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.
Get Off My Block
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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Lord Have Mercy, Busta Rhymes. Flipmode Trilogy
A yo, we ain't familiar at all, nigga
Don't like it? Go grab your gat and lets brawl at hall, nigga
Straight fallin', when we use to chill up on park benches
My twenty block radius, think we need some barb wire fences
Stop bitch niggas, like you from easily trespassing
Get off my premises, aye yo, Lord, is you a friend of his?
Mouth him back to John and show this nigga, just who the winner is
The presence of a small town, I diminish and blemishes
I'm'a play yo' ass out like a game on my little Sega Genesis, ha
This inappropriate, fuck is we talkin' for when we ain't even associates?
Ass lyrical beatings, straight trick or treating
What ya eatin
I ain't got no words for you
Fuck speakin, ain't part of my crew
Face look too brand new, who?
Niggas ain't even aloud to send my pass through
Can't chill on my corner, can't go up in my Bodega
Chill before I call Dinco to grab the quatro-cinco
We don't give a fuck right now
We be hi caliber shit
Ya'll corny niggas must bow
We do unforgivable shit
We blow the spot any how, move
Ready for battle cause I'm refusin to lose
I'mma beat ya ass in front of nobody with nuthin to prove
Live nigga shit right there
Beware, stand clear
None-a-y'all niggas is welcome here
Fuck is these niggas son
Get off my block
Yo I don't know none of these niggas du
Get off my block
Them niggas wanna sell their weed here
Get off my block
Yo who these unfamiliar corn balls
Get off my block
Let's run these niggas off my street corner
Get off my block
Now who the fuck you beeeeee? Landlord
Cradle a stainless for strangers
Vigilante, trigga stampedes
On the bulletproof hooded crews
That laid this nigga that can't breath
Move you off the block
The unorthodox general
Flash flood when a crowd
Patrol jakes for the intrepid style and wreck more kids than pedophiles
Niggaaaaaaa, for ever trapped in danger
Emaciate when I take my razor
Sharp words that scare herds
Niggaaaaa, I'm from the wicked city
When chickens twist trees and dick tease
Breast feed, Betsy's with asthmatic chest wheeze
Lord Have, cardiac arrest freeze
Please, bastard handicap crews that stay soft
It's mayor, Adolf
School your army, ya squad weak
Remove four camps when I say
Pumpin arms like nor plants
I conquer and hold
Home sweet home down with monster control
Still they in the cut like Ron and Nicole
And still we must bring the ruckus to all you motherfuckers
Automatically, assault and battery
We battle thieves that get tragically slap to sleep to relax the beef
Collapse like weak cancerous lungs
Scatter, we numb
Blind feelin nap with jarred villain that alarm buildings
Con scrimmage, woke up Allah's children
Dirty-ass Vietnam village
I finish and outsuns
Then fold, like Minister Malcolm at the venetian blinds
By all means necessary I reach for mine and
Lift golden showers from roof tops
And give orders, rugged pound acre
Drown violators in buckets of piss water
Fuck is these niggas son
Get off my block
Yo I don't know none of these niggas du
Get off my block
Them niggas wanna sell their weed here
Get off my block
Yo who these unfamiliar corn balls
Get off my block
Let's run these niggas off my street corner
Get off my block
Fuck is these niggas son
Get off my block
Yo I don't know none of these niggas du
Get off my block
Them niggas wanna sell their weed here
Get off my block
Yo who these unfamiliar corn balls
Get off my block
Let's run these niggas off my street corner
Get off my block
Fuck is these niggas son
Get off my block
Yo I don't know none of these niggas du
Get off my block
Them niggas wanna sell their weed here
Get off my block
Yo who these unfamiliar corn balls
Get off my block
Fuck is these niggas son
Get off my block
The song "Get Off My Block" by Busta Rhymes is a rap song that expresses his territorial nature and desire to keep his block free from unfamiliar and potential trespassers. In the lyrics, Busta Rhymes warns his listeners to get off his block, stating that they are not welcome and will not be tolerated on his premises. He emphasizes his no-nonsense stance by indicating that he is ready for battle and will beat anyone who tries to cross him. Busta Rhymes uses phrases such as "I'm'a play yo' ass out like a game on my little Sega Genesis" to convey his dominance and lack of respect for those who seek to challenge him.
The message of the song is clear: Busta Rhymes is protective of his territory and does not take kindly to outsiders. He is willing to use force to defend his block from anyone who dares to cross him. The lyrics are aggressive and intimidating, highlighting the rapper's determination to maintain control over his environment. They also suggest a level of paranoia and distrust, reflecting the realities of living in an inner-city environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Just get off my block
I don't know you, so leave my territory
A yo, we ain't familiar at all, nigga
I don't know you, so don't come around here
Don't like it? Go grab your gat and lets brawl at hall, nigga
If you have a problem, let's fight it out like men
Straight fallin', when we use to chill up on park benches
We used to hang out and relax, but now things have changed
My twenty block radius, think we need some barb wire fences
I need to protect my territory from unwanted visitors
Stop bitch niggas, like you from easily trespassing
I won't allow anyone to enter my block uninvited
Nickel-nine, shine on your eye, then you see fire blastin'
I'm not afraid to use my gun to defend my block
Get off my premises, aye yo, Lord, is you a friend of his?
Leave my territory, and don't bring any friends with you
Mouth him back to John and show this nigga, just who the winner is
Tell his friends that I won the fight
The presence of a small town, I diminish and blemishes
I'm the king of my block, and everyone else is beneath me
I'm'a play yo' ass out like a game on my little Sega Genesis, ha
I'm going to embarrass you in front of everyone
This inappropriate, fuck is we talkin' for when we ain't even associates?
Why are we even talking when we don't know each other?
Ass lyrical beatings, straight trick or treating
I'm going to humiliate you with my rap skills
What ya eatin
What's up with you? What do you want?
I ain't got no words for you
I have nothing to say to you
Fuck speakin, ain't part of my crew
I don't waste my time talking to strangers
Face look too brand new, who?
You look like an outsider, who are you?
Niggas ain't even aloud to send my pass through
No one is allowed to enter my territory without my permission
Can't chill on my corner, can't go up in my Bodega
You are not welcome on my block or in my store
Chill before I call Dinco to grab the quatro-cinco
If you don't leave, I'll call my friend Dinco to use his gun
We don't give a fuck right now
We don't care about anything at this moment
We be hi caliber shit
We are the best around
Ya'll corny niggas must bow
You're all losers, bow down to us
We do unforgivable shit
We do things that others won't forgive or forget
We blow the spot any how, move
We are going to make a scene and everyone needs to leave
Ready for battle cause I'm refusin to lose
I'm ready to fight and I won't back down
I'mma beat ya ass in front of nobody with nuthin to prove
I don't need an audience to beat you up
Live nigga shit right there
This is how real men handle their business
Beware, stand clear
Be careful, stay away from us
None-a-y'all niggas is welcome here
No one is allowed on my block
Fuck is these niggas son
Who the hell are these guys?
Yo I don't know none of these niggas du
I don't know any of these guys
Them niggas wanna sell their weed here
These guys want to sell drugs on my block
Yo who these unfamiliar corn balls
Who are these unknown losers?
Let's run these niggas off my street corner
Let's chase these guys away from my block
Now who the fuck you beeeeee? Landlord
Who do you think you are? I'm the king of this block
Cradle a stainless for strangers
I have a gun to protect myself from anyone who tries to invade my territory
Vigilante, trigga stampedes
I'm always ready to defend my block, and I'll use force if necessary
On the bulletproof hooded crews
I'm not afraid of anyone, even those who try to intimidate me with their clothes or weapons
That laid this nigga that can't breath
I know how to handle people who don't belong on my block
Move you off the block
Get off my block
The unorthodox general
I'm not like other leaders, I do things my own way
Flash flood when a crowd
I'm not afraid to take on many opponents at once
Patrol jakes for the intrepid style and wreck more kids than pedophiles
I'm always on the lookout for troublemakers, and I'm not afraid to hurt them
Niggaaaaaaa, for ever trapped in danger
I'm always in danger, but I'm not afraid of it
Emaciate when I take my razor
I'm not afraid to fight dirty if necessary
Sharp words that scare herds
My words are powerful and can intimidate others
Niggaaaaa, I'm from the wicked city
I'm from a tough city where only the strong survive
When chickens twist trees and dick tease
When things get weird and people act strangely
Breast feed, Betsy's with asthmatic chest wheeze
When people are sick and weak
Lord Have, cardiac arrest freeze
When people are scared and panicked
Please, bastard handicap crews that stay soft
I don't respect weak people or groups
It's mayor, Adolf
I have complete control over my block
School your army, ya squad weak
I'll teach your group a lesson, because you're not strong enough
Remove four camps when I say
I can get rid of anyone I want on my block
Pumpin arms like nor plants
I'm not afraid to use my muscles to fight
I conquer and hold
I'm in charge of my territory, and I'm not giving it up
Home sweet home down with monster control
My block is my home, and I control everything that happens here
Still they in the cut like Ron and Nicole
My enemies are still lurking around, waiting for a chance to strike
And still we must bring the ruckus to all you motherfuckers
I won't back down, and I'll fight anyone who challenges me
Automatically, assault and battery
I won't hesitate to use force if necessary
We battle thieves that get tragically slap to sleep to relax the beef
We fight criminals who make the mistake of robbing us
Collapse like weak cancerous lungs
Our enemies can't handle our strength and power
Scatter, we numb
Our enemies are running away, and we're not affected by their attacks
Blind feelin nap with jarred villain that alarm buildings
Even our enemies are scared of us and the destruction we can cause
Con scrimmage, woke up Allah's children
We fight hard and wake up the gods to help us
Dirty-ass Vietnam village
Our block is a tough, dirty place, like a war zone
I finish and outsuns
I always win, and my enemies are defeated
Then fold, like Minister Malcolm at the venetian blinds
My enemies will give up and fold, like Malcolm X did at the end of his life
By all means necessary I reach for mine and
I'll do whatever it takes to defend myself
Lift golden showers from roof tops
I'll shoot my gun from high places to intimidate my enemies
And give orders, rugged pound acre
I'm in charge, and my orders need to be followed
Drown violators in buckets of piss water
My enemies will be punished in a humiliating way
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: WAYNE NOTISE, GEORGE SPIVEY, TREVOR SMITH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@irahanna7022
Lord have mercy!!! His flows is toxic!!! Underrated!!!
@timothyharle8678
"Cause I'm refusing to loose, imma beat yo ass in front of NOBODY WIT NUIN TO PROVE" Busta did that shit!!!!
@Alex-80ti
LORD HAVE MERCY
@jasonwright4309
No one can match his style very original
@Gadgetlava
@@jasonwright4309 True another flipmode legend
@teachyou9779
Amen
@Antertainment531
Hip hop's Space Ghost
@henewcom50
Love Lord have mercy's line "Still lay in the cut like Ron and Nicole" 🔥🔥🔥
@MrTitanSword
Lord Have Mercy is so unique!! 🙌 ❤️
@morenablighthlatshwayo9651
Lord Have Mercy DESTROYED this track bruh 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥