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.
Make It Hurt
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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Yea, Genesis niggas
We gotta introduce y'all to the motherfucker new millennium bounce
Yea, two-thousand and one hot shit hot shit c'mon
All my niggas in the place, all my bitches in the place
C'mon, c'mon, let's get to it
Let's get to it, let's get to it
All my niggas and my bitches let's get to it
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
Hey yo it's colder than a motherfucker, who just let the hawk in?
Nigga guess who just walked in?
Lynch, most ? makes them other niggas sit upon the bench broke
Then I step up in a trench coat nigga
Got no time to be fucking with them wonderama niggas
Let me loosen up your bra-strap mama nigga
Listen up! Look how we be ripping up and got the party picking up
And got you niggas spitting up shit
No pain, nigga never no gain, nigga no strain
O.D. into my cocaine music
Spit that venom; pretty thick bitches walk by
If you let 'em pussy printing through they denim
Take her for a ride 'round the block, let her enjoy the whip
Drop her off, let her walk the strip
Ain't it funny how nature work?
Make bitches want to bounce on a nigga 'til they make it hurt, c'mon
[Chorus]
Shake yo' shit until you make it hurt
Throw yo' pussy 'til you make it hurt
Pop that shit until you make it hurt
Bounce 'til you really want to make it hurt
Now bang yo' head until you make it hurt
C'mon, stomp yo' feet until we make it hurt
Pound that shit until we make it hurt
Until we make it hurt, now let's make it hurt
Are we ever gonna stop nigga? Heck no!
Shit now let me rip the motherfucker from the get-go, nigga
Let go 'fore you make a nigga want to let the tec blow
Bitches dancing like a step show, nigga
Violate nigga, you gets no love, ghetto
Only give a nigga show love ditto
Your clique too little, fuck giving niggas a riddle
Fuck around I turn your wife into a widow
Nitro nigga, make you want to wild on the floor
Like a bunch of little psycho niggas
Presto, shit we got a expo of bitches in here
Whyling like a bunch of lesbo bitches
The best show of bitches, so electro bitches, c'mon
Get on your mark, get ready set go bitches
Then we go and add a little propane to it
Then we send another whole flame through it
Clear everything in my path, before I split you in half
You wack nigga, better get you a staff
The freak bitches try to hit me with math
Brushing off wack niggas while them same bitches giving me ass, yo
Now let me give you more hot shit, just for the record
And make bitches want to get ass-naked, c'mon
Party 'til you want to lash out
Better yet, y'all niggas party 'til you motherfucking pass out!
[Chorus]
C'mon! Throw yo' hands up high y'all
Light yo' L, get high y'all
Shit you can't deny y'all
Don't lie y'all, don't try y'all
All my niggas inside y'all
C'mon, let's start that shit y'all
C'mon, and you know we won't quit
Then bang niggas with hit after hit y'all, c'mon
In the meantime nigga just pass me the Henny, c'mon
Little Cris' and a bottle of the Remi
Write a bit and still sorting it out
Flipmode up in this motherfucker nigga, whatchu talkin about?
Hold up - a lot of people ain't compatible nigga
They be buggin on how a nigga spend capital nigga
Ain't it funny how nature work?
Hot shit'll make 'em bounce 'til she really want to make it hurt, c'mon
[Chorus: x2]
The lyrics to Busta Rhymes's song "Make It Hurt" speak of the need to change things and introduce a new millennium bounce. The opening lines carry this message and set the tone for the rest of the song. The rapper then goes on to describe the party scene and the energy in the room. The lyrics use metaphors to describe how the women are enjoying themselves by dancing and "bouncing" until it hurts. The chorus "Shake yo' shit until you make it hurt, throw yo' pussy 'til you make it hurt" are delivered with a great rhythm and enthusiasm, encouraging everyone to keep the energy high.
Busta Rhymes establishes himself as a dominant force in the rap game with this song. He delivers lines with incredible speed, precision, and attitude, and his charisma oozes throughout. What distinguishes Busta Rhymes's lyrics from many other rappers is his ability to use flashy wordplay that is still grounded in real-life experience. The imagery used in the song is relatable and tangible, making the song even more engaging.
Line by Line Meaning
We gon' change things
We are going to bring about some changes
Yea, Genesis niggas
Referring to the musical group he belongs to, Genesis
We gotta introduce y'all to the motherfucker new millennium bounce
We have to introduce you all to a new music style of the millennium
Yea, two-thousand and one hot shit hot shit c'mon
It is the hot music style of the year 2001
All my niggas in the place, all my bitches in the place
All my male and female friends are here
C'mon, c'mon, let's get to it
Come on, let's start doing it
Let's get to it, let's get to it
Let's start doing it
All my niggas and my bitches let's get to it
Let's start partying together
New milleni-niggas bounce, new millennium bounce
A new music style of the millennium
Hey yo it's colder than a motherfucker, who just let the hawk in?
It's very cold, who left the door open?
Nigga guess who just walked in?
Guess who just entered?
Lynch, most ? makes them other niggas sit upon the bench broke
Lynch is highly successful and makes others feel inferior
Then I step up in a trench coat nigga
Entering with a trench coat
Got no time to be fucking with them wonderama niggas
No time for losers
Let me loosen up your bra-strap mama nigga
Let me help you relax
Listen up! Look how we be ripping up and got the party picking up
See how we are hyping up the party
And got you niggas spitting up shit
We got you all excited and spitting some lyrics
No pain, nigga never no gain, nigga no strain
No struggle, no progress
O.D. into my cocaine music
I am enjoying my own music to the fullest
Spit that venom; pretty thick bitches walk by
Spitting lyrics that attract beautiful women
If you let 'em pussy printing through they denim
If you let them get close, you can see their curves
Take her for a ride 'round the block, let her enjoy the whip
Take her for a drive around the neighbourhood and let her enjoy the car
Drop her off, let her walk the strip
Drop her off and let her walk back home
Ain't it funny how nature work?
Isn't it interesting how things work out?
Make bitches want to bounce on a nigga 'til they make it hurt, c'mon
Women want to dance hard to the music
[Chorus]
Refrain or the chorus of the song
Shake yo' shit until you make it hurt
Dance hard until it hurts
Throw yo' pussy 'til you make it hurt
Dance sensually until it hurts
Pop that shit until you make it hurt
Move your body hard until it hurts
Bounce 'til you really want to make it hurt
Move your body hard until you feel pain
Now bang yo' head until you make it hurt
Headbang to the music until it hurts
C'mon, stomp yo' feet until we make it hurt
Stamp your feet until it hurts
Pound that shit until we make it hurt
Push the limits until it hurts
Until we make it hurt, now let's make it hurt
Let's push ourselves until we experience pain
Are we ever gonna stop nigga? Heck no!
We are not going to stop anytime soon
Shit now let me rip the motherfucker from the get-go, nigga
Let me get started with a bang
Let go 'fore you make a nigga want to let the tec blow
Don't piss me off or I might resort to violence
Bitches dancing like a step show, nigga
Women dancing in a choreographed manner
Violate nigga, you gets no love, ghetto
Don't disrespect me or you will be ignored
Only give a nigga show love ditto
Only show love to those who show love to me
Your clique too little, fuck giving niggas a riddle
Your group is too small and insignificant
Fuck around I turn your wife into a widow
Don't mess with me or you might lose your spouse
Nitro nigga, make you want to wild on the floor
The music is explosive and makes you want to dance crazily
Like a bunch of little psycho niggas
Like a group of crazy people
Presto, shit we got a expo of bitches in here
Suddenly, there are a lot of attractive women at this party
Whyling like a bunch of lesbo bitches
Making loud and passionate noises
The best show of bitches, so electro bitches, c'mon
The best performance of beautiful women to a high-energy music style
Get on your mark, get ready set go bitches
Get ready to start dancing
Then we go and add a little propane to it
Then we make it even hotter
Then we send another whole flame through it
Adding even more excitement to the party
Clear everything in my path, before I split you in half
Move out of my way or face the consequences
You wack nigga, better get you a staff
You are weak and need a team to succeed
The freak bitches try to hit me with math
Women are trying to attract my attention
Brushing off wack niggas while them same bitches giving me ass, yo
Ignoring the bad musicians while attracting women
Now let me give you more hot shit, just for the record
Let me give you more good music
And make bitches want to get ass-naked, c'mon
Make women want to get naked and dance
Party 'til you want to lash out
Party until you want to let loose
Better yet, y'all niggas party 'til you motherfucking pass out!
Party until you fall asleep or pass out
C'mon! Throw yo' hands up high y'all
Raise your hands and join the party
Light yo' L, get high y'all
Light your marijuana and get high
Shit you can't deny y'all
This music is irresistible
Don't lie y'all, don't try y'all
Be honest and don't pretend
All my niggas inside y'all
All my friends are inside here
C'mon, let's start that shit y'all
Let's start partying hard
And you know we won't quit
We won't stop partying anytime soon
Then bang niggas with hit after hit y'all, c'mon
Keep playing hit songs and keep the party going
In the meantime nigga just pass me the Henny, c'mon
In the meantime, give me a drink
Little Cris' and a bottle of the Remi
Champagne and cognac
Write a bit and still sorting it out
Trying to write new music and perfecting it
Flipmode up in this motherfucker nigga, whatchu talkin about?
Referring to his music production company
Hold up - a lot of people ain't compatible nigga
Many people can't keep up with me
They be buggin on how a nigga spend capital nigga
People are surprised at how I spend my money
Ain't it funny how nature work?
Isn't it amazing how things work out?
Hot shit'll make 'em bounce 'til she really want to make it hurt, c'mon
The music is so good that women will dance hard and feel pain
[Chorus: x2]
Refrain or the chorus of the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Trevor Smith, James Dewitt Yancey
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