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.
iz they wildin wit us & getting rowdy wit us
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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Fix that guitar shit
Yeah
Hey yo Mystikal
(Here I go wha)
Is they getting' rowdy wit' us
Is they wildin' wit us
Yeah yeah
No Limit nigga (wha)
Flipmode nigga (wha)
No Limit nigga (wha)
Flipmode nigga
Yo yo yo (here we go)
Coincide with yo boy check out with no lines
On yo boy look out but don't hide
When you bust it up and keep rhymes
When you walk towards the tape offline
For your boys got instinct rhymes
When you bump between the sixteen lines
When you bowl win the goal bitches scream
Win the goal keep ahead keep it live
Before you go get your tattoo rhymes
For your boy pick a bell in the bathroom
Penalized doing it till he get tired of ya boy
That shit between me and you niggas
Then trying to figure out what I say
I give less than a fuck, what you doing over there
Just don't get in my way
Hear my records feel my presence now and forever and until
Stop what you doing and work it fuck it nice
Just complete it with a licking to the man right there
Tell you motherfuckers what we came to do
It's just plain as day but they don't wanna see
If you don't wanna fight get the fuck is you'll be
In the spot working on my beat
Long time I'm having no compromise
I'ma open them up and them I'm dumping them out
I'm keeping it hard so don't get mad
'Cause I'm loading 'em up and I'm running 'em out
Hit 'em with the bang then I feel a bang
Take her in the backyard outside leave 'em in a ring
Teach the niggas not to fuck with us
And next year we gon do the same thing and
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Mystikal nigga
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Busta Rhymes nigga
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Mystikal nigga
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Busta Rhymes nigga
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Yo yo yo yo yo yo
Me and my nigga Mystikal make a plan that generate
Sufficient amount of funds across many lands
Generate the heat the place radiate
When I break shit I drop create a earthquake
Yo, anyway we still double masking
And get the gambit and eat super pie niggas
All over the track with a kick in your back
I know we making you black
And you stay fucking with that
You my niggas is platinum
Can you deal with the fact?
Me and the fact getting money
With my name on the plaque
You know how I blow the spot
You niggas can't fuck with what I got
Nigga please
Ooh nigga you don't need me to smoke trees
Nigga freefall make you feel some of these
Oh by hollow tips pinned in your ass
Get off the Earth the fact that you even in my class
Yo
All my live niggas get over here
And all my live bitches get with the niggas right there
All you other niggas get in the rear
All you weak funny niggas you better stand clear
Come inside of my storm put on your gear
You ain't up here my nigga better be up outta here
Yo, when we come you know we the one
We only here to get money till the whole shit done
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Mystikal nigga
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Busta Rhymes nigga
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Mystikal nigga
Now who you is nigga?
I'm Busta Rhymes nigga
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Now is they wildin' with us
And getting rowdy with us
Flipmode wildin' wildin'
Yeah y'all wildin' wildin'
No Limit rowdy rowdy
Getting rowdy rowdy
Busta Rhymes wildin' wildin'
Yeah you wildin' wildin'
Mystikal rowdy rowdy
Gettin' rowdy rowdy
Flipmode wildin' wildin'
Yeah y'all wildin' wildin'
No Limit rowdy rowdy
Getting rowdy rowdy
Busta Rhymes wildin' wildin'
Yeah you wildin' wildin'
Mystikal rowdy rowdy
You getting rowdy rowdy
What, yeah, yeah,
Mystikal and Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes and Mystikal
No Limit and Flipmode
Flipmode and No Limit
What you talking 'bout nigga what what
What the fuck nigga
What you want nigga
Who you is nigga
The lyrics to the song "Iz They Wildin Wit Us & Gettin Rowdy Wit Us?" by Busta Rhymes featuring Mystikal involve the two rappers questioning whether other people are acting as wildly as they are. The lyrics contain numerous references to being bold and confident, with lines about walking toward the tape, winning the goal, and bumping between the sixteen lines. The verses are delivered with fast, energetic flows that create a sense of excitement and aggression.
The chorus features Busta Rhymes and Mystikal repeating the question "Is they wildin' with us?" over and over again, driving home the central theme of the song. The verses also contain several shoutouts to other rappers and record labels, including Flipmode and No Limit.
Overall, the lyrics of "Iz They Wildin Wit Us & Gettin Rowdy Wit Us?" are a celebration of bravado and boldness, with Busta Rhymes and Mystikal boasting about their skills and daring others to keep up with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Coincide with yo boy check out with no lines
Collaborate with your boys to bounce off ideas and come up with rhymes
On yo boy look out but don't hide
Stay alert for your friend's safety and wellbeing but don't be a coward
When you bust it up and keep rhymes
Improvising and continuing your rhymes without interruption
When you walk towards the tape offline
Walking down the path of life with your own rules rather than following societal norms
For your boys got instinct rhymes
Your friends have a natural talent for rhyming
When you bump between the sixteen lines
Utilizing all the space between lines in a rap verse to showcase your skills
When you bowl win the goal bitches scream
When you achieve your goal, people will applaud and celebrate your success
Win the goal keep ahead keep it live
Once you achieve your goal, keep moving forward and remain in the spotlight
Before you go get your tattoo rhymes
Before getting a tattoo of your rhymes, ensure that they are of a high quality
For your boy pick a bell in the bathroom
Your friend may be in need of assistance in a difficult situation
Penalized doing it till he get tired of ya boy
Continuously punishing your opponent until they can no longer fight back
That shit between me and you niggas
The conversation being held is exclusive between the participants
Then trying to figure out what I say
Attempting to comprehend what has been said
I give less than a fuck, what you doing over there
I do not care about your actions or whereabouts
Just don't get in my way
Avoid interfering with my progress or advancement
Hear my records feel my presence now and forever and until
My influence in the rap industry will be felt beyond the present moment and will continue indefinitely
Stop what you doing and work it fuck it nice
Put in the effort to achieve success in your endeavors
Just complete it with a licking to the man right there
Exploit an opportunity to gain favor with someone in power
Tell you motherfuckers what we came to do
Making our intentions clear to all those present
It's just plain as day but they don't wanna see
Our goal is clear and obvious, but people refuse to acknowledge it
If you don't wanna fight get the fuck is you'll be
If you wish to avoid conflict, stay out of our way
In the spot working on my beat
Collaborating with other rappers to create new music
Long time I'm having no compromise
I have not compromised my values or beliefs for a long time
I'ma open them up and them I'm dumping them out
I will expose them and reveal their true intentions
I'm keeping it hard so don't get mad
I am maintaining a strong, unbreakable spirit
'Cause I'm loading 'em up and I'm running 'em out
Preparing myself for battle and eliminating anyone who opposes me
Hit 'em with the bang then I feel a bang
Shock and intimidate them with my powerful words
Take her in the backyard outside leave 'em in a ring
Engage in a physical altercation and defeat them in a fight
Teach the niggas not to fuck with us
Establish ourselves as a force to be reckoned with and show others not to mess with us
And next year we gon do the same thing and
We will continue to operate in this manner and be successful
I'm Mystikal nigga
Introducing oneself as the rapper Mystikal
Now is they wildin' with us
Asking if others are prepared to engage in reckless behavior with us
And getting rowdy with us
Asking if others are willing to act wild and uncontrollable with us
Me and my nigga Mystikal make a plan that generate
Collaborating with Mystikal to create a successful plan of action
Sufficient amount of funds across many lands
Generating a significant amount of money from various locations
Generate the heat the place radiate
Creating a strong impact that is felt by everyone present
When I break shit I drop create a earthquake
Having such a tremendous impact that it shakes the core of something
Yo, anyway we still double masking
Continuing to operate discreetly despite our success
And get the gambit and eat super pie niggas
Taking advantage of every opportunity and achieving great success
All over the track with a kick in your back
Dominating and succeeding in all aspects of the rap game
I know we making you black
We are intimidating and overpowering our opponents
And you stay fucking with that
Despite our success, our opponents continue to challenge us
You my niggas is platinum
Acknowledging the success and talent of those around you
Can you deal with the fact?
Can you handle the reality of being in the presence of successful rappers?
Me and the fact getting money
Continuing to generate wealth and success
With my name on the plaque
Being recognized and honored for my achievements
You know how I blow the spot
My talent and skill leave a lasting impression
You niggas can't fuck with what I got
Others cannot compete with my level of skill and talent
Nigga please
Ignoring a ridiculous statement or request
Ooh nigga you don't need me to smoke trees
Acknowledging the ability of others to accomplish tasks without assistance
Nigga freefall make you feel some of these
Intimidating others with the potential consequences of messing with you
Oh by hollow tips pinned in your ass
Outlining the consequences of opposing or challenging you
Get off the Earth the fact that you even in my class
The idea of you being successful in the same class as me is impossible
All my live niggas get over here
Inviting trusted friends and confidants to be close to you
And all my live bitches get with the niggas right there
Encouraging attractive women to associate with you and other successful men
All you other niggas get in the rear
Frustrating the efforts of those who attempt to challenge or oppose them
All you weak funny niggas you better stand clear
Advising opponents who lack the skills and tenacity to stay away
Come inside of my storm put on your gear
Accepting the challenge of facing against a formidable opponent
You ain't up here my nigga better be up outta here
If you can't compete on our level, leave before you cause problems
When we come you know we the one
Our reputation precedes us, as we are known to be successful and overpowering
We only here to get money till the whole shit done
Our sole purpose is generating wealth and success until we retire or achieve all goals
Flipmode wildin' wildin'
The members of Flipmode Squad are known for acting wild and impulsive
Yeah y'all wildin' wildin'
Acknowledging that others are also acting wild and impulsive
No Limit rowdy rowdy
The members of No Limit Records are known for being aggressive and intense
Getting rowdy rowdy
Encouraging others to act aggressively and assertively
Busta Rhymes wildin' wildin'
Busta Rhymes is also known for acting wild and impulsive
Yeah you wildin' wildin'
Agreeing and acknowledging that others are acting wild and impulsive
Mystikal rowdy rowdy
Mystikal is known for being aggressive and intense
Gettin' rowdy rowdy
Encouraging others to act aggressively and intensely
You getting rowdy rowdy
Challenging opponents to match their level of aggression and intensity
What, yeah, yeah,
String of exclamations and affirmations
Mystikal and Busta Rhymes
Acknowledging the presence of both rappers
Busta Rhymes and Mystikal
Acknowledging the presence of both rappers
No Limit and Flipmode
Acknowledging the presence of both record labels
Flipmode and No Limit
Acknowledging the presence of both record labels
What you talking 'bout nigga what what
Asking for clarification or further explanation
What the fuck nigga
Expressing frustration or confusion
What you want nigga
Asking for the other person's intentions or desires
Who you is nigga
Asking for the identity of the other person
Lyrics © TUNECORE INC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Darrell Allamby, Kenneth Dickerson, Michael L. Pka Mystikal Tyler, Trevor Smith
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