BUSTA RHYMES LANDS AT NUMBER ONE, 50 CENT TALKS BUSTA

(VIDEO) Busta Rhymes is king of the hill this week!!!

Rapper and actor Busta Rhymes left Clive Davis’ J Records to resurrect his career after his last album, 2002’s It Ain’t Safe No More, debuted at Number 43 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling a disappointing 62,000 copies its first week. The rapper decided to join the roster of Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records, and the move has paid off big time. Busta’s latest album, The Big Bang, entered the Billboard 200 at Number One after selling 209,000 copies its first week in stores. The album fell just short of the rapper’s best first week ever. His 1998 set, E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event, sold over 212,000 copies its first week.

The Big Bang features guest appearances by Nas, Q-Tip, Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry, Stevie Wonder, the late Rick James, Raekwon, Kelis, and Will.I.Am.

“Busta is one of the most talented artists period. He got a charisma to him that… You can copy rhyme styles, you know what I mean? You can’t copy that sh-t he do in them videos. Like I think his boundaries as an artist are different.”

The latest single from the project is “I Love My B—h.” The rapper will release a new single and video for “New York S–t” featuring Swizz Beatz in the coming weeks.

Rhymes’s Aftermath labelmate 50 Cent explained that when it comes to being an all around artist, Busta is in a class by himself. He said,