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AlbumE · 1998

Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front

by Busta Rhymes

Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front is a 1998 hip-hop album by Busta Rhymes. It runs 19 tracks across 70 minutes on Rhino/Elektra.

Hip-Hop · East Coast Hip-Hop · Hardcore Hip-Hop

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19
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70 min
Runtime
103 bpm
Tempo
D minor
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19 tracks · 70 min

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About

E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front is the third studio album by American rapper Busta Rhymes. The album was released on December 15, 1998 by Flipmode and Elektra Records in North America. The album follows the apocalypse theme that was explored by Rhymes in his first two studio albums, The Coming (1996) and When Disaster Strikes (1997). Musically, the album is composed of East Coast, horrorcore, and hardcore hip hop music. Upon release, the album was widely praised by critics, and received three Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 42nd Grammy Awards. E.L.E. also spawned three singles that attained Billboard chart success, including the Janet Jackson-featuring "What's It Gonna Be?!", which became Rhymes' highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist, reaching number three. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over one million copies.

In brief

When was Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front released?
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front was released in 1998 on Rhino/Elektra.
How many tracks are on Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front?
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front has 19 tracks, with a runtime of 70 minutes.
What genre is Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front?
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front is catalogued under Hip-Hop, East Coast Hip-Hop, Hardcore Hip-Hop.
What BPM is Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front?
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front runs at a median tempo of 103 BPM across its tracks, most often in D minor, measured from audio analysis.
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Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front at a glance

Labels
Conglomerate, Elektra
Produced by
Swizz Beatz, DJ Scratch, Nottz

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