More... (Media notes). Flipmode Records & J Records. 2002.
  16. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  17. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  19. ^ "Busta Rhymes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Busta Rhymes – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  21. ^ "Lescharts.com – Busta Rhymes – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

External links

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