Born to parents Geraldine Green (1947) and Trevor George Smith Sr, and he has a younger brother, Paul Smith. His parents divorced when he 10 years old. Busta’s time during the year of 1983 was that of change, his parents got divorced and his way of thinking was altered, during that year he also changed his religious beliefs and re-named himself ‘Born Justice God Allah’ because of the supreme sorts of names that he now believed in and looked up to. He discovered hip hop music through listening to the Zulu Beats Radio Show, something influenced him from that show and three years later he would form a group. Busta also went to school in the United Kingdom, where he lived in Blackpool, Preston and Morecambe. Ended up graduating from George Westinghouse High School in downtown Brooklyn.
As a youngster he played basketball, football and soccer.
His Panamanian baby-sitter, Aunt Mitzi, made him listen to all the rap radio stations. So, He would sit there at 2 in the morning rapping when he was supposed to be sleeping. I just couldn't be too loud or Mitzi's poodle would start dancing around and barking. One night, the poodle barked and Mitzi took my radio away. So he said, "I don't need that radio. I'll write my own rap songs." Busta Rhymes later became part of a B-Boy crew with mainly latinos, a couple of white kids, and Busta, the only black one. When he was about 10 years old after he moved from Brooklyn to Long Island, where he became a member of the crew when it was a big contest happening which the leader of the crew, Johnny Juice watched. Busta just came up to him like, "Are you Johnny Juice?" and Johnny answered like "Yeah." and he said he wanted to be down with this crew. He started poppin' and Johnny said he was dope so he said "We're about to do this contest" and they wanted to put him down with them, but he didn't know the routines. But they put him down anyways and they lost the contest because they didn't know where to put him in the routine. The next contest they had was more of a battle, for the crown of best b-boys in Long Island and they had their crew there and they won. Busta destroyed these other guys, when he was poppin. Johnny Juice says "even if you listen to his rhymes now, you can tell by the way he rhymes and the way he moves around he's really dope on the popping shit".
Before his leap to stardom, Rhymes, was a rambunctious middle-class kid from Long Island who wrote "rap poetry" and dropped out of high school to pursue a music career. "I really thought he'd be a dancer," says his mother, Geraldine Green. "At family cookouts he would win all the dance contests. He was always a showman." He reminds his worst job: “I used to work as a stock boy at a department store called Cheap John’s,” he says. “I knew that I couldn’t really wrap my head around doing that kind of work. Even if your heart is not in something, your mind has to at least be able to be willing to do it. So, I took the job and I worked for about two weeks, and then I quit.” Why?
“They just had me doing too much. I had to line up the roach sprays on the shelves and make sure they were all in order, facing the same way, with the logos facing the front. The dishwashing liquids, the detergents, the boxes that they came in when they came from the actual shipping companies that they were manufactured at. After I lined them up on the shelves, I had to cut up the cardboard boxes, fold them up neatly and tie them up so that they could do the recycling thing with them. After a couple paper cuts too many, and hands that were calloused and ashy and bruised, I said ‘this is definitely not the thing for me to continue to be doing.’”
Busta adds, “I used that as inspiration to go into the studio all the time when I had a free moment. After work, during my lunch break, traveling back and forth to work … to just apply myself creatively, and the opportunity finally came one day when I was downtown.” At 17, Rhymes landed a six-figure record deal.
LONS signing with Elektra
His first name as a rapper was Chill-o-ski, but he thought it was a corny name, and Chuck D from Public Enemy gave him a new name, Busta Rhymes. He got the name from an american football player from the eighties, George "Buster" Rhymes, and people always asked him to "Bust-a-rhyme", so the choice was easy. In the end of the eighties he met Charlie Brown at Turtlehook Middle School and they formed Leaders of the New School with Dinco "The rhyme scientist" D and Milo In De Dance (aka The Cut Monitor). They were on Rush Management. They was signed to Elektra Records December 12th 1989. First Recorded Appearance: “Mt. Airy Groove” from the Rubaiyat compilation, Elektra 1990. A&R Dante Ross heard about Leaders of the New School from Hank Shocklee [Bomb Squad] and Chuck D [Public Enemy] and them.He says "I knew they were one of their burgeoning groups and I also knew they didn't have a record deal. I heard they were performing and I went to check them out. I had just got my A&R gig at Elektra. I went there, saw them perform, grabbed them right after the performance and told them they had a record deal if they wanted one. LONS released 2 albums, "A future without a past" in 1991, and "T.I.M.E." in 1993. In 1992 Busta's girl was pregnant, but the baby died right after he was born, and Busta had big personal problems after that, but he got great support from his group members. In 93 they where divided because of ego in the group.
A couple of other things that made him well known before his solo career was a couple of cameo performances, among them A Tribe Called Quest's remix of "Scenario" with Leaders Of The New School, and the "Flava in ya ear remix" with Craig Mack and Rampage.
It took Busta three years before he released an album for Elektra, in 1996 he released "The Coming" with the hits "Woo hah! Got you all in check" featuring Rampage and "It's a party" featuring Zhane. while recording his debut album, he left the studio to check on his new SUV. He'd recently purchased the Toyota Land Cruiser, a giant vehicle that gives the impression of driving on an elevated track, for $40,000. Rhymes took the elevator down and came out on Broadway, in lower Manhattan, at 11:30 p.m. His ride was gone. Furious, he marched back inside and closed the door in the recording booth. "There was nothing I could do at that point, so I just vented that angry energy into three songs," he says. Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check, one of the tracks he completed by morning, went on to become a street anthem and crossover hit, his first ever.
There was a short gap between the release of Busta’s first album and his second album, but it came sooner than people imagined it to. Busta was sceptical about bootleggers copying the new album so for reviewing purposes he only sent out album samplers. In 1997 he released his second album, "When Disaster Strikes", and after that, his popularity exploded. 1998 became a very good year for Busta, he started his own clothing line, BUSHI designs, and released his third album "Extinction Level Event (The final world front)" and Flipmode Squad's debut "The Imperial". Flipmode Squad at that point included Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, Spliff Star, Rampage, Baby Sham & Lord Have Mercy.
1999 became a year with problems for Busta, he had to visit the courthouse a couple of times because of child support, and police stopped his car and found an unregistered gun. He lost the case about child support, and he got a 5 year probation for the other case. Now Elektra started to shut him down with less studio time and promotion for his next album. Busta didn't like that, and took his squad over to J Records in 2001 after his fourth release in 2000, "Anarchy".
J Records
His first album at J was "Genesis", with the hits "What it is" featuring Kelis, "Break ya neck" & "Pass the courvoiser part 2" featuring Pharrell and P. Diddy. Now he is CEO for Flipmode Records. In november 2002 he released his most fervent album so far, "It Ain't Safe No More" with the singles "Make it clap" featuring Spliff Star, and a remix of it featuring Spliff Star and Sean Paul. Other achievements in 2002 was the movie roles he had in "Halloween: Resurrection" and "Narc". In 2003 his SUV was shot up with 6 bullets while he was in the Violator offices, that happened just a month after a couple of people shot inside their offices. The collaboration with Mariah Carey & Flipmode Squad named "I know what you want" on "It ain't safe no more" became Busta's biggest hit so far.
Aftermath
In February 2004, Flipmode Squad joined Aftermath Records, New members was added to the squad: M. Dollars, Labba and former Blackstreet Chauncey Black joined them. In March he got a six month probation sentence after pleading no contest to a charge that he assaulted a woman during a concert in Fall River, Massachusetts, in December 2002.
In November 2005 the first official single off the album "Touch it" was released to radio. The video premiered in December. He is now the father of four children (born in 93, 99, 00 and 02). In February, while making the second video for "The Big Bang"- the "Touch it remix" ft. Mary J. Blige, Missy, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks, Papoose and DMX, one of his bodyguards, Israel Ramirez, who recently started working security for Busta as his jewelry handler, was shot and killed shortly after midnight outside of the Kiss The Cactus Production studio in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, NY. According to eyewitnesses, the shooting was a result of an argument that began inside the studio and continued outside.
The Aftermath chief Dr. Dre said before the release of The Big Bang that ”All of sudden I’m hearing people in the streets talking about hos Busta’s back. In my mind, he never left, and that’s why I wanted to fuck with in the first place. He’s got that drive, and he never stops trying to top himself. Anybody who knows Busta knows that he’s always gonna come with heat." His third video from "The Big Bang" was released 10th May, "I love my bitch". The video features actress Gabrielle Union and the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, who produced the song, but Kelis who is featured on the song, was not in the video. The single also features Kelis, but she's not featured in the video. Also changed is his appearance, as he has cut off his trademark dreadlocks as part of a personal renewal. "Eight years of court appearances later and I was awarded custody of my children," he explained. "My hair was remindful of the unnecessary rocks in my career and life. So it was time to shed the locks... I've got my career and family right." "The Big Bang" was released 13th June. The fourth video was released in July, "New York shit" and the fitth video came out in August, "In the ghetto". The album was certified Gold in that month too. This month he was also charged with an assault after the Amsterjam Music Festival on Randalls Island, and he was ticketed after police saw him talking on his mobile while driving past a Manhattan police station.
On January 3rd 2007 he turned himself in to police custody after he allegedly attacking someone on Boxing Day. Lt. John Grimpel said a man told police that Rhymes, had punched and kicked him repeatedly after an argument over money. On May 3rd was arrested on a drunk driving charge by police in New York City. Officers stopped Rhymes at about 12:40 a.m. because the sport utility vehicle he was driving had overly tinted windows, officers then smelled alcohol on the rapper's breath and he was subsequently arrested. was released on $7,500 bail, set by Judge Tanya Kennedy. After a 8th May court appearance, he was free to drive. Rhymes' lawyer said a judge ruled against a prosecution motion to suspend the rapper's license following the driving-while-intoxicated arrest. He also turned down a plea deal that day that would have sent him to jail for one year, the Manhattan district attorney's office said.
Bus appeared in a Super Bowl finale commercial for Pepsi Max Diet in February. Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty on 23rd January to assault, two driving infractions and weapons possession, avoiding a trial and the yearlong prison sentence recommended by prosecutors. But Judge Larry Stevens disagreed with prosecutors that Rhymes deserved time behind bars. Instead, he sentenced him to three years' probation and 10 days of community service for beating a fan who reportedly spat on his car in August 2006, and then assaulting his driver, Larry Hackett, that December. Rhymes was also fined $1,250 for driving with a suspended license in 2006 and driving while intoxicated in 2007. "I just want to say that I'm very grateful to the judge, I'm very grateful to the system. I believe in the system. It hasn't failed me personally yet," Rhymes, dressed in a crisp black pinstripe suit, said outside the courtroom.
"I'm just glad that all of this is finally behind me and I can go back to doing what I do best - making great music and great films and being a people person," he said.
His 8th solo album "Blessed" was set for a release in July 2008. First he called it "When Hell Freeze Over" then he changed it to "Back On My B.S.", a title Pharrell helped him come up with, last it was changed to "Blessed" in April 08. Rhymes was added to Projekt Revolution 2008 (summer tour), He was joining Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, and Ashes Divide on the main stage. After the first week of touring he had to leave the tour because of business matters; Late July he left Interscope, because they couldn't agree with Busta how to handle the final version of the album.
Motown
In September 08 he his new deal was announced, with Motown/Universal. He then re-titled his album to "Back On My B.S." The first single was released in October 2008, called "Arab Money" featuring Ron Browz. 2 remix videos with different guests were later releases in February 09. The second single, "Hustler's Anthem 09" was released in Febuary too. The third single's video "Respect My Conglomerate" was released in March. "Back On My B.S." was released May 19th 09, and entered the Billboard chart at #5, after a lot of delays; 1st July 08, 9th Dec. 08, 10th Feb. 09, 24th March 09). In June, the video for "If you don't know" was released. The video for "World Go Round" will be released soon.
E.L.E. 2 The Wrath of God
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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The god is present today
They need to be afraid, you need to be afraid
Today because the God of justice is present now
That's why he said vengeance is mine, the battle is not yours
The battle is the Lord's and God has come
The battle is on and the plagues are coming down
Because as a man soweth, the same shall he also reap
And when you have done the evil that you've done to us and done it to others
Did you never think that there would come a day that you would have to pay
For all that crap that you have done? Thomas Jefferson said it right
Brother, he said, "I had trembled for my country
When I reflect that God is just and that his justice cannot sleep forever"
Well, his justice has awakened, and all over the world
The nations are turning right before our eyes
And that's why Trump is saying "We gotta make America great, how, when? Again"
Because she is not great today, people are not afraid
The world has taken enough of America's evil, so death is sweeter
The son been continuing to live under white supremacy and under tyranny
So you know, I don't care nothing about them investigating me
Or arresting me, or even killing me, but I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what
I'll give you a little warning, you killed your last man when you killed Dr. King
You will not get that chance to do that to me
And if it pleases God that you do kill me, right after you kill me
All of you gon' die, 'cause I'm not here by myself, I'm not here of myself
You can see that God must be back in me, otherwise
Where would I get the strength to say or do what I do
No man, it's our time now
God has sent me to make you all feel the wrath that cometh
I'm here to heat up and bring the street up, I'm back to punish
While Trump is present with a mouth screaming louder than trumpets
While you bow to the puppets, I'mma stand and stick around for the judgment
Use the world's stage with a God crown to put it down for the public
The Earth's in pain with a large pound of demonic indulgence
These devil console us, while I sip wine, I read minds of the culprits
Kind of repulsive to expose the rounds that I'm pumpin'
Kind of disruptive when I talk now, line up the subjects
Tired of injustice from the post politicians and judges
When you witness the abuse of power sometimes it's seductive
Then I question God, why create a creature that is so destructive?
Hold all your grudges and focus while you're creating expenses
Every man is free of choice but no man is free of consequences
Hold your suggestions and listen closely, I study lessons
Causing rain, hail, snow and earthquake and travel dimensions
The ground will rattle the Earth will rumble like a stampede of cattle
Eleven hundred twenty feet per second, faster than sound travel
How many more protests? How many more marches?
Zero results, it's so grotesque, don't even get me started
They count on my momma, she knows best
Fight for the daily departed, God is the armor, we so blessed
Let's zoom in on a target from a certificate, a merit down to a felony
For one's actions and deeds justice is a reward or penalty
Pants too tight nigga, it's been part of the plan fool
Fucked around and made the demasculinization of man cool
Appreciate my pop, never stop 'til the death of me
Erase silly men and I'll never disgrace the legacy
Fuck following trends that don't make us men is the recipe
Care for your women your mother your children, it's necessity
In the last couple of years, you niggas look like you need therapy
Mentally it appears as if the imbalance is chemically
How you gon' try to stop God's work?
That can't never happen even after I'm back in the Lord's dirt
I'm here to present the impact of Extinction Level Event 2
I'm only here to present and bring the impact of the Extinction Level Event 2
Hail Busta Rhymes
I saw him at the Grammys
He spoke with passion, with passion, with passion, with passion
In the opening lyrics of Busta Rhymes's song, "E.L.E. 2 The Wrath of God," he speaks about justice and God's vengeance. He warns those who have done evil that they will have to pay the price. Busta also talks about how the battle is the Lord's, and the plagues are coming, but he's not afraid. He cites Thomas Jefferson's quote about God's justice not sleeping, and that justice has awakened and is happening all over the world. Busta also talks about how America is not great today, and how people are not afraid, which is a sign that the world has had enough of America's evil. He provides a warning that if they kill him, no one will be spared because God is with him.
Busta Rhymes's "E.L.E. 2 The Wrath of God" is a track from his album, "Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God," which was released on October 30, 2020, marking a sequel to his 1998 album, "Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front." The song features some of the most politically charged and socially critical lyrics of Busta's career, and its release came at a time when there was a nationwide uproar against systemic racism and police brutality in the United States. Busta's inspiration for the track came after watching the George Floyd protests and realizing that he had a platform to address the issues that have been plaguing American society for centuries. The phrase "E.L.E. 2 The Wrath of God" refers to a hypothetical doomsday event that could wipe out all life on earth, and in the song, Busta assumes the role of the wrathful God who is dishing out punishment to those who have aligned themselves with evil.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sorry, your time has come
The time for judgement has arrived
The god is present today
God is present in the world today
They need to be afraid, you need to be afraid
Those who have done evil need to be afraid of God's justice
Today because the God of justice is present now
God's justice is present and will be served today
That's why he said vengeance is mine, the battle is not yours
God will seek vengeance for the evil deeds done by people
The battle is the Lord's and God has come
The battle against evil is God's and He is present to fight it
The battle is on and the plagues are coming down
The battle against evil has begun and divine punishment is happening
And no, I'm not afraid, but you need to be and especially when you see what's coming up
The artist is not afraid, but those who have done evil should be when they see the divine punishment
Because as a man soweth, the same shall he also reap
One will reap what one has sown
And when you have done the evil that you've done to us and done it to others
Those who have done evil to the artist and to others will be punished
Did you never think that there would come a day that you would have to pay
Those who have done evil will have to pay for their actions
For all that crap that you have done? Thomas Jefferson said it right
Those who have done evil will be held accountable just like Thomas Jefferson once said
Brother, he said, "I had trembled for my country
Thomas Jefferson once said that he was worried about the future of his country
When I reflect that God is just and that his justice cannot sleep forever"
He was worried because he believed God's justice would eventually come
Well, his justice has awakened, and all over the world
God's justice has come and is affecting the world
The nations are turning right before our eyes
The nations are changing because of God's justice
And that's why Trump is saying "We gotta make America great, how, when? Again"
The changing world is why Trump wants to make America great again
Because she is not great today, people are not afraid
America is not great today and people no longer fear her
The world has taken enough of America's evil, so death is sweeter
The world has had enough of America's wrongdoings and is now happy to see her downfall
The son been continuing to live under white supremacy and under tyranny
People of color have been living under white supremacy and tyranny for a long time
So you know, I don't care nothing about them investigating me
The artist does not care about being investigated
Or arresting me, or even killing me, but I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what
The artist does not care about being arrested or killed
I'll give you a little warning, you killed your last man when you killed Dr. King
The singer warns that those who have killed in the past will not be able to do it again
You will not get that chance to do that to me
Those who have killed in the past will not be able to kill the artist
And if it pleases God that you do kill me, right after you kill me
The singer is willing to die and warns that divine punishment will follow
All of you gon' die, 'cause I'm not here by myself, I'm not here of myself
Divine punishment will affect all those who have done evil, not just the singer
You can see that God must be back in me, otherwise
The singer believes that God is with him and is guiding his actions
Where would I get the strength to say or do what I do
The artist believes that God is the source of his strength
No man, it's our time now
It is time for justice to be served for all those who have suffered
God has sent me to make you all feel the wrath that cometh
The singer believes that God has sent him to bring divine punishment
I'm here to heat up and bring the street up, I'm back to punish
The singer is here to bring justice and punishment
While Trump is present with a mouth screaming louder than trumpets
Trump is loud and abrasive
While you bow to the puppets, I'mma stand and stick around for the judgment
The artist is standing up to the corrupt politicians and is willing to face their judgement
Use the world's stage with a God crown to put it down for the public
The artist is using his platform to speak out for justice
The Earth's in pain with a large pound of demonic indulgence
The world is in pain because of evil indulgences
These devil console us, while I sip wine, I read minds of the culprits
The evil doers console each other while the artist observes them
Kind of repulsive to expose the rounds that I'm pumpin'
The singer finds it gross to talk about the weapons he is using
Kind of disruptive when I talk now, line up the subjects
The singer is being disruptive and is targeting those who have done wrong
Tired of injustice from the post politicians and judges
The singer is tired of seeing injustice from politicians and judges
When you witness the abuse of power sometimes it's seductive
People sometimes find the abuse of power attractive
Then I question God, why create a creature that is so destructive?
The artist questions why God would create such destructive beings
Hold all your grudges and focus while you're creating expenses
People should focus on positive actions instead of holding grudges
Every man is free of choice but no man is free of consequences
People have free will but must face the consequences of their actions
Hold your suggestions and listen closely, I study lessons
The artist asks people to listen and learn from his message
Causing rain, hail, snow and earthquake and travel dimensions
The artist is warning of divine punishment in the form of weather and natural disasters
The ground will rattle the Earth will rumble like a stampede of cattle
The earth will shake and rumble like a stampede of cattle
Eleven hundred twenty feet per second, faster than sound travel
The divine punishment will be fast and unstoppable
How many more protests? How many more marches?
The artist questions how many more protests and marches are needed
Zero results, it's so grotesque, don't even get me started
Protests and marches have not yielded results, which is grotesque
They count on my momma, she knows best
The singer's mother is wise and reliable
Fight for the daily departed, God is the armor, we so blessed
People should fight for those who have died and trust in God's protection
Let's zoom in on a target from a certificate, a merit down to a felony
The artist is targeting people from all walks of life
For one's actions and deeds justice is a reward or penalty
People will face justice for their actions, either in the form of rewards or penalties
Pants too tight nigga, it's been part of the plan fool
The singer mocks people who follow fashion trends
Fucked around and made the demasculinization of man cool
People have made the emasculation of men appear cool
Appreciate my pop, never stop 'til the death of me
The artist appreciates his father and will never stop fighting
Erase silly men and I'll never disgrace the legacy
The artist will erase those who are foolish and will not disgrace his legacy
Fuck following trends that don't make us men is the recipe
The artist believes that following trends that emasculate men is wrong
Care for your women your mother your children, it's necessity
Taking care of women, mothers, and children is a necessity
In the last couple of years, you niggas look like you need therapy
The artist believes that people need therapy to deal with their issues
Mentally it appears as if the imbalance is chemically
The singer believes that mental imbalances are caused by chemicals
How you gon' try to stop God's work?
People cannot stop God from carrying out justice
That can't never happen even after I'm back in the Lord's dirt
No one can stop God's justice, even after the singer dies
I'm here to present the impact of Extinction Level Event 2
The artist is presenting the impact of divine punishment
I'm only here to present and bring the impact of the Extinction Level Event 2
The artist is here to bring awareness of divine punishment
Hail Busta Rhymes
A greeting to the singer, Busta Rhymes
I saw him at the Grammys
The singer saw Busta Rhymes at the Grammy Awards
He spoke with passion, with passion, with passion, with passion
Busta Rhymes spoke with great passion and emotion
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Trevor Smith Jr,., Louis Farrakhan, Dominick Lamb
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@@billbonds9907 So, the innocent? Because I’ve never wronged anyone.
Skipping to the point, the “religion” being talked about here literally says to slaughter women and children. Unarguably so.
If you believe that is not blatantly being on the side of evil, I don’t know what to tell you. Delusional is an unfortunate thing to suffer from.
Imagine reading in your “holy book” that women and children who have never wronged anyone are to be slaughtered and enslaved, and going “oh yeah, this is the belief for me”. Those who believe this are evil. You are brainwashed if you believe in this.
Back in the day, delusional cults at least typically hide their wickedness. These days, someone will look you in the eyes and tell you that their God is going to destroy you, even though you’ve done nothing wrong, and that you deserve to be destroyed, and that even still, they are on the side of good, and the innocent who are to supposedly be destroyed are on the side of evil.
Frankly it is pathetic when grown adults allow themselves to be manipulated into falling for such nonsense. Those who do are broken, evil, full of hatred, and desperate for something they could see as “meaningful”. The cult knows this, and preys on these kinds of people specifically.
If you have a problem with me existing, that’s a you problem. I was born into this world. I’m going to live my life, and make beautiful memories, regardless of anything else. Your beliefs mean nothing to me, other than letting me know who is clearly, unarguably on the side of evil.
Hopefully for your own sake, you let go of your misplaced hatred some day. It makes for a much more enjoyable life :]
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