The Big Bang is Busta Rhymes' first album on Dr. Dre. It is released four years after It Ain't Safe No More. In those four years, Busta switched to another label, having his long dreadlocks cut off, which was extensively captured on photo and film. During the video recording for (the remix of) Touch It, Busta lost his bodyguard in a shooting. Touch It was the first single from The Big Bang, a real
… stunner with which Busta scored another old-fashioned hit. And there are plenty of other potential hits on the CD. With productions by Dr. Dre, Timbaland and Will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas) and contributions from Q-Tip, Stevie Wonder, Raekwon and Nas, Rhymes has won a large and impressive guest list. Busta makes a driven and also a bit more serious impression, determined as he is to put New York hip-hop, and himself, back on the map. (IV)more
