Genesis (Busta Rhymes album)

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| headline = Genesis track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Intro

| note1 =

| writer1 = {{hlist|Trevor Smith|Clive Davis|Dominick Lamb}}

| extra1 = Nottz

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = Everybody Rise Again

| writer2 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Justin Smith}}

| extra2 = Just Blaze

| length2 = 4:13

| title3 = As I Come Back

| writer3 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Pharrell Williams|Chad Hugo}}

| extra3 = The Neptunes

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Shut 'Em Down 2002

| writer4 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Peter Phillips|Hank Shocklee|Carlton Riddenhour|Gary Rinaldo}}

| extra4 = Pete Rock

| length4 = 2:55

| title5 = Genesis

| writer5 = {{hlist|T. Smith|James Yancey}}

| extra5 = J Dilla

| length5 = 3:56

| title6 = Betta Stay Up in Your House

| note6 = featuring Rah Digga

| writer6 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Rashia Fisher|Jeremy Graham|Curtis Mayfield}}

| extra6 = Yogi

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = We Got What You Want

| writer7 = {{hlist|T. Smith|J. Smith}}

| extra7 = Just Blaze

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = Truck Volume

| writer8 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Andre Young|Mike Elizondo|Scott Storch}}

| extra8 = Dr. Dre

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Pass the Courvoisier

| note9 = featuring P. Diddy

| writer9 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Sean Combs|Jamal Woolard|Jermaine Denny|D. Lamb|Michael Tyler|P. Williams|C. Hugo|Sandy Linzer|Denny Randell|Bernard Edwards|Nile Rodgers|James Jackson|Bryan Higgins|Kamaal Fareed|Ali Shaheed Muhammad|Malik Taylor}}

| extra9 = Nottz

| length9 = 4:36

| title10 = Break Ya Neck

| writer10 = {{hlist|T. Smith|A. Young|M. Elizondo|S. Storch|Flea|John Frusciante|Anthony Kiedis|Chad Smith}}

| extra10 = Dr. Dre

| length10 = 3:51

| title11 = Bounce (Let Me See Ya Throw It)

| writer11 = {{hlist|T. Smith|M. Elizondo|Melvin Bradford}}

| extra11 = Mel-Man

| length11 = 3:19

| title12 = Holla

| writer12 = {{hlist|T. Smith|A. Young|M. Elizondo|Camara Kambon}}

| extra12 = Dr. Dre

| length12 = 4:34

| title13 = Wife in Law

| note13 = featuring Jaheim

| writer13 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Joseph Kirkland|Ray Parker Jr.}}

| extra13 = Diamond D

| length13 = 4:03

| title14 = Ass on Your Shoulders

| note14 = featuring Kokane

| writer14 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Kevin Gilliam|Jerry Long}}

| extra14 = Battlecat

| length14 = 4:42

| title15 = Make It Hurt

| writer15 = {{hlist|T. Smith|J. Yancey}}

| extra15 = J Dilla

| length15 = 3:23

| title16 = What It Is

| note16 = featuring Kelis

| writer16 = {{hlist|T. Smith|P. Williams|C. Hugo}}

| extra16 = The Neptunes

| length16 = 3:38

| title17 = There's Only One

| note17 = featuring Mary J. Blige

| writer17 = {{hlist|T. Smith|Mary J. Blige|Michael Angelo Saulsberry}}

| extra17 = Michaelangelo

| length17 = 4:23

| title18 = You Ain't Fuckin' wit Me

| writer18 = {{hlist|T. Smith|M. A. Saulsberry}}

| extra18 = Michaelangelo

| length18 = 3:27

| title19 = Match the Name with the Voice

| note19 = featuring Flipmode Squad

| writer19 = {{hlist|T. Smith|R. Fisher|Roger McNair|William Lewis|Leroy Jones|J. Smith}}

| extra19 = Just Blaze

| length19 = 5:59

| title20 = Bad Dreams

| writer20 = {{hlist|T. Smith|D. Lamb}}

| extra20 = Nottz

| length20 = 3:17

| title21 = Pass the Courvoisier, Part II

| note21 = featuring P. Diddy and Pharrell

| writer21 = {{hlist|T. Smith|P. Williams|C. Hugo}}

| extra21 = The Neptunes

| length21 = 3:19

| total_length = 77:07

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Samples adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Genesis |year= 2001 |type= booklet |publisher= Flipmode, J}}

• "As I Come Back" contains replayed elements from "Scenario (Remix)" by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Leaders of the New School.
• "Shut 'Em Down" contains elements from "Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)", written by Hank Shocklee, Carlton Riddenhour, and Gary Rinaldo, performed by Public Enemy.
• "Betta Stay Up in Your House" contains elements from "Eddie You Should Know Better", written and performed by Curtis Mayfield.
• "Pass the Courvoisier" contains re-sung elements from:
• "Shake Ya Ass", written by Michael Tyler, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo.
• "Easy Come, Easy Go", written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell.
• "Rapper's Delight", written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.
• "Scenario", written by James Jackson, Trevor Smith, Bryan Higgins, Kamaal Farreed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Malik Taylor.
• "Break Ya Neck" contains replayed elements from "Give It Away", written by Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith.
• "Wife In Law" contains re-sung elements from "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)", written and performed by Ray Parker Jr.

In 2018, Bernardo Lanzetti and his band Acqua Fragile alleged that the song "Genesis" used an uncredited sample of Acqua Fragile's 1974 song "Cosmic Mind Affair".{{Cite web |date=2018-11-09 |title=Busta Rhymes, "Genesis" e l'accusa di plagio dagli italiani Acqua Fragile |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2018/11/09/news/busta_rhymes_genesis_e_l_accusa_di_plagio_dagli_italiani_acqua_fragile-210862216/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}} After negotiations with Busta Rhymes' publishers broke down, Lanzetti and Acqua Fragile opted to advance a lawsuit over the issue.{{Cite web |last=Faremusic |first=Redazione |date=2020-11-12 |title=Bernardo Lanzetti, leader della band Acqua Fragile, contro i rapper americani: si torna a parlare di plagio |url=https://faremusic.it/2020/11/12/bernardo-lanzetti-leader-della-band-acqua-fragile-contro-i-rapper-americani-si-torna-a-parlare-di-plagio/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=FAREMUSIC |language=it-IT}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Busta Rhymes|title=Genesis|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|digital=true|refname="mc"|access-date=December 6, 2016|id=2473-3371-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Busta Rhymes|title=Genesis|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|refname="riaa"|access-date=March 22, 2017|salesamount=1,339,000|salesref={{Cite web |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27806/title.50-cent-leaves-interscope-how-nas-busta-rhymes-ghostface-killah-mos-def-fared-after-leaving-their-longtime-label-homes |title=50 Cent Leaves Interscope: How Nas, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah & Mos Def Fared After Leaving Their Longtime Label Homes |last=Baker |first=Soren |work=HipHopDX |access-date=August 22, 2017 |date=March 7, 2014}}}}

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