Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (60/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| IGN | (7.2/10) |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | (6/10) |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Slant | |
| Spin | (5/10) |
| Vibe | mixed |
Critical response to the album was overall mixed. According to Metacritic, the album scored a 60 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Entertainment Weekly wrote an unfavorable review, saying, "All things considered, Busta should probably try including a little less B.S. the next time he comes back." Slant Magazine also wrote a negative review, stating that, "More often than not, Busta is content to recycle well-worn material, hoping that enough polish and guest-star participation will wick away the album's dusty content. They don't, leaving B.S. as nothing more than filler." The album was named the most "disappointing album" of 2009 by Hip-Hop news website HipHopDX. However XXL, a hip-hop magazine, gave the album a high rating of XL (4 out of five stars), stating that, "Bussa-Bus stays true to form, meshing the same witty concepts and dope production he has been known for his entire career."
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