Profile
Busta Rhymes
Rapper + Hip Hop Musician
Male
Born
May 20, 1972
Age
41
Hometown
Brooklyn
Genres
Hip hop + East co...
Performed With
Lil Wayne + 50 Ce...
Record Label
Conglomerate (Rec...
Other Names
Smith, Trevor Tah...
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. Early in his career, he was known… Read More
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Busta Rhymes
Age 41
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Trevor SmithFather -
Geraldine GreenMother
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Myrdith Leon Mccormack: Picture This A Conversation With Rowena HusbandsHuffington Post - 2 days ago
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Hip Hop Producer Araab Muzik Hospitalized After ShootingSeattle Pi - May 03, 2013
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Drake Lights Up 2013 Brand Jordan Classic With Fabolous, Busta Rhymes And MoreMTV News - Apr 14, 2013
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CHILDHOOD
1972
Birth
Busta was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Jamaican parents Geraldine Green and Trevor Smith, Sr. in 1972.
TEENAGE
1990
18 Years Old
At age 12 he moved to Uniondale, Long Island, and later attended Uniondale High School, graduating in 1990. Smith attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, alongside Jay-Z, DMX and The Notorious B.I.G. Long Island hip-hop crew Leaders of the New School began recording in 1989 and released their debut album A Future Without a Past in 1991 on Elektra Records.
TWENTIES
The following year, he teamed up with Puff Daddy, LL Cool J, and future Flipmode Squad member, Rampage and former classmate The Notorious B.I.G., on a remix to Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear", soon after he would team up again with The Notorious B.I.G. among a plethora of rappers such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Coolio on the single, "The Points" which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film, Panther.
1997
25 Years Old
Later, he started work on his second album, When Disaster Strikes, which would not be released until September 1997.
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THIRTIES
On August 20, 2006, he was arraigned for charges of third-degree assault after attacking a man who reportedly spat on his car in New York City on August 12 after the AmsterJam Music Festival on Randall's Island.
2007
35 Years Old
On February 20, 2007, Busta refused a plea deal offered by the prosecutor's office for the assault of his former driver, Edward Hatchett.
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2008
36 Years Old
On July 17, 2008, Busta left Interscope/Aftermath due to a creative clash with Interscope head Jimmy Iovine.
2009
37 Years Old
He also made a song featuring Linkin Park called "We Made It". It was later revealed that Busta inked a deal with Universal Motown, who released his eighth studio album, Back on My B.S., on May 19, 2009.
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DJ Premier, in an August 6, 2010 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio said Busta Rhymes has received over eight beats which he didn't want to use but Premier hoped his next beat would be chosen for inclusion on the album.
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On May 1, 2011 Rhymes appeared on the launch show for MNET's Big Brother Africa 6: Amplified and performed some of his songs.
FORTIES
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Like the first, E.L.E. 2 is inspired by movies of impending destruction on planet Earth, Lighty said; "From the Intro of the new Busta Album you're going to know you're in trouble and you just turned on 2012 the movie on warp speed,".
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