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"Extinction Level Event" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Extinction event .
1998 studio album by Busta Rhymes
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front Released December 15, 1998 Recorded 1998 Studio
Quad Studios, New York City
Larrabee North Sound Studios, Los Angeles , California
No Limit Studios, Baton Rouge , Louisiana
House of Blues Studios, Memphis , Tennessee
Genre Hip hop Length 70 28 Label Flipmode , Elektra Producer
Busta Rhymes
Darrell "Delite" Allamby
Deric Angelettie
Diamond D
DJ Mr. Stanneke
DJ Scratch
Hassan Big Haas the Fantom
Jamal
Kenny "Flav" Dickerson
Nottz
Nasheim Myrick
Rashad Smith
Rockwilder
Swizz Beatz
"Tear da Roof Off "
"Gimme Some More "
"Party Is Goin' on Over Here "
"What's It Gonna Be?! "
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front Busta Rhymes . It was released on December 15, 1998 by Flipmode and Elektra Records in North America . The album follows the apocalyptic theme explored by Rhymes' first two albums, The Coming When Disaster Strikes East Coast , West Coast , horrorcore , and hardcore hip hop music.
Widely praised by critics, the album earned three Grammy Award nominations: Best Rap Album , Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards . It also spawned three Billboard Janet Jackson -featuring "What's It Gonna Be?! ", which became Busta's highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100E.L.E. was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over one million copies.
"I'd had success with two albums, and I felt like I didn't have to prove anything to other people anymore. But I had to prove something to myself. I did things that nobody had been able to do before, such as having Janet Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne on the same album. I caught [producer] J Dilla at the best time. Nobody else got him as good as me." – Busta Rhymes [1]
Critical reception [ edit ]
The album received generally favorable reviews. At the 42nd Grammy Awards , the album earned three nominations, one for the album itself in the category of Best Rap Album , a Best Rap Solo Performance nomination for "Gimme Some More" and a Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group nomination for "What's It Gonna Be?!" with Janet Jackson .[2]
In August 2020, Busta Rhymes announced a sequel to the album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God [3] [4]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
The album debuted at number twelve on the official US Billboard 200[14] E.L.E. peaked at the number two spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking inside the top fifty for thirty-five weeks.[15] United Kingdom , E.L.E. entered at number fifty-four on the official UK Albums Chart , charting for seven weeks.[16] Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 1,000,000 copies.[17]
Album cover [ edit ]
The album, and cover were influenced by popular disaster movies around the time of the album's release in 1998, primarily Armageddon Deep Impact Deep Impact , showing his image of an asteroid hitting New York City.[18]
Track listing [ edit ]
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]
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Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ "Awards Nominations & Winners" . 30 April 2017.
^ Torres, Eric (2020-10-08). "Watch Chris Rock Announce Busta Rhymes' New Album" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 2020-10-08 .
^ Grant, Shawn (2020-10-08). "Busta Rhymes Announces 'Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God' for Oct. 30" . The Source . Retrieved 2020-10-08 .
^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1998-12-08). "Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front - Busta Rhymes" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "CG: busta rhymes" . Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 29, 2014 .
^ Browne, David (1999-01-15). "Extinction Level Event -- The Final World Front" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2022-09-12 .
^ a b "Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front CD Album" . Cduniverse.com. 1998-12-15. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "Extinction Level Event (The Final World Front)" . NME . Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ Wallace, Emanuel (26 January 2010). "Busta Rhymes - E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event)" . RapReviews . Retrieved 2 March 2023 .
^ "Rolling Stone : Busta Rhymes: Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front" . Rolling Stone the original on August 28, 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide ISBN 9780743201698
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-25 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ "Busta Rhymes - Chart history" . Billboard. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "Busta Rhymes - Chart history" . Billboard. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "Busta Rhymes | Artist" . Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 30, 2014" . RIAA. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ Interview in radio program P3 Soul in Sveriges Radio P3 on 2008-09-07
^ Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front (booklet). Flipmode , Elektra . 1998.
^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH . Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ "Busta Rhymes | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Busta Rhymes - Chart history" . Billboard. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "Busta Rhymes - Chart history" . Billboard. Retrieved 2014-06-30 .
^ "British album certifications – Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 23, 2022 .
^ "American album certifications – Busta Rhymes – E.L.E. - Extinction Level Event" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 23, 2022 .
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