Busta Rhymes delivered his debut album, The Coming, three years after the Leaders of the New School unofficially disbanded, and it reflects the change in hip-hop between 1993 and 1996. The Coming is indebted to the slow, spare, and quietly menacing funk and soundscapes of the Wu-Tang Clan — in fact, Ol' Dirty Bastard appears on one of the album's most infectious tracks, the single "Woo Ha!! Got You All in Check." Busta Rhymes, like Ol' Dirty, is a surreal, inspired rapper, but his skills are on a whole different level. Though his talents were evident on the Leaders of the New School records, Busta Rhymes has never had such an impressive showcase for his rhymes as he does on The Coming. Busta doesn't have a deep message in his raps, but he twists words and phrases around with an insane, invigorating flair. Like many hip-hop albums of the mid-'90s, The Coming is padded with too much material, but Busta Rhymes' brilliant raps keep the record from sinking during its monotonous passages.
01 The Coming (Intro)
02 Do My Thing feat. Trevor Smith & DJ Scratch
03 Everything Remains Raw
04 Abandon Ship
05 Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
06 It's a Party
07 Hot Fudge
08 Ill Vibe
09 Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad
10 Still Shining
11 Keep It Movin
12 The Finish Line
13 The End Of The World (Outro)
02 Do My Thing feat. Trevor Smith & DJ Scratch
03 Everything Remains Raw
04 Abandon Ship
05 Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
06 It's a Party
07 Hot Fudge
08 Ill Vibe
09 Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad
10 Still Shining
11 Keep It Movin
12 The Finish Line
13 The End Of The World (Outro)
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