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It Ain't Safe No More...

January 01, 1970

It Ain't Safe No More... is the sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. It was released on November 26, 2002,[1][2][3] by Flipmode Records and J Records.[6] The album went Gold on January 6, 2003[7] – and has sold 605,000 copies as of December 5, 2007.[8] It served as his final album for J.

It Ain't Safe No More...
Studio album by
Busta Rhymes
ReleasedNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)[1][2][3]
StudioBuzz Sundworks (New York, NY)
D.N.A.B. Studios (Detroit, Michigan)
Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
Studio A Recordings (Dearborn Heights, Michigan)
The Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
Length73:33
Label
Producer
Busta Rhymes chronology
Genesis
(2001) 		It Ain't Safe No More...
(2002) 		The Big Bang
(2006)
Singles from It Ain't Safe No More...
  1. "Make It Clap"
    Released: October 14, 2002[4]
  2. "I Know What You Want"
    Released: February 24, 2003[5]

Singles edit

The original version of "Make It Clap" (which features Spliff Star) was released to urban contemporary radio on October 14, 2002.[4] The remix version (which features another guest, Sean Paul) was later sent to radio as the album's official lead single on January 13, 2003.[9]

"I Know What You Want" (which features Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad) was released as the album's second single on February 24 of that same year.[5] It peaked at number 3 in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rhymes' previous single, "Make It Clap," had failed to reach the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "I Know What You Want" stayed in the top forty for twenty-one weeks, and was ranked 17 on the Hot 100 2003 year-end chart. For Carey, it was a return to form after a string of unsuccessful singles, and it became one of her biggest hits in years. Columbia Records later included it on her first remix album The Remixes (2003) and the British and Japanese reissues of Carey's ninth studio album Charmbracelet (2002).

The plot line for the video for "I Know What You Want" was continued in the video for the 2021 single "Where I Belong", in which Rhymes collaborated again with Carey.[10]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Blender     [12]
Christgau's Consumer Guide [13]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[14]
The Guardian     [15]
Q     [16]
RapReviews8.0/10[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [18]
Uncut     [19]
Vibe     [20]

It Ain't Safe No More... received positive reviews from most music critics.[11] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on eight reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[11] AllMusic John Bush found that the album "continues in the vein of loose-cannon classics like 1997's When Disaster Strikes and 2001's Genesis. And when he's on, he's better than ever, too [...] Except for a few overblown performances and quasi-epic productions, It Ain't Safe No More finds Busta Rhymes with the same sure grip on his distinctive personality."[3] Joseph Patel from Blender felt that Rhymes's "animated antics border on sensory overload, but this is some of Busta’s best work, making him perhaps the greatest show in Rap."[12]

Caroline Sullivan, writing for The Guardian, felt that "as ever, Rhymes's attentions are divided between dire apocaplyptic predictions and an irrepressible need to play the fool, and he has included the usual complement of tongue-in-cheek japery [...] So it's Bustaness as usual, and the spectacle of him in full rasping flow is still something to behold."[15] Less impressed, Malcolm Venable from Entertainment Weekly called It Ain't Safe No More... "a tragically mediocre album full of lackluster arrangements and inexplicably short songs. His superb cadence and lyrics are overpowered by forgettable melodies and beats that don’t matter. Even guests Mariah Carey and the Neptunes provoke shoulder shrugs. Four of 18 tracks are almost good, but the rest is hopelessly ill suited for the radio, dance hall, or any other booty-shaking venue."[14]

Commercial performance edit

It Ain't Safe No More... debuted and peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard 200, selling 63,000 copies in its first week.[21] It marked Rhymes's lowest opening sales up to then and was a considerable decline from his previous effort Genesis (2001), which had moved three times that many units and bowed in seventh in its first week out.[22] On January 6, 2003, It Ain't Safe No More... was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[23] By March 2014, the album had sold 678,000 copies in the United States.[24]

Track listing edit

It Ain't Safe No More... track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Trevor SmithBusta Rhymes1:46
2."It Ain't Safe No More..." (featuring Meka)
J Dilla3:40
3."What Do You Do When You're Branded"
DJ Scratch3:44
4."Call the Ambulance" (featuring Rampage)
The Neptunes3:50
5."We Goin' to Do It to Ya"
Megahertz2:57
6."What Up"
  • Smith
  • Yancey
J Dilla2:54
7."Turn Me Up Some"
  • Smith
  • Yancey
J Dilla3:29
8."Make It Clap" (featuring Spliff Star)
Rick Rock3:40
9."Take It Off (Part 2)" (featuring Meka)
Mario Winans4:29
10."Taste It"
  • Smith
  • V. Edmund
  • R. Jones
Tetamus3:46
11."Hey Ladies"
Wildstyle3:19
12."I Know What You Want" (featuring Mariah Carey and The Flipmode Squad)
  • Smith
  • Rah Digga
  • Rampage
  • Rick Rock
  • Spliff Star
  • L. Jones
Rick Rock5:24
13."Riot"
Mr. Porter3:11
14."Hop"
  • Smith
  • T.J. Green
Mr. Fingaz3:48
15."Together" (featuring Rah Digga)
Swizz Beatz5:33
16."Struttin' Like a G.O.D."
  • Smith
  • Ricky Lewis
Ric Rude4:13
17."The Struggle Will Be Lost" (featuring Carl Thomas)
  • Smith
  • Carl Thomas
  • R. Thomas
Rick Rock4:43
18."Till It's Gone"
  • Smith
  • Kenny Gamble
  • D. Harris
True Master4:54
19."Make It Clap (Remix)" (featuring Sean Paul and Spliff Star) (Hidden track)
Rick Rock4:03

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for It Ain't Safe No More...
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 678,000[24]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

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  11. ^ a b c "Reviews for It Ain't Safe No More by Busta Rhymes". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Patel, Joseph. . Blender. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "CG: busta rhymes". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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  15. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (January 24, 2003). "Busta Rhymes: It Ain't Safe No More". The Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  16. ^ When it works, it's exhilarating, but elsewhere the poor lamb sounds a touch jaded. [Feb 2003, p.96]
  17. ^ "Busta Rhymes :: It Ain't Safe No More... :: J Records". Rapreviews.com. 2002-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  18. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. 2004. p. 123. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2014-06-30 – via Internet Archive. rolling stone busta rhymes album guide.
  19. ^ As unoriginal as his previous five, yet still entertaining. [Mar 2003, p.106]
  20. ^ . January 2003. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  21. ^ Oppelaar, Justin (December 4, 2002). "Twain reigns again". Variety.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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It Ain t Safe No More is the sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes It was released on November 26 2002 1 2 3 by Flipmode Records and J Records 6 The album went Gold on January 6 2003 7 and has sold 605 000 copies as of December 5 2007 8 It served as his final album for J It Ain t Safe No More Studio album by Busta RhymesReleasedNovember 26 2002 2002 11 26 1 2 3 StudioBuzz Sundworks New York NY D N A B Studios Detroit Michigan Soundtrack Studios New York NY Studio A Recordings Dearborn Heights Michigan The Enterprise Studios Burbank California Length73 33LabelFlipmodeJProducerBusta RhymesDJ ScratchJ DillaMario WinansMegahertzMr FingazMr PorterThe NeptunesRick RockRic RudeSwizz BeatzTetamusTrue MasterWildstyleBusta Rhymes chronologyGenesis 2001 It Ain t Safe No More 2002 The Big Bang 2006 Singles from It Ain t Safe No More Make It Clap Released October 14 2002 4 I Know What You Want Released February 24 2003 5 Contents 1 Singles 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External linksSingles editThe original version of Make It Clap which features Spliff Star was released to urban contemporary radio on October 14 2002 4 The remix version which features another guest Sean Paul was later sent to radio as the album s official lead single on January 13 2003 9 I Know What You Want which features Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad was released as the album s second single on February 24 of that same year 5 It peaked at number 3 in the United States Australia and the United Kingdom Rhymes previous single Make It Clap had failed to reach the top forty on the U S Billboard Hot 100 chart I Know What You Want stayed in the top forty for twenty one weeks and was ranked 17 on the Hot 100 2003 year end chart For Carey it was a return to form after a string of unsuccessful singles and it became one of her biggest hits in years Columbia Records later included it on her first remix album The Remixes 2003 and the British and Japanese reissues of Carey s ninth studio album Charmbracelet 2002 The plot line for the video for I Know What You Want was continued in the video for the 2021 single Where I Belong in which Rhymes collaborated again with Carey 10 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic65 100 11 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Christgau s Consumer Guide nbsp 13 Entertainment WeeklyC 14 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 RapReviews8 0 10 17 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 Vibe nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 It Ain t Safe No More received positive reviews from most music critics 11 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 65 based on eight reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 11 AllMusic John Bush found that the album continues in the vein of loose cannon classics like 1997 s When Disaster Strikes and 2001 s Genesis And when he s on he s better than ever too Except for a few overblown performances and quasi epic productions It Ain t Safe No More finds Busta Rhymes with the same sure grip on his distinctive personality 3 Joseph Patel from Blender felt that Rhymes s animated antics border on sensory overload but this is some of Busta s best work making him perhaps the greatest show in Rap 12 Caroline Sullivan writing for The Guardian felt that as ever Rhymes s attentions are divided between dire apocaplyptic predictions and an irrepressible need to play the fool and he has included the usual complement of tongue in cheek japery So it s Bustaness as usual and the spectacle of him in full rasping flow is still something to behold 15 Less impressed Malcolm Venable from Entertainment Weekly called It Ain t Safe No More a tragically mediocre album full of lackluster arrangements and inexplicably short songs His superb cadence and lyrics are overpowered by forgettable melodies and beats that don t matter Even guests Mariah Carey and the Neptunes provoke shoulder shrugs Four of 18 tracks are almost good but the rest is hopelessly ill suited for the radio dance hall or any other booty shaking venue 14 Commercial performance editIt Ain t Safe No More debuted and peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard 200 selling 63 000 copies in its first week 21 It marked Rhymes s lowest opening sales up to then and was a considerable decline from his previous effort Genesis 2001 which had moved three times that many units and bowed in seventh in its first week out 22 On January 6 2003 It Ain t Safe No More was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 23 By March 2014 the album had sold 678 000 copies in the United States 24 Track listing editIt Ain t Safe No More track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Intro Trevor SmithBusta Rhymes1 462 It Ain t Safe No More featuring Meka SmithJames YanceyJ Dilla3 403 What Do You Do When You re Branded SmithGeorge SpiveyDJ Scratch3 444 Call the Ambulance featuring Rampage SmithPharrell WilliamsRoger McNairThe Neptunes3 505 We Goin to Do It to Ya SmithDorsey WesleyMegahertz2 576 What Up SmithYanceyJ Dilla2 547 Turn Me Up Some SmithYanceyJ Dilla3 298 Make It Clap featuring Spliff Star SmithWilliam LewisRahiem ThomasRick Rock3 409 Take It Off Part 2 featuring Meka SmithMario WinansMario Winans4 2910 Taste It SmithV EdmundR JonesTetamus3 4611 Hey Ladies SmithSean Puffy CombsS JordanChristopher WallaceWildstyle3 1912 I Know What You Want featuring Mariah Carey and The Flipmode Squad SmithRah DiggaRampageRick RockSpliff StarL JonesRick Rock5 2413 Riot SmithDenaun PorterMr Porter3 1114 Hop SmithT J GreenMr Fingaz3 4815 Together featuring Rah Digga SmithKasseem DeanSwizz Beatz5 3316 Struttin Like a G O D SmithRicky LewisRic Rude4 1317 The Struggle Will Be Lost featuring Carl Thomas SmithCarl ThomasR ThomasRick Rock4 4318 Till It s Gone SmithKenny GambleD HarrisTrue Master4 5419 Make It Clap Remix featuring Sean Paul and Spliff Star Hidden track SmithLewisR ThomasSean HenriquesRick Rock4 03Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for It Ain t Safe No More Chart 2002 2003 Peakposition Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 25 85 Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 26 16 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 27 61 French Albums SNEP 28 50 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 29 82 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 30 70 UK Albums OCC 31 78 UK R amp B Albums OCC 32 11 US Billboard 200 33 43 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 34 10 Year end charts edit 2002 year end chart performance for It Ain t Safe No More Chart 2002 Position Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 35 136 Canadian Rap Albums Nielsen SoundScan 36 68 2003 year end chart performance for It Ain t Safe No More Chart 2003 Position US Billboard 200 37 112 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 38 29Certifications editCertifications and sales for It Ain t Safe No More Region Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 39 Silver 60 000 United States RIAA 23 Gold 678 000 24 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Billboard google com December 14 2002 Retrieved March 28 2016 a b It Ain t Safe No More by Busta Rhymes iTunes Store US Apple Inc Archived from the original on July 30 2020 Retrieved July 23 2020 a b c d John Bush November 26 2002 It Ain t Safe No More Busta Rhymes allmusic com AllMusic Archived from the original on July 30 2020 Retrieved June 30 2014 a b Going for Adds PDF Radio amp Records October 11 2002 p 36 Archived PDF from the original on December 8 2023 a b Going for Adds PDF Radio amp Records February 21 2003 p 30 Archived PDF from the original on December 31 2023 It Ain t Safe No More Busta Rhymes Music Amazon Archived from the original on November 22 2016 Retrieved January 13 2012 Gold amp Platinum Searchable Database June 30 2014 RIAA Retrieved 2014 06 30 Printer Friendly BET com Article Retrieved 2012 01 13 Busta Rhymes Make It Clap CD Single cduniverse com Archived from the original on October 9 2020 Retrieved July 23 2020 Busta Rhymes amp Mariah Carey Continue 2003 Plotline For Where I Belong Video HipHopDX com 7 April 2021 Retrieved 25 December 2021 a b c Reviews for It Ain t Safe No More by Busta Rhymes Metacritic Retrieved April 23 2024 a b Patel Joseph Review Blender Archived from the original on July 29 2010 Retrieved April 23 2024 CG busta rhymes Robert Christgau Retrieved 2014 06 30 a b Venable Malcolm December 13 2002 It Ain t Safe No More Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 23 2024 a b Sullivan Caroline January 24 2003 Busta Rhymes It Ain t Safe No More The Guardian Retrieved March 2 2023 When it works it s exhilarating but elsewhere the poor lamb sounds a touch jaded Feb 2003 p 96 Busta Rhymes It Ain t Safe No More J Records Rapreviews com 2002 11 29 Retrieved 2014 06 30 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon and Schuster 2004 p 123 ISBN 9780743201698 Retrieved 2014 06 30 via Internet Archive rolling stone busta rhymes album guide As unoriginal as his previous five yet still entertaining Mar 2003 p 106 Vibe Google Boeken January 2003 Archived from the original on May 17 2021 Retrieved June 30 2014 Oppelaar Justin December 4 2002 Twain reigns again Variety com Retrieved April 23 2024 Twain Remains Up Top On Billboard Chart Variety com December 4 2002 Retrieved April 23 2024 a b American album certifications Busta Rhymes It Ain t Safe No More Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved March 22 2017 a b Baker Soren 50 Cent Leaves Interscope How Nas Busta Rhymes Ghostface Killah amp Mos Def Fared After Leaving Their Longtime Label Homes HipHopDX Retrieved April 23 2024 Albums Top 100 Jam December 5 2002 Archived from the original on December 10 2004 Retrieved April 13 2023 R amp B 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