It Ain't Safe No More...

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(65/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	(mixed)^[3]
Blender	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C−^[5]
Metropolis	(favorable)^[6]
RapReviews	(8.0/10)^[7]
Robert Christgau	^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]
The Times	^[10]
Vibe	^[11]

It Ain't Safe No More... is the sixth studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. The album was released on November 26, 2002, by Flipmode Records and J Records.^[12] The album went Gold on January 6, 2003,^[13] and has sold 605,000 copies as of December 5, 2007.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Trevor Smith	Busta Rhymes	1:46
2.	"It Ain't Safe No More..." (featuring Meka)	Smith, James Yancey	J Dilla	3:40
3.	"What Do You Do When You're Branded"	Smith, George Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:44
4.	"Call the Ambulance" (featuring Rampage)	Smith, Pharrell Williams, Roger McNair	The Neptunes	3:50
5.	"We Goin' to Do It to Ya"	Smith, Dorsey Wesley	Megahertz	2:57
6.	"What Up"	Smith, Yancey	J Dilla	2:54
7.	"Turn Me Up Some"	Smith, Yancey	J Dilla	3:29
8.	"Make It Clap" (featuring Spliff Star)	Smith, W. Lewis, Rahiem Thomas	Rick Rock	3:40
9.	"Take It Off (Part 2)" (featuring Meka)	Smith, Mario Winans	Mario Winans	4:29
10.	"Taste It"	Smith, V. Edmund, R. Jones	Tetamus	3:46
11.	"Hey Ladies"	Smith, Sean "Puffy" Combs, S. Jordan, Christopher Wallace	Wildstyle	3:19
12.	"I Know What You Want" (featuring Mariah Carey & the Flipmode Squad)	Smith, Rah Digga, Rampage, Rick Rock, Spliff Star, L. Jones	Rick Rock	5:24
13.	"Riot"	Smith, Denaun Porter	Mr. Porter	3:11
14.	"Hop"	Smith, T.J. Green	Mr. Fingaz	3:48
15.	"Together" (featuring Rah Digga)	Smith, Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:33
16.	"Struttin' Like a G.O.D."	Smith, Ricky Lewis	Ric Rude	4:13
17.	"The Struggle Will Be Lost" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Smith, Carl Thomas, R. Thomas	Rick Rock	4:43
18.	"Till It's Gone"	Smith, Kenny Gamble, D. Harris	True Master	4:54
19.	"Make It Clap (Remix)" (featuring Sean Paul & Spliff Star) (Hidden track)	T. Smith, Lewis, R. Thomas, Sean Henriques	Rick Rock	4:03

Samples

Adapted from album booklet.^[15]

"What Up" contains a sample from "The New Style" by Beastie Boys.
"Turn Me Up Some" contains samples from "Let's Get Dirty" by Redman.
"Taste It": contains interpolations from the composition "The Stomp" by Ol' Dirty Bastard, written by Russel Tyrone Jones.
"Hey Ladies" contains excerpts from the composition "Nasty Boy" by The Notorious B.I.G., written by S. Combs, C. Wallace & S. Jordan.
"Till It's Gone" contains excerpts & elements from the composition "You Don’t Know What You Got Until You Lose It" by Jerry Butler, written by K. Gamble & J. Ross.

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[16]	43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	82
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	70
French Albums (SNEP)^[21]	50

References

↑ "Reviews for It Ain't Safe No More by Busta Rhymes". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ John Bush (2002-11-26). "It Ain't Safe No More - Busta Rhymes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ Billboard - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. 2002-12-14. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Venable, Malcolm (2002-12-13). "It Ain't Safe No More Review". Entertainment Weekly: 83. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
↑ "::Metropolis Tokyo :: CD REVIEWS". Web.archive.org. 2007-04-30. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ "Busta Rhymes :: It Ain't Safe No More... :: J Records". Rapreviews.com. 2002-11-29. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ "CG: busta rhymes". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ "Busta Rhymes: It Ain't Safe No More review". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ Vibe - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ "It Ain't Safe No More: Busta Rhymes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 30, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
↑ "Printer Friendly". BET.com Article. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
↑ It Ain't Safe No More... (Media notes). Flipmode Records & J Records. 2002.
↑ "Busta Rhymes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Busta Rhymes. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
↑ "Busta Rhymes – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Busta Rhymes. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
↑ "Busta Rhymes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 24, 2013.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Busta Rhymes – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Busta Rhymes – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

External links

It Ain't Safe No More... at Metacritic

Busta Rhymes

Discography

Albums	The Coming When Disaster Strikes... E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front Anarchy Genesis It Ain't Safe No More... The Big Bang Back on My B.S. Year of the Dragon E.L.E.2 (Extinction Level Event 2)

L.O.N.S. albums	A Future Without a Past... T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)

Flipmode albums	The Imperial

Compilations	Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes Turn It Up! The Very Best of Busta Rhymes The Artist Collection: Busta Rhymes Rich Gang (with YMCMB)

Singles	"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" "It's a Party" "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" "Dangerous" "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" "Gimme Some More" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Break Ya Neck" "Make It Clap" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "I Know What You Want" "Where's Your Money?" "Touch It" "I Love My Bitch" "New York Shit" "In the Ghetto" "Don't Get Carried Away" "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" "We Made It" "Arab Money" "Hustler's Anthem '09" "Respect My Conglomerate" "World Go Round" "Why Stop Now" "Twerk It" "Thank You" "Calm Down"

L.O.N.S. singles	"Case of the P.T.A." "Sobb Story" "The International Zone Coaster" "Scenario" "What's Next" "Classic Material"

Flipmode singles	"Everybody on the Line Outside" "Cha Cha Cha"

Featured singles	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Victory" "Fire" "What's Happenin'" "Don't Cha" "Hurt" "Run the Show" "Peace Sign/Index Down" "Rotate" "C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)" "Look at Me Now" "Welcome to My Hood (remix)" "Worldwide Choppers" "The Woman You Love" "Pride n Joy" "Take You There"

Other songs	"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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