Anarchy (Busta Rhymes album)
2000 studio album by Busta Rhymes
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Anarchy is the fourth studio album by American rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes,[11] released on June 20, 2000, by Flipmode Records and Elektra Records. It comes after the release of The Coming, When Disaster Strikes and Extinction Level Event (Final World Front). The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 164,000 copies.[12] The album would later be certified Platinum by the RIAA. This was Busta's final album with Elektra Records.
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| Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Studios | Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Canada | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 78:19 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME |  [5] |
| The Phoenix | [6] |
| RapReviews | 6/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| USA Today | [9] |
| Yakima Herald | [10] |
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: The Current State of Anarchy" | 2:27 | ||
| 2. | "Salute da Gods!!" | DJ Scratch | 3:47 | |
| 3. | "Enjoy da Ride" |
| Jay Dee | 3:37 |
| 4. | "We Put It Down for Y'all" |
| Swizz Beatz | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Bladow!!" |
| Scott Storch | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Street Shit" |
| Just Blaze | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Live It Up" |
| Jay Dee | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Fire" |
| Busta Rhymes | 2:50 |
| 9. | "All Night" |
| Swizz Beatz | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Show Me What You Got" |
| Jay Dee | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Get Out!!" |
| Nottz | 3:04 |
| 12. | "The Heist" (featuring Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Roc Marciano) | Large Professor | 4:17 | |
| 13. | "A Trip Out of Town" |
| Nottz | 5:25 |
| 14. | "How Much We Grew" |
| DJ Shok | 4:55 |
| 15. | "Here We Go Again" (featuring The Flipmode Squad) |
| Just Blaze | 3:29 |
| 16. | "We Comin' Through" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:00 |
| 17. | "C'mon All My Niggaz, C'mon All My Bitches" |
| DJ Scratch | 2:55 |
| 18. | "Make Noise" (featuring Lenny Kravitz) |
| Rockwilder | 3:18 |
| 19. | "Ready for War" (featuring M.O.P) | T. Smith | Busta Rhymes | 4:18 |
| 20. | "Why We Die" (featuring DMX and Jay-Z) |
| P. Killer for Trackz | 4:01 |
| 21. | "Anarchy" |
| Nottz | 4:13 |
| 22. | "Outro" | 0:46 |
Sample credits[13]
- "Salute da Gods!!" contains a sample from "Betcha by Golly Wow!", written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, performed by Ferrante & Teicher
- "Enjoy da Ride" contains a sample from "Dream Suite" by Dreams.
- "Fire" embodies portions of "Surrender", written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
- "Show Me What You Got" contains a sample from "Come and Play in the Milky Night", written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, performed by Stereolab.
- "Get Out!!" contains a sample from "The Ugly Duckling", written by Frank Loesser, performed by the Richard Wolfe Children's Chorus.
- "A Trip Out of Town" contains a sample from "Those Were the Days" written by Eugene Raskin.
- "Ready for War" contains a sample from "Can’t It Wait Until Tomorrow" performed by Diana Ross.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[25] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
