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.
Put It On The Floor ft. Fat Joe Chingy & Nick Cannon
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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New York, Put it on the flo'. (What!) (C'mon)
Cali, Put it on the flo'.
Cali, Put it on the flo'.
Miami, Put it on the flo'.
Miami, Put it on the flo'.
Atlanta, Put it on the flo'.
Atlanta, Put it on the flo'.
One time, the women start sniffin around, when we be rippin' it down, we got ‘em stickin' around.
The way they love to feel like I'm the king of the town.
The way my money stack steep and got ‘em flippin' around.
And got ‘em makin' a sound.
Ayo, you looking delicious. Baby girl, I only use my dough for coochie or chicken.
Listen, cooked food. Shorty fatten my tummy. You can go in and have my slice, don't touch my money.
Even though you looking good and it was nice to meet ya, you be lucky if you even get a slice of pizza from me.
Before you ever try to touch my money clip, I'll put you on the corner walking up and down the money strip.
Now looka here, honey dip betta find another dummy quick. Homie tryna stunt, betta jump inside a money whip.
I see where you can get and keep it over there, you betta try your luck cause you ain't getting nothing over here.
I think you need to move it to the left (Shorty)
Move it to the left (Shorty)
If you ain't got your own paper, I don't suggest you hold your breath (Shorty)
Keep it right (Shorty)
You betta keep it tight (Shorty)
You betta bring money out ya crib, cause you ain't getting none of mine, tonight (Shorty)
Ma, let me see you twist it like a centipede.
I keep a sack of that, plus some Hennessey.
Since I got rich, I keep a lot of enemies.
But trick when it's like that, it's cause I been a G.
Look at the way women tend to grin at me.
I like the way she shake it with a lot of energy.
Magnums, alcoholic freaks the remedy.
I'm the young Donald Trump, is y'all hearing me?
Girls on the side line, yeah they cheerin' me.
Ask her, can she drive a stick, now she steerin me.
Man, I'm sick. Know it ain't no curin' me.
See to the H to the I-N-G. why
I think you need to move it to the left (Shorty)
Move it to the left (Shorty)
If you ain't got your own paper, I don't suggest you hold your breath (Shorty)
Keep it right (Shorty)
You betta keep it tight (Shorty)
You betta bring money out ya crib, cause you ain't getting none of mine, tonight (Shorty)
Put that ass up on the flo', make it clap when you see cats pass for the door.
I ain't tryna act gassed at all, chicks attack like he's Joe Crack the boss.
Played it back, cause I be so paranoid.
I got a wife, but baby please don't back it off.
She understood that, said, “What's good, Crack?”
Got me screaming with a hood, with a hood rat.
Mami, I ain't gotta pop the ?
But the rocks got a gleam, so hard to miss ‘em.
So I, cut the chase, took her out the place.
Put her in a bed, put a smile on her face.
She don't know Joe Crack, the Daun
Never spend no type of real cheese on a broad.
All I keep is a 100 G's, limit credit card.
Could you believe, we could spend it all.
New York, Put it on the flo'.
New York, Put it on the flo.'
Jersey, Put it on the flo'.
Jersey, Put it on the flo'.
V.A. Put it on the flo'.
V.A. Put it on the flo'.
Chi-town, Put it on the flo'.
Chi-town, Put it on the flo'.
Shorty, you gon' work for this little bit of change.
Side order of pimpin', little bit of game.
What ya know, gon' hurt, just a little bit of pain.
When I rip your skirt, from your little bity frame.
Whole lot drinkin', whole lot of cash.
Dirty ol' Nick with a whole lot of **
Fly Guy, Antonio Vaugus.
Porshe's we ain't even parkin.
Valet, alligator air forces.
Waves in my head have them chicks getting nauseas.
Let ‘em cause the fame, my dough, your world.
So shake it like a n-n-n-nasty girl.
I think you need to move it to the left (Shorty)
Move it to the left (Shorty)
If you ain't got your own paper, I don't suggest you hold your breath (Shorty)
Keep it right (Shorty)
You betta keep it tight (Shorty)
You betta bring money out ya crib, cause you ain't getting none of mine, tonight (Shorty)[2x]
BK, Put it on the flo'.
BK, Put it on the flo'.
BX, Put it on the flo'.
BX, Put it on the flo'.
St. Louis, Put it on the flo'.
St. Louis, Put it on the flo'.
Philly, Put it on the flo'.
Philly, Put it on the flo'.
The song "Shorty" by Busta Rhymes featuring Fat Joe and Chingy is about living lavishly, being rich, and attracting women. The repetitive phrase "Put it on the flo'" is a reference to just throwing your cash around and making it rain at a club. The song also talks about how women are attracted to wealthy and powerful men who have money to spend on them. The lyrics imply that women will do anything for a man with money, even if it means surrendering their dignity.
Busta Rhymes's lyrics about "keeping your money" and "movement to the left" suggest that he is used to people trying to take advantage of him because of his wealth. He demands respect and warns people not to act too familiar with him or his money. Joe's verse also includes a reference to his wife, showing that he is faithful and has an established relationship despite being surrounded by women who want him for his money.
Overall, the song is a reflection of hip-hop culture's propensity for glamorizing money, power, and success. The lyrics suggest that money is the key to everything, including love and sex.
Line by Line Meaning
New York, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have a good time on the dance floor in New York.
Cali, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have fun on the dance floor in California.
Miami, Put it on the flo'.
Let's have a great time dancing and partying in Miami.
Atlanta, Put it on the flo'.
Let's enjoy our time at the dance floor in Atlanta.
One time, the women start sniffin around, when we be rippin' it down, we got ‘em stickin' around.
Women can't resist our music and they stay around when we perform.
The way they love to feel like I'm the king of the town.
Women love to feel around the powerful aura of my music.
The way my money stack steep and got ‘em flippin' around.
Women are impressed with the amount of money I have and they keep spinning around.
And got ‘em makin' a sound.
Women can't contain their excitement and make noise.
Ayo, you looking delicious. Baby girl, I only use my dough for coochie or chicken.
You look attractive, but I only spend my money on pleasure or food.
Listen, cooked food. Shorty fatten my tummy. You can go in and have my slice, don't touch my money.
When it comes to food, you satisfy my hunger. You can have a slice, but don't touch my money bag.
Even though you looking good and it was nice to meet ya, you be lucky if you even get a slice of pizza from me.
You look good, but I am not interested in you. You are lucky if I offer you even a slice of my pizza.
Before you ever try to touch my money clip, I'll put you on the corner walking up and down the money strip.
If you ever try to steal my money, I will make you work as a prostitute on the street.
Now looka here, honey dip betta find another dummy quick. Homie tryna stunt, betta jump inside a money whip.
Girl, you better find another man to scam instead of me. My friends are trying to impress and show off with their luxury car.
I see where you can get and keep it over there, you betta try your luck cause you ain't getting nothing over here.
I know where you can earn money, but you won't make anything from me.
I think you need to move it to the left (Shorty).
I suggest you move and dance to the left.
If you ain't got your own paper, I don't suggest you hold your breath (Shorty).
If you don't have your own money, don't hold your breath for me to give you any.
Keep it right (Shorty).
Dance and behave properly.
You betta keep it tight (Shorty).
You better keep your dancing movements tight and controlled.
You betta bring money out ya crib, cause you ain't getting none of mine, tonight (Shorty).
You better have your own money because I won't be giving you any tonight.
Ma, let me see you twist it like a centipede.
Girl, show me your funky dance moves.
I keep a sack of that, plus some Hennessey.
I have a stash of marijuana and a bottle of Hennessey liquor.
Since I got rich, I keep a lot of enemies.
I have gained a lot of enemies since I became rich.
But trick when it's like that, it's cause I been a G.
I am used to dealing with haters and detractors, as I am a true gangster.
Look at the way women tend to grin at me.
Women can't help but smile when they see me.
I like the way she shake it with a lot of energy.
I enjoy watching her dancing with a lot of passion and enthusiasm.
Magnums, alcoholic freaks the remedy.
Having sex with condoms and alcohol is my remedy.
I'm the young Donald Trump, is y'all hearing me?
I am like a young Donald Trump, do you understand what I am saying?
Girls on the side line, yeah they cheerin' me.
Girls on the side are cheering for me.
Ask her, can she drive a stick, now she steerin me.
I asked her if she could operate manual transmission, now she is taking me for a ride.
Man, I'm sick. Know it ain't no curin' me.
I am a twisted and sick individual, there is no cure for me.
See to the H to the I-N-G. why
I spell ‘why' as ‘double-U-H-to-the-why.'
Put that ass up on the flo', make it clap when you see cats pass for the door.
Shake that butt on the dance floor and make it clap when you see men walk by.
I ain't tryna act gassed at all, chicks attack like he's Joe Crack the boss.
I am not trying to be overly confident, but girls are attracted to me as if I am the boss.
Played it back, cause I be so paranoid.
I played the track again because I am paranoid.
I got a wife, but baby please don't back it off.
I have a wife, but please don't stop being attracted to me.
She understood that, said, “What's good, Crack?”
My wife understood and asked me how I am doing.
Got me screaming with a hood, with a hood rat.
I get excited being in a neighborhood with a girl from the hood.
Mami, I ain't gotta pop the ?
Girl, I don't have to open my wallet.
But the rocks got a gleam, so hard to miss ‘em.
But my diamond jewelry is so shiny that you can't ignore it.
So I, cut the chase, took her out the place.
So I took her away from the club and got straight to the point.
Put her in a bed, put a smile on her face.
I put her in bed and made her happy.
She don't know Joe Crack, the Daun
She doesn't really know who Joe Crack, the Don is.
Never spend no type of real cheese on a broad.
I never spend real money on a woman.
All I keep is a 100 G's, limit credit card.
I only carry a hundred grand and a credit card with a limit.
Could you believe, we could spend it all.
Can you believe we could spend all that money tonight?
Shorty, you gon' work for this little bit of change.
Girl, you will have to work hard for this small amount of money.
Side order of pimpin', little bit of game.
I can offer you some pimping advice and a bit of strategy.
What ya know, gon' hurt, just a little bit of pain.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, just endure a little bit of pain.
When I rip your skirt, from your little bity frame.
When I tear off your skirt, from your petite body frame.
Whole lot drinkin', whole lot of cash.
We are drinking a lot and spending a lot of cash.
Dirty ol' Nick with a whole lot of **
I have a lot of ammunition and firepower.
Fly Guy, Antonio Vaugus.
I am a stylish and fashionable man, Antonio Vaugus.
Porshe's we ain't even parkin.
We even have Porsche cars that we don't even park, we keep driving them.
Valet, alligator air forces.
We even have alligator skin sneakers and valets park our cars.
Waves in my head have them chicks getting nauseas.
My hairstyling techniques make girls dizzy and nauseated.
Let ‘em cause the fame, my dough, your world.
They can all be jealous of my fame and success, but my wealth is my own.
So shake it like a n-n-n-nasty girl.
So dance like a provocative and bold girl.
BK, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have fun in Brooklyn.
BX, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have fun in the Bronx.
St. Louis, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have fun in St. Louis.
Philly, Put it on the flo'.
Let's dance and have fun in Philadelphia.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JANE VAUGHAN, OBI SIMBARASHE MHONDERA, JOHN THEMIS, MARCEL SOMERVILLE, STUART JAMES BAKER, TOM BEASLEY, SAMUEL DAVID FOULKES, OLIVER CONSTANTINE GEORGIOU, JAMES VICTOR MACKENZIE, CHRISTOPHER JAMES MCKECKNEY, JAMES TERENCE MURRAY, MUSTAFA OMER, LEE COLLIN
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@amorlia4488
omg man this bring back them memories 🔥🔥🔥
@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0
Fosho Gawd
@erinfitzgerald9921
Back when you can sample cds at walmart. With headphones
@justrandomallthetime2650
lol
@rosangelacardoso3554
Brbr
@BernardTies
🤣damn! I miss them days🥹
@rb_1978
Busta straight murdered this on the hook and the in-between verses.
@MikeJohnson-wg8nx
You seem like a rap genius
@Export-un9os
Chingy has his own way to rap very different. i like it his style
@NWK973BRICKCITY
The beat is fire!!!