When Disaster Strikes...

When Disaster Strikes... is the second studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released by Elektra on September 16, 1997.[1] The album follows the same theme as The Coming, the apocalypse. The album was a commercial success, sporting the hit singles "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The album, upon its release, has received praise from most music critics, and opened at number three on the official US Billboard 200 album chart, and peaked at the top spot on the Top R&B Albums chart.

When Disaster Strikes...
Studio album by Busta Rhymes
Released	September 16, 1997[1]
Recorded	1996–97
Studio	Daddy's House Studios (New York, NY) Sound Techniques (Boston, Massachusetts) Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
Length	72:56
Label	Flipmode Records, Elektra Records
Producer	DJ Scratch, The Ummah, M. Bolden, Smamello, Buddah, Latief, Busta Rhymes, Rashad Smith, Easy Mo Bee, Agallah, Rockwilder, Sean "Puffy" Combs
Busta Rhymes chronology
The Coming (1996) When Disaster Strikes... (1997) E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front (1998)
Singles from When Disaster Strikes
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" Released: August 13, 1997 "Dangerous" Released: November 18, 1997 "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" Released: March 28, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	(favorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
NME	(7/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)[6]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]
The Source	[5]

The album generated three singles: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See", "Dangerous", and "Turn It Up" – the latter two which found chart success on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's lead single, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its music video that lampooned the 1988 film Coming to America) earned a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998.[2] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[10] Its second single, "Dangerous", earned Rhymes a third consecutive nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards the following year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Dolemite)		Busta Rhymes, Omar Glover, DJ Scratch	4:44
2.	"The Whole World Lookin' at Me"	Trevor Smith Jr., George Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:26
3.	"Survival Hungry"	Smith, Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:40
4.	"When Disaster Strikes"	Smith, Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:25
5.	"So Hardcore"	Smith, James Yancey	The Ummah	4:51
6.	"Get High Tonight"	Smith, Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:51
7.	"Turn It Up"	Smith, Al Green	Busta Rhymes	4:11
8.	"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"	Smith, James Seals, Darrol Durant, Roger Munroe	Shamello, Buddah, Epitome (co)	3:14
9.	"There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix" (featuring Jamal)	Smith, Jamal Phillips, Michael Cleveland	Busta Rhymes	5:56
10.	"We Could Take It Outside" (featuring The Flipmode Squad)	Smith, Bergman Bergman, Rashia Fisher, W. Michael Lewis, Roger McNair, Spivey	DJ Scratch	4:47
11.	"Rhymes Galore"	Smith, Rashad Smith	Rashad Smith	2:33
12.	"Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 1"	Smith	Easy Mo Bee	3:18
13.	"Things We Be Doin' for Money, Part 2" (featuring Rampage, Anthony Hamilton & The Chosen Generation)	Smith, Carl Dorsey	Agallah, Clarence Dorsey (co)	4:56
14.	"One" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Smith, Erica Wright, Dana Stinson, Stevland Morris	Rockwilder	4:38
15.	"Dangerous"	Smith, Lawrence Dermer, Rashad Smith, Henry Stone, Freddy Stonewall	Rashad Smith	3:37
16.	"The Body Rock" (featuring Rampage, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Mase)	Smith, Combs	Puffy	5:33
17.	"Get Off My Block" (featuring Lord Have Mercy)	Smith	DJ Scratch	3:58
18.	"Outro (Preparation for the Final World Front)"			2:31

• Some versions of the album replace "Survival Hungry" with "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" at track 3.[11]
• European versions of the album add "It's All Good" at track 9.

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

References

1. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/busta-rhymes/when-disaster-strikes/
2. Steve Huey (1997-09-16). "When Disaster Strikes - Busta Rhymes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
3. Billboard - Google Boeken. 1997-09-27. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
4. Matt Diehl (1997-09-26). "When Disaster Strikes Review". EW.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
5. "Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
6. "Busta Rhymes: When Disaster Strikes: Pitchfork Record Review". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
7. "CG: busta rhymes". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
8. "Rolling Stone : Busta Rhymes: When Disaster Strikes". Web.archive.org. 1997-10-22. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
9. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
10. Billboard. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
11. "Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes..." Discogs. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
12. "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
13. "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
14. "British album certifications – Busta Rhymes – When Disaster Strikes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type When Disaster Strikes in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
15. "American album certifications – Busta Rhymes – When Disaster Strikes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 22, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.