What's It Gonna Be?!
Busta Rhymes featuring Janet
1999
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About Busta Rhymes
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Busta Rhymes is a New York rapper known for a forceful voice and intricate, fast-moving delivery. His appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's Scenario was an early showcase. Solo albums including The Coming, When Disaster Strikes and Extinction Level Event developed his dramatic presentation. The later Extinction Level Event 2 revisited that album concept while bringing together collaborators from different generations of rap and R&B.
Artist background sources
Busta Rhymes - Recording Academy career interview
New York rap identity, vocal delivery, Scenario appearance, named solo albums and the later E.L.E. sequel. No claim about personal inspiration for an unrelated catalog song is made. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
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Retained annual-list context
What's It Gonna Be?! by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet appears at number 27 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1999. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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