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.
Oh No
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
I got 'em
Bitch, what's the problem
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
Need I remind 'em, they must've forgotten
Fuck this bitch up from the top to the bottom
Whip shit I can't pronounce, just know it's foreign
Spaceship outside and the fiber is carbon
I'm making 'em sick again, bitch get here, vomit
Fuck
Bitch, what's the problem
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
Me taking Ls while talking so uncommon
Shit hide their shit before my niggas rob 'em
You better off dead or probably playing possum
And stay on the ground 'cause there's no better option
Then fuck up this bitch with another concoction
Clear up the block with a blare from a shotgun
Bitch, what's the problem
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
Clown niggas from miles away, we still spot 'em
Man, fuck around and end up on a milk carton
Nigga wondering who shot him
Grave located, don't post your nigga garden
Pop niggas up, now watch my way I rock 'em
I chop a brick up now watch how they gon' cop 'em
I mop the clique up on top of how I flop them
Get got in your gut no matter how I drop 'em
Plot against us now watch how we just stop 'em
What we 'posed to do? Nigga from the bottom
Plant the money tree and get the money when it blossom
How the fuck is they gon' stop him
Clout thirsty niggas on the gram, we block 'em
Pull up and watch the way the bitches flockin'
Flocka! Waka Flocka!
Most you niggas really caca (and)
Get the passing, meet Mavaca (and)
Bitch you know I keep the choppa (and)
Every single time I pop 'em (and)
Pop 'em make the ratchet pop-pop
Pop-pop-pop-pop
I make that ratchet pop-pop
Think you niggas can fuck with my clique I say "Oh no no"
How could be better, nigga could be never heard of, no
Fuck the building up, promoters screaming out "Oh no no"
Until they shut us down, they got every hood fiending like "Oh no no"
Bitch, what's the problem
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em (watch how I)
How I wack 'em and I sock 'em
Outer space with it how I Mr. Spock 'em
And cop me a planet, fuck it up like Saturn
Batmobile whipping, pulling up to Gotham
Chamomile sipping, counting blood with Pac-Man
Gotta chill, bitches know I beg your pardon
Bitch, what's the problem
How'd you fuck it up my nigga, I got 'em
Y'all niggas know that what we do is awesome
You better off leaving, purchase you a coffin
You gon' thank me in the morning
You know that I keep shooting, the gun barrel scorching
Lay you to rest and spin the Wheel of Fortune
Do shit that keep all of you niggas talking
Bitch, what's the problem
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
Fuck shit up here and all the way to Scotland
And broke him up when there's no reason to pop him
And talk my shit clear, I'll let the speaker knock him
Motherfucker got him flockin'
I talk to the streets to be my final calling
Walk and go sleep, that be your final warning
Fl-Fl-Fl-Fl-Flocka! Wacka Flocka!
Most you niggas really caca (and)
Get the passing, meet Mavaca (and)
Bitch you know I keep the choppa (and)
Every single time I pop 'em (and)
Pop 'em make the ratchet pop-pop
Pop-pop-pop-pop
I make that ratchet pop-pop
Think you niggas can fuck with my clique I say "Oh no no"
How could be better, nigga could be never heard of, no
Fuck the building up, promoters screaming out "Oh no no"
Until they shut us down, they got every hood fiending like "Oh no no"
The lyrics in Busta Rhymes's song Oh No are aggressive and confrontational, showcasing his ability to take down anyone who tries to mess with him or his crew. Throughout the song, Busta asserts his dominance and warns others that if they cross him, they will be met with violence. The line "Bitch, what's the problem, fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em" sets the tone for the rest of the song, as he shows his loyalty and willingness to protect his friends. He goes on to brag about his skills in combat and his ability to take out his enemies with ease. The line "I make that ratchet pop-pop" serves as a warning to anyone who might oppose him, and the repetition of the phrase "Oh no no" reinforces his message that he is not someone to be messed with.
Overall, Oh No is a display of Busta Rhymes's confidence and fearlessness, as he uses his powerful lyrics to intimidate those who would dare to oppose him. The song is a testament to his skill as a rapper, as he effortlessly weaves together rhythm and rhyme to create a powerful message of strength and dominance.
Line by Line Meaning
Bitch, what's the problem
Asking someone what the issue is
Fuck you talking 'bout my nigga, I got 'em
Telling someone not to worry about their friend because they have their back
Need I remind 'em, they must've forgotten
Saying that someone needs to be reminded of something they forgot
Fuck this bitch up from the top to the bottom
Threatening violence against someone
Kill 'em all 'til they decaying, they rotting
Continuing the threat to harm someone
Whip shit I can't pronounce, just know it's foreign
Referring to a luxury item that the singer has
Spaceship outside and the fiber is carbon
Describing a fancy sports car outside that is made of carbon fiber
I'm making 'em sick again, bitch get here, vomit
Bringing a feeling of disgust or sickness to someone
Me taking Ls while talking so uncommon
Not being well-known but still taking losses
Shit hide their shit before my niggas rob 'em
Warning someone to hide their possessions before the artist's associates steal them
You better off dead or probably playing possum
Saying someone might as well pretend to be dead to avoid the threat of harm
And stay on the ground 'cause there's no better option
Advising someone to stay down and avoid a confrontation
Then fuck up this bitch with another concoction
Threatening violence again
Clear up the block with a blare from a shotgun
Using a gun to clear a space
Clown niggas from miles away, we still spot 'em
Being able to recognize rivals even from a distance
Man, fuck around and end up on a milk carton
Suggesting that a rival might be killed and go missing
Nigga wondering who shot him
Describing the confusion and fear after a violent act
Grave located, don't post your nigga garden
Letting rivals know that their graves have been identified and warning people not to post online about it
Pop niggas up, now watch my way I rock 'em
Boasting about the ease with which the singer can injure others
I chop a brick up now watch how they gon' cop 'em
Asserting dominance over the sale of drugs
I mop the clique up on top of how I flop them
Beating a group of rivals with ease
Get got in your gut no matter how I drop 'em
Confidently stating that the artist can harm anyone
Plot against us now watch how we just stop 'em
Threatening retaliation against anyone who tries to harm the singer or their associates
What we 'posed to do? Nigga from the bottom
Explaining that the artist and their associates come from difficult circumstances and have to defend themselves
Plant the money tree and get the money when it blossom
Working hard to earn money and succeed
How the fuck is they gon' stop him
Declaring that no one can stop the singer
Clout thirsty niggas on the gram, we block 'em
Blocking people on social media who are only interested in gaining clout
Pull up and watch the way the bitches flockin'
Boasting about the artist's popularity with women
Most you niggas really caca (and)
Insulting rivals and suggesting they are not worth the artist's time
Get the passing, meet Mavaca (and)
Implying that rivals will be defeated easily
Bitch you know I keep the choppa (and)
Asserting that the singer has a gun
Every single time I pop 'em (and)
Confidently saying that the artist can easily kill people
Pop 'em make the ratchet pop-pop
Describing the sound of a gun being fired
Think you niggas can fuck with my clique I say "Oh no no"
Challenging rivals and stating that they cannot compete
How could be better, nigga could be never heard of, no
Saying that the singer is the best and rivals are not worth considering
Fuck the building up, promoters screaming out "Oh no no"
Rioting and causing destruction while being promoted by event organizers
Until they shut us down, they got every hood fiending like "Oh no no"
Being a source of excitement and entertainment for the community
How I wack 'em and I sock 'em
Using violence against rivals
Outer space with it how I Mr. Spock 'em
Being very impressive and efficient in one's actions
And cop me a planet, fuck it up like Saturn
Affording expensive possessions and treating them carelessly
Batmobile whipping, pulling up to Gotham
Arriving in a flashy car in a way similar to Batman
Chamomile sipping, counting blood with Pac-Man
Relaxing and keeping track of murders
Gotta chill, bitches know I beg your pardon
Being polite and apologetic to women
Y'all niggas know that what we do is awesome
Boasting about the greatness of the artist's group
You gon' thank me in the morning
Predicting that rivals will appreciate the artist's actions later
You know that I keep shooting, the gun barrel scorching
Using guns frequently and causing them to heat up
Lay you to rest and spin the Wheel of Fortune
Killing rivals and moving on with life
Do shit that keep all of you niggas talking
Being a source of gossip and discussion among rivals
Fuck shit up here and all the way to Scotland
Destroying things in multiple locations
And broke him up when there's no reason to pop him
Causing harm for no good reason
And talk my shit clear, I'll let the speaker knock him
Being very upfront and unfiltered with what the singer says
Motherfucker got him flockin'
Showing how popular and commanding the artist is
I talk to the streets to be my final calling
Living a life heavily influenced by the streets
Walk and go sleep, that be your final warning
Threatening rivals with violence and death
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Trevor Smith Jr., Karl Daniel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
A Thinking Woman.
THIS. TRACK. STAYS... ON REPEAT.
BUSTA RHYMES = MUSICALITY
REAL HIP HOP LIiIiIIiIiiiIiVES!
YOUR VOICE, YOUR LYRICAL SWAG, YOU CLASSIC NEW YORK CONFIDENCE, YOUR HUMOR... IT'S... ALL... HEEEEEEEEERE FAM!!!!!!
P.S.
I AM A GROWN WOMAN WHO LOOooOooVES TO RIDE OUT TO NASTY, FILTHY, REARVIEW MIRROR RATTLING, MENACING BASS... SO FOR THAT FIIIIIILTHY BEAT, I EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE.
I HAD THIS KNOCKIN' FROM JERSEY TO ILLADEL-PHI... ONLY TO PLAY IT AGAIN WITH MY HEADPHONES IN WHILST SHOPPING IN IKEA, HAHAHAHA!
MY G.A.F. FOR 2020 RAN OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2016, SO YOU KNOW I WAS BOPPIN' MY WAY THROUGH THERE LIKE I WAS GETTIN' IT IN MY OWN HOME, HAAAAAAAAHAHAA!
JOB WELL DONE BUS' & CO.!... JOB WELL D@MN DONE.
RESPECT. ✊🏾🎤🎛🥁🎧🔈🔉🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊📢🥰
Ollie E
You know the industry is fucked when such a banger doesn't get no views...
RC LIFT OFF!
OK Busta. I'm about 6 songs in so far on the album. I'm old school New York so my opinion matters :)! The album is 100% a breath of fresh air. You deserve to be paid for this.
will morgan
BX here, FACTS SON!!!
TOP CHOICE
Getting goosebumps off thishit, pastime was wutang return totha 36
Fitawrari Fitness
Far Rock! ✊🏿🔥
Mike Turnage
Soundview listening 2 BX
Vince M
NYC opinions are null and void thanks to takashi.
Boogeyman Nixx
Listen, this Album is a classic! This the only album in past few years that u could play front to back without skipping. 🔥 🔥 🔥
KONTRACKTER PRODUCTION
I was saying the same!!!💯💪🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥AOTY2020-21
Davon Griffin
Boogeyman nixx this is not the only album of the year with out skipping you a lie it other good album's