Back on My B.S.

The album was originally going to be called Before Hell Freezes Over, but went through several name changes (including Back on My Bullshit, Blessed and B.O.M.B.) before being finalized as Back on My B.S.. The release date changed many times, mostly due to Busta Rhymes' release from Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was originally supposed to come out as early as December 4, 2007 but went through many projected release dates before an official release date of May 19, 2009.

During an interview with MTV News, Busta Rhymes mentioned that he will be working with longtime collaborators as well as some people he's never had the chance to work with before. He said: {{blockquote|You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great J Dilla got work on the album. It's gonna be great — look forward to the new bang-out.{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546723/20061128/rhymes_busta.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216182258/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546723/20061128/rhymes_busta.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2006|title=Busta Rhymes Already Revving Up Next LP; Dre, Pharrell On Board|work=MTV|date=29 November 2006|access-date=25 August 2007}}}}

In May 2008, news spread of a tracklisting confirming these tracks, stating the album would be titled Blessed and would feature a holographic cover.{{cite web|url=http://2dopeboyz.com/2008/05/28/busta-rhymes-blessed-artwork/|title=Busta Rhymes – Blessed (Artwork x Tracklist)|last=Shake|website=2DOPEBOYZ}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/busta-rhymes-blessed-album-cover/2459/|title=Busta Rhymes - Blessed (Cover + Tracklist) - The Hip Hop Chronicle UK|first=The Hip Hop Chronicle|last=UK|date=28 May 2008}}

During an interview with FLOW 93.5 in Toronto, Kardinal Offishall stated that he would appear on a track which would also feature Akon.{{YouTube|OB5InnPOQjk|Akon, Kardinal Offishall to appear on new Busta Rhymes album}}{{dead link|date=June 2012}}. YouTube. Accessed August 2007. Kardinal Offishall did not appear on the album, but Akon did. At a private listening session in Manhattan, Busta announced that guest appearances on the album would include Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Common, Nicole Scherzinger, Akon, T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, The Game, American rock band Linkin Park, T-Pain, and Swizz Beatz.

The first single was originally going to be "Watch Ya Mouth" featuring Swizz Beatz, but then it was changed and will not appear on the album and was dubbed as a street single. "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" then became the first single, but was changed and simply became a promo single.{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14591|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616073122/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14591|archive-date=2008-06-16 |title=Busta Rhymes Enlists T.I., Common & Mary J. Blige For New LP | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com / |date=2008-04-11 |access-date=2012-06-11}} Although not confirmed to be on the final release of the album, Rhymes teamed up with Travis Barker for one of the latter's underground hit "rock remixes", with the homemade YouTube video having more views than the official single video. Linkin Park also collaborated on the second promo single, "We Made It". The video was shot April 15, 2008. The video for "We Made It" premiered on BET and Yahoo! Music on April 29, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ |title=Premieres on Yahoo! Music |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-04-20 |access-date=2012-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008020744/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ |archive-date=October 8, 2011 }} Pharrell did 3 tracks with Busta Rhymes for his new album, one including "G-Stro"{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhPfFv5SB23GLDF0CO |title=Video: Pharell Does His Busta Rhymes Impersonation! Plus Talks To Dj Premiere About Classics |publisher=Worldstarhiphop.com |date=2008-09-04 |access-date=2012-01-15}} "G-Stro" did not appear on the album, but was included on the Fast & Furious soundtrack. Only one made the final cut.

Busta Rhymes premiered the video for "I Got Bass" on November 24 and has cameos from DJ Scratch, Bangladesh, Fabolous, Alfamega, Swizz Beatz and the Flipmode Squad. Hip Hop producer/singer Ron Browz collaborated on the song "Arab Money". The music video debuted on BET's 106 & Park on December 2. It features cameos from Rick Ross, Spliff Star, DJ Drama, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, DJ Khaled, Akon, Sean Paul, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Kardinal Offishall, Ace Hood, Shawty Lo, Paul Wall among many others. The first part of the official remix of "Arab Money" was leaked on November 27. It features Diddy, Ron Browz, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Akon and Lil Wayne. The second part was leaked on December 13 and features Ron Browz, Rick Ross, Reek Da Villian, Spliff Star, N.O.R.E. and Red Cafe. The third part was leaked on December 20 features Ron Browz, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Jadakiss. All three are the official remix of "Arab Money."

A video for "Respect My Conglomerate" has been shot and the song has been released as a promo CD single. The song is also rumored to be the official third single. However, the video version features Lil Wayne in place of Young Jeezy.[http://nahright.com/news/2009/03/30/video-busta-rhymes-ft-jadakiss-lil-wayne-respect-my-conglomerate-behind-the-scenes/ Video: Busta Rhymes ft. Jadakiss & Lil Wayne - Respect My Conglomerate (Behind the Scenes).] Nah Right. Accessed March 30, 2009. The track is featured as an iTunes bonus track on Jadakiss' The Last Kiss. Upon release, both "We Made It" with Linkin Park and "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" were not included on the final version of the album. Due to its graphic nature, the track "Kill Dem", which features Pharrell and Tosh, is not speculated to be a single. However, the song has received airplay on New York radio stations. The fourth single is "World Go Round", featuring Estelle. The video of the song has been shot and released. The album is notable for being Busta Rhymes' first solo album in 11 years not to feature production from J Dilla, who died in 2006.

{{Music ratings

|MC = 60/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1451328 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Back on My B.S. - Busta Rhymes |website=AllMusic |date=2009-05-19 |access-date=2012-06-11}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = C+

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = 2/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1176/title.busta-rhymes-back-on-my-b-s|title=Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S.|website=HipHopDX|last=Arnold|first=Paul|date=20 May 2009|access-date=30 March 2025}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news|last=Weiss |first=Jeff |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/05/album-review-busta-rhymes-back-on-my-bs.html |title=Album Review: Busta Rhymes' latest |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2009-05-21 |access-date=2012-06-11}}

| rev5 = Mojo

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}His sometimes unkempt vocal performances can work better in the smaller doses of singles or cameos, but here, as on 2006's "The Big Bang," he sounds like he has made the album his metier. [Jul 2009, p.98]

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Haynes|first=Gavin |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/busta-rhymes/10697|title=Album review: Busta Rhymes - 'Back On My BS'|website=NME |date=2009-07-15|access-date=2012-09-08}}

| rev7 = RapReviews

| rev7score = 7.5/10{{cite web|last=Padania |first=Jesal "Jay Soul" |url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2009_05_backonmybs.html |title=Busta Rhymes :: Back On My B.S. :: Universal Motown |publisher=RapReviews |date=2009-05-19 |access-date=2012-06-11}}

| rev8 = Slant

| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = 5/10{{cite magazine|last=Boylan |first=J Gabriel |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/05/busta-rhymes-back-my-bs-universal-motown/ |title=Busta Rhymes, 'Back on My B.S.' (Universal Motown) |magazine=Spin |date=2009-05-16 |access-date=2012-09-08}}

| rev10 = The Telegraph

| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/6017023/Busta-Rhymes-Back-on-My-B.S.-CD-review.html|title=Busta Rhymes: Back on My B.S. CD review|website=The Telegraph|last=Wilde|first=Gervase De|date=13 August 2009|access-date=30 March 2025}}

}}

Critical response to the album was mixed. According to Metacritic, the album scored a 60 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/back-on-my-bs/busta-rhymes/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Back On My B.S. |website=Metacritic |access-date=2012-01-15}} Entertainment Weekly wrote an unfavorable review, saying, "All things considered, Busta should probably try including a little less B.S. the next time he comes back."{{cite magazine|author=Simon Vozick-Levinson |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20278654,00.html |title=Back on My B.S. Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2009-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618212257/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20278654,00.html |access-date=2012-01-15|archive-date=2010-06-18 }} Slant Magazine also wrote a negative review, stating that, "More often than not, Busta is content to recycle well-worn material, hoping that enough polish and guest-star participation will wick away the album's dusty content. They don't, leaving B.S. as nothing more than filler."{{cite magazine|first=Kevin|last=Liedel |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/busta-rhymes-back-on-my-b-s/1741 |title=Busta Rhymes: Back on My B.S. - Music Review |magazine=Slant Magazine |date=2009-05-20 |access-date=2012-06-11}} The album was named the most "disappointing album" of 2009 by Hip-Hop news website HipHopDX.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1465/title.2009-hiphopdx-awards |title=2009 HipHopDX Awards | Discussing Lil' Wayne, Drake & Many More Hip Hop Artists |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2009-12-22 |access-date=2012-01-15}} However XXL, a hip-hop magazine, gave the album a high rating of XL (4 out of five stars), stating that, "Bussa-Bus stays true to form, meshing the same witty concepts and dope production he has been known for his entire career."{{cite magazine|author=Sean A. Malcolm |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2009/04/review-busta-rhymes-the-jump-off/ |title=Busta Rhymes, The Jump Off |magazine=XXL |date=2009-04-13 |access-date=2012-01-15}}

Back on My B.S. debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 59,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268533/eminems-relapse-tops-billboard-200|title=Eminem's 'Relapse' Tops Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=May 27, 2009}} This became Busta Rhymes' sixth US top-ten album.

The track listing was confirmed by two major retail sites.{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/-/11/36/-/8902929/Back-On-My-BS/Product.html?searchtype=genre |title=Busta Rhymes - Back On My BS |publisher=Play.com |access-date=2012-06-11}}{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;1;61;-1;5&sku=676475&WT.ac=hip-hop-PBODY-MA_HIPHOP_COMINGSOON_4-676475 |title=HMV.com |publisher=HMV.com |date=2005-12-15 |access-date=2012-06-11}}

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Wheel of Fortune

| note1 =

| writer1 = {{hlist|Trevor Smith|George Spivey|El DeBarge|William DeBarge|Etterlene Jordan|Richard Walters}}

| extra1 = DJ Scratch

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Give Em What They Askin For

| note2 =

| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith|Rondell Turner}}

| extra2 = Ron Browz

| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = Respect My Conglomerate

| note3 = featuring Lil Wayne and Jadakiss

| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith|Bernard Edwards, Jr.|Dwayne Carter|Jason Phillips}}

| extra3 = Focus...

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = Shoot for the Moon

| note4 =

| writer4 = {{hlist|Smith|Nathaniel Hill}}

| extra4 = Danja

| length4 = 3:20

| title5 = Hustler's Anthem '09

| note5 = featuring T-Pain

| writer5 = {{hlist|Smith|Tyrone Fyffe|Faheem Najm}}

| extra5 = Ty Fyffe

| length5 = 4:29

| title6 = Kill Dem

| note6 = featuring Pharrell Williams and Tosh

| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith|Pharrell Williams}}

| extra6 = Pharrell Williams

| length6 = 3:48

| title7 = Arab Money

| note7 = featuring Ron Browz

| writer7 = {{hlist|Smith|Turner}}

| extra7 = Ron Browz

| length7 = 2:45

| title8 = I'm a Go and Get My...

| note8 = featuring Mike Epps

| writer8 = {{hlist|Smith|Spivey}}

| extra8 = DJ Scratch

| length8 = 4:54

| title9 = We Want In

| note9 = featuring Ron Browz, Spliff Star and Show Money

| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith|William Lewis|Rashawn Woolard}}

| extra9 = King Karnov

| length9 = 3:11

| title10 = We Miss You

| note10 = featuring DeMarco and Jelly Roll

| writer10 = {{hlist|Smith|Khari Cain}}

| extra10 = Needlz

| length10 = 5:02

| title11 = Sugar

| note11 = featuring Jelly Roll

| writer11 = {{hlist|Smith|David Drew|Carlton Johnson}}

| extra11 = Jelly Roll

| length11 = 4:05

| title12 = Don't Believe Em

| note12 = featuring Akon and T.I.

| writer12 = {{hlist|Smith|Aliaume Thiam|Andre Lyon|Marcello Valenzano}}

| extra12 = Cool & Dre

| length12 = 3:49

| title13 = Decision

| note13 = featuring Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common

| writer13 = {{hlist|Smith|Denaun Porter|Lonnie Lynn}}

| extra13 = Mr. Porter

| length13 = 4:28

| title14 = World Go Round

| note14 = featuring Estelle

| writer14 = {{hlist|Smith|Drew|Chasity Nwagbara}}

| extra14 = Jelly Roll

| length14 = 3:51

| total_length = 54:04

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = How You Really Want It

| note15 = featuring Jesse West

| writer15 =

| extra15 = Dready Beats

| length15 = 4:57

| title16 = If You Don't Know Now You Know

| note16 = featuring Big Tigger

| writer16 =

| extra16 = Focus...

| length16 = 4:59

| total_length = 1:04:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = G-Stro

| note15 =

| writer15 =

| extra15 = The Neptunes

| length15 = 3:42

| total_length = 1:02:48

}}

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| title1 = A Day in the Life of Busta Rhymes

| title2 = The Days of Our Rhymes

| title3 = News Flash

| title4 = Busted!

| title5 = The Many Styles of Busta Rhymes

| title6 = Ruffneck Soulja trailer

| title7 = Music video: Hustler's Anthem 09

| title8 = Music video: Arab Money Remix

| title9 = Music video: Arab Money live at the Knitting Factory

}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.bustarhymes.com}}
• {{Metacritic album}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224153948/http://www.ruffnecksoulja.com/ ]

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