Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S.

Sigh. As a pretty big fan of Busta Rhymes, it hurts to admit that despite two decades in the industry the man still can’t seem to come out with an album you can listen to from start to finish.

Back On My B.S. starts off well with ‘Wheel of Fortune’, a track reminiscent of the innovative rap style that made songs like ‘Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See’ and ‘Dangerous’ so successful, but the album turns sour quickly after the opening track. Both the beats and rhymes get repetitive and even his biggest fans will have to roll their eyes at weak songs like ‘Respect My Conglomerate’ and ‘Shoot for the Moon’.

Thankfully not every track is a total dud, the bouncy rhythm and smooth lyrics of ‘Hustler’s Anthem’, where T-Pain makes a fun and refreshing appearance, is a great song and ‘Decision’, which features the likes of Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Common is probably the best on the album - deep and introspective even if it does get a bit boring towards the end.

To be fair, there are some pretty strong tracks on this album, but despite talents like Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre, and Pharrell working on the album among there are still too many songs that will prompt you to hit the skip button after a few seconds.

- Kristine Atterbury