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.
Wife in Law
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...
Jah and Busta-Bus (Heh)
Jaheim and Busta baby (Heh)
Jah and Busta baby...
Yeah.. wife in law, my bitch for the triflin whore
Type of bitch to make a nigga get the right things for
Bitch sexy, and beautiful, and gangsta, and golden
Love to fuck a nigga till the pussy dry and swollen
My lil' bitch had a figure like a wine glass
Slim bitch stackin like a muhfucker with a fine ass
Word to mother; bitch nasty like me
Love to fuck a nigga in places where people could see
The bitch send a chill like cold freezin a nigga
The way she holdin and bitin and suckin and squeezin a nigga
Down and dirty bitch never dick teasin a nigga
Got her own paper and focused on pleasin a nigga
She ain't out for gettin a nigga or fuckin my life
She only wanna fuck a nigga while he fuckin his wife
There was nuttin she couldn't achieve
In the mornin bitch was across the street waitin for wifey to leave
Called me on the cell while the wife was runnin a bath
She can't wait for me to fuck her, till I cum in her ass
Just a long-time chick I used to fuck from the past
She love to out-fuck a nigga, see how long I could last
It be nice the way she always let me dig in her rib
The bitch fuck a nigga like she wanna move in my crib
Bitch I always knew ya ass was a star
In the daytime, whippin the droptop, givin me head in my car
[Chorus - Jaheim]
When a woman needs love, just like you do
Oh, don't kid yourself, into thinkin that you don't
Cuz she will fool around, just like you do
Ohh, don't kid yourself, into thinkin that she won't
[Busta Rhymes]
C'mere bitch and place ya pussy right where it belong
And put me in the mood to fuck just like a Jodeci song
I love the little freaky shit you be approachin me on
Dick all in ya mouth, you know what type of shit I be on
The way the pussy lock feel like we about to be stuck
All outside busy, givin me the balcony fuck
Hold on get up off of me quick
Bitch grab the X.O. and suck the Hennessey up off of my dick
So quick, so fast, bitch'll come out her skirt
Fuck a nigga till it hurt, while the wifey at work
The bitch'll even call her girl so I can fuck with her friend
And fall asleep to wake up and start fuckin again
Straigh nasty little bitch no horsin around
The bitch even want me to fuck her when she walkin around
Hold up, it's kinda ill how we be workin the caper
She ain't only good for pussy, she be givin me paper
Wife-in-law, my bitch be always keepin it raw
Always slidin out before the wifey walk in the door
They way she fuck me on straight for the night
Wifey still ain't make it home, I wonder if she workin late for tonight
Wifey actin funny style but I ain't fuckin with that
She ain't call the crib so I wonder where wifey was at
Hmmm.. shit kinda had me buggin before
But now I laugh because wifey had a husband-in-law
[Chorus 2x]
Heh... Heh...
The Busta Rhymes song "Wife In Law" featuring Jaheim has controversial and explicit lyrics that detail an affair with a woman who is referred to as the "wife-in-law," implying that she is married to someone who may be related to the singer. The song describes sexual acts and suggests that the affair is ongoing and frequent, sometimes happening while the singer's wife is in the house. The song also features a chorus sung by Jaheim that reflects on the fact that women are just as likely as men to cheat in relationships.
The lyrics of "Wife In Law" are raw and explicit, and it's possible to interpret the song in several ways. Some have suggested that the song is intended as a critique of infidelity and a commentary on how women are often judged more harshly than men for cheating. Others have argued that the song is simply an explicit description of a sexual fantasy or encounter, without any deeper meanings or messages. Regardless of how one interprets the lyrics, it's clear that "Wife In Law" is a controversial and provocative song that is likely to generate strong reactions from listeners.
Overall, "Wife In Law" is a song that explores themes of infidelity, sexuality, and power dynamics in relationships. It challenges the notion that women are expected to be faithful and pure in relationships, suggesting that they are just as capable of cheating as men. It also touches on issues of dominance and submission, with the singer describing his sexual conquests in graphic detail. Whether one finds the song offensive or liberating, there's no denying that "Wife In Law" is a bold and provocative piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Jaheim starts off the song with some enthusiastic yeahs
Jah and Busta-Bus (Heh)
Jaheim acknowledges the collaboration between Jah (himself) and Busta Rhymes
Jaheim and Busta baby (Heh)
Jaheim again mentions the collaboration between Jah and Busta Rhymes
Yeah.. wife in law, my bitch for the triflin whore
Busta Rhymes starts off describing his side chick as his 'wife in law', a woman who he has sex with while he is still married to his wife. He goes on to call her a triflin whore.
Type of bitch to make a nigga get the right things for
Busta describes the woman as the type that makes him want to provide her with the finer things in life.
Bitch sexy, and beautiful, and gangsta, and golden
Busta lists a few attributes of the woman he is involved with, including her sexiness, beauty, gangsta nature, and her value to him like gold.
Love to fuck a nigga till the pussy dry and swollen
Busta says that the woman he is with enjoys sex so much that it leaves her vagina dry and swollen.
My lil' bitch had a figure like a wine glass
Busta describes his side chick's physique as having a figure like a wine glass.
Slim bitch stackin like a muhfucker with a fine ass
Busta says that despite his side chick's slim figure, she has a great ass.
Word to mother; bitch nasty like me
Busta affirms that his side chick is as nasty as he is.
Love to fuck a nigga in places where people could see
Busta reveals that his side chick enjoys having sex in public places.
The bitch send a chill like cold freezin a nigga
Busta compares the feeling his side chick gives him to the chilling sensation of being cold.
The way she holdin and bitin and suckin and squeezin a nigga
Busta describes how his side chick holds, bites, sucks, and squeezes him during sex.
Down and dirty bitch never dick teasin a nigga
Busta says that his side chick never teases him when it comes to fulfilling his sexual desires.
Got her own paper and focused on pleasin a nigga
Busta reveals that his side chick is financially independent and prioritizes making him happy.
She ain't out for gettin a nigga or fuckin my life
Busta states that his side chick is not trying to ruin his life or come between him and his wife.
She only wanna fuck a nigga while he fuckin his wife
Busta identifies that his side chick only wants to have sex with him while he is still married to his wife.
There was nuttin she couldn't achieve
Busta acknowledges that his side chick is capable of achieving anything she sets her mind to.
In the mornin bitch was across the street waitin for wifey to leave
Busta reveals that his side chick would wait for his wife to leave in the morning before going over to see him.
Called me on the cell while the wife was runnin a bath
Busta shares that his side chick would call him when his wife was occupied with other things like taking a bath.
She can't wait for me to fuck her, till I cum in her ass
Busta describes his side chick's eagerness to have sex with him and for him to cum in her ass.
Just a long-time chick I used to fuck from the past
Busta discloses that he has been having sex with this woman for a while now.
She love to out-fuck a nigga, see how long I could last
Busta says that his side chick enjoys testing how long he can last during sex.
It be nice the way she always let me dig in her rib
Busta likes how his side chick always lets him have sex with her without any objections.
The bitch fuck a nigga like she wanna move in my crib
Busta describes how his side chick has a strong desire for him that she seems like she wants to move in with him.
Bitch I always knew ya ass was a star
Busta admits that he had always known his side chick was special and unique.
In the daytime, whippin the droptop, givin me head in my car
Busta shares that his side chick would even give him road-head during the day while driving around in a drop-top car.
[Chorus - Jaheim]
Jaheim comes in to sing the chorus of the song twice.
C'mere bitch and place ya pussy right where it belong
Busta directs his side chick to guide herself to where his penis belongs in relation to her vagina.
And put me in the mood to fuck just like a Jodeci song
Busta remarks that his side chick can get him in the mood to have sex the same way Jodeci's songs inspire him.
I love the little freaky shit you be approachin me on
Busta shares that he likes the kind of kinky and freaky things his side chick suggests doing during sex.
Dick all in ya mouth, you know what type of shit I be on
Busta discloses that he likes receiving oral sex from his side chick.
The way the pussy lock feel like we about to be stuck
Busta describes how his side chick's vagina feels like it has a lock on it, indicating that it is very tight.
All outside busy, givin me the balcony fuck
Busta says that he had sex with his side chick even on the balcony where they could be seen by others.
Hold on get up off of me quick
Busta tells his side chick to stop because he needs to take a break.
Bitch grab the X.O. and suck the Hennessey up off of my dick
Busta wants his side chick to grab his bottle of Hennessy and drink it off his penis.
So quick, so fast, bitch'll come out her skirt
Busta describes how his side chick can get aroused quickly and aggressively during sex.
Fuck a nigga till it hurt, while the wifey at work
Busta reveals that he and his side chick have sex until it hurts while his wife is at work.
The bitch'll even call her girl so I can fuck with her friend
Busta shares that his side chick would sometimes invite her friend over so that he could have a threesome.
And fall asleep to wake up and start fuckin again
Busta and his side chick would sometimes fall asleep after having sex only to wake up and start having sex again.
Straigh nasty little bitch no horsin around
Busta describes his side chick as being outright nasty and never playing around when it comes to sex.
The bitch even want me to fuck her when she walkin around
Busta reveals that his side chick even wants to have sex with him while they are walking around in public.
Hold up, it's kinda ill how we be workin the caper
Busta discusses how they work together to maintain their secret relationship with his side chick.
She ain't only good for pussy, she be givin me paper
Busta discloses that his side chick not only provides him with sexual gratification but also financially contributes to him.
Wife-in-law, my bitch be always keepin it raw
Busta states that his side chick acts as his wife in addition to being a raw and intense lover.
Always slidin out before the wifey walk in the door
Busta ensures that his side chick leaves before his wife comes home so that they don't get caught.
They way she fuck me on straight for the night
Busta describes how his side chick can perform sexual acts with him for an extended period of time.
Wifey still ain't make it home, I wonder if she workin late for tonight
Busta wonders why his wife hasn't come home yet and theorizes that she might be working late.
Wifey actin funny style but I ain't fuckin with that
Busta notices that his wife's behavior is strange but he decides not to question it.
She ain't call the crib so I wonder where wifey was at
Busta notices that his wife hasn't called him yet and wonders where she is.
Hmmm.. shit kinda had me buggin before
Busta admits that he was worried before about where his wife might be.
But now I laugh because wifey had a husband-in-law
Busta discovers that his wife has her own side piece and finds it amusing.
[Chorus 2x]
Jaheim comes back in to repeat the chorus again.
Heh... Heh...
The song ends with Busta saying 'Heh' twice.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RAY ERSKINE JR. PARKER, JOSEPH L KIRKLAND
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lijit77
This is a crazy tune, one of Busta's best
@2003JRV
Loved this whole album.but this and truck volume are the best songs.
@sperrotta91
The beats on Genesis... too good. Didn't even care how good the lyrics were tbh - Busta just sounded good over those beats.
@Zbychu93
One of my fav albums, really good beats and good lyrics with good chorus. Good shit Busta
@moses1440
Mano De Dios https://youtu.be/Zh0oquy0tGA
@phrenchvanilla
The Ouma man! RIP J Dilla. Just Blaze and Dre went in too! Production was on point! When Scott Storch was in his Prime.
@pookeyblow
Diamon D beat
@JasonWilliams-fi6jy
"When a woman needs love, just like you do Oh, don't kid yourself, into thinkin that you don't Cuz she will fool around, just like you do Ohh, don't kid yourself, into thinkin that she won't"
@kingp109
Some of the realest lyrics ever
@researchlife2
was this that long ago! wow feels like a lifetime ago busta!