When Disaster Strikes... is the second
studio album by American rapper
Busta Rhymes, released by
Elektra on September 16, 1997. The album follows the same theme as
The Coming, the apocalypse. The album was a commercial success, sporting the hit singles "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The album, upon its release, has received critical praise from most music critics, and opened at number three on the official
US Billboard 200 album chart, and peaked at the top spot on the
Top R&B Albums chart. The album generated three singles: "
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See", "
Dangerous", and "
Turn It Up"—all of which found chart success on the
Billboard Hot 100. The album's
lead single, "
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" (notable for its
music video that lampooned the 1988 film
Coming to America) earned a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the
40th Grammy Awards in 1998. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.