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.
just chill
Busta Rhymes Lyrics
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So tired, so sick
Of yo shit
Its ova
Everytime I turn around
You right ova mah shoulda(3times)
I can't live witchu all up in my grill
BREAKDOWN (JON YOUNG):
No matter what I do
Its neva good enuff fo you
I keep on tryin 2 please ya
But I don't need ya
If you goin be trippin
Everytime I see ya
VERSE 1 (JON YOUNG):
Sick & tired of all the questions
Its gettin a bit much
Every button that I touch
Sets you offand then I'm fucked
'cause no matter what I do or what I say
I'm always wrong
If I call then I'm callin too much
Or not at all
either way I'm messin up
I'm fightin a losin battle
The winners been determined
So I'm finna put down my paddle
'cause I'm sick of alwayz playin this game
Its gettin old
Girl you know I ain't cheatin
You jus wanna be in control
but I can't be havin that
'cause I'm a grinder and you know this
You need 2 jus chill
Consider this you're final notice
I got thangz to do
Deal wit it or girl I'm dunzo
If you trip over sum shit again
You goin be solo
my fundz low
So I gotta get back on my grind
No more givin in when you trippin
I'm wastin time
you know I ain't finna do you wrong
That's why I'm sayin chill
Wit me you always know the deal
Girl I always keep it real
VERSE 2 (J CASH):
Just got in the door,
And there you was waiting
But not to greet me,
Just to start with your interogating
Where I been?
I told ya, I was with my friend.
Oh my god, here we go with this ish again.
I ain't gotta prove myself,
I been did that.
I done got you everything you need,
And then that.
So I ain't answer my phone,
And now you all mad at me
Think I'm cheatin
When you see I got a low battery.
Its like you feed on drama,
And I don't need that.
Always over my shoulda,
So Ima leave that.
You need to understand,
N I don't think I'm wrong,
That Once n awhile
I need some myspace like
N Same goes for the fellas,
You need to trust yo lady.
Jus hold on loosely
Clingin too tight gonna drive her crazy.
But I done found a good one,
And damn she keep it real,
You havin problems, talk about it
Tell em Just Chill
The song “Chill” by Busta Rhymes featuring Reek Da Villian and J-Doe is a song about a man who is fed up with his partner’s constant nagging and needs her to just give him some space. Although he loves and cares for her, he needs her to relax and understand that he can’t be with her all day every day. The chorus sung by Jon Young repeatedly states how tired and sick he is of his partner's behavior and how he just wants her to chill. The breakdown section of the song further highlights that Jon Young has tried his best to please her, but nothing he does is ever good enough.
Verse 1 speaks to the different things that Jon Young tries to do in order to end the battle between him and his partner, but nothing ever works. Whether it’s calling her too much or not enough, she always finds something to complain about. Jon Young is tired of the game and he wants it to end. He tries to establish himself as a man who is loyal and will not cheat on his partner but his partner still wants to maintain control. In the end, Jon Young puts his foot down and lets her know that he needs to get back to his grind and he can’t allow her to continue to waste his time.
Verse 2 is performed by J Cash who recounts a similar experience with his own partner in the song. He is tired of constantly being interrogated and questioned about his every move. J Cash is there to remind men that although their partners may need some assurance that their relationship is still on track, they need to give their men space and time to themselves. J Cash also advises that if you have found someone special, you need to hold onto them and trust them.
Line by Line Meaning
So tired, so sick
I am exhausted and fed up
Of yo shit
Of your behavior and actions
Its ova
I am done with this situation
Everytime I turn around
Whenever I face this situation
You right ova mah shoulda(3times)
You are constantly watching over me and causing problems
I can't live witchu all up in my grill
I cannot tolerate you being so confrontational and aggressive towards me
I don't undastandi wish that you could just chill
I do not comprehend your behavior and I wish you could relax and not cause unnecessary drama
No matter what I do
Regardless of my actions
Its neva good enuff fo you
They are never sufficient for you
I keep on tryin 2 please ya
I continue to attempt to satisfy you
But I don't need ya
But I do not require you in my life
If you goin be trippin
If you are going to cause problems
Everytime I see ya
Whenever I encounter you
Sick & tired of all the questions
I am exhausted from constantly being interrogated
Its gettin a bit much
It is becoming overwhelming
Every button that I touch
Every action or decision I make
Sets you offand then I'm fucked
Triggers an intense reaction from you, causing problems for me
'cause no matter what I do or what I say
Because my actions and words are ineffective
I'm always wrong
You always find fault in me
If I call then I'm callin too much
If I contact you frequently
Or not at all
Or avoid contact
either way I'm messin up
Either option results in problems for me
I'm fightin a losin battle
I am struggling to succeed in this situation
The winners been determined
The outcome has already been decided
So I'm finna put down my paddle
I am going to stop trying to control the situation
'cause I'm sick of alwayz playin this game
I am tired of constantly dealing with this situation
Its gettin old
It is becoming repetitive and unappealing
Girl you know I ain't cheatin
You know that I am not being unfaithful
You jus wanna be in control
You just want to have power in this situation
but I can't be havin that
But I cannot tolerate that behavior
'cause I'm a grinder and you know this
Because I am determined and hard-working, and you are aware of this
You need 2 jus chill
You need to calm down and relax
Consider this you're final notice
Take this as a warning that there will be no more tolerance for your behavior
I got thangz to do
I have important tasks to complete
Deal wit it or girl I'm dunzo
Handle the situation positively or our relationship will be over
If you trip over sum shit again
If you cause problems again
You goin be solo
You will be alone, without my support or presence
my fundz low
My finances are low
So I gotta get back on my grind
So I need to work harder and earn more money
No more givin in when you trippin
I will no longer give in to your unreasonable behavior
I'm wastin time
I am spending my valuable time on this situation
you know I ain't finna do you wrong
You know that I will not behave inappropriately towards you
That's why I'm sayin chill
That is why I am telling you to relax
Wit me you always know the deal
You know how things work with me
Girl I always keep it real
I always speak the truth and am honest with you
Just got in the door,
I have just returned home
And there you was waiting
And you were there, waiting for me
But not to greet me,
But not with a friendly welcome
Just to start with your interogating
Instead, you began questioning me
Where I been?
Asking where I was
I told ya, I was with my friend.
I already informed you that I was with a friend
Oh my god, here we go with this ish again.
Here we go again with this same issue
I ain't gotta prove myself,
I do not need to demonstrate my loyalty
I been did that.
I have already proven it
I done got you everything you need,
I have provided you with everything you require
And then that.
And yet you still behave like this
So I ain't answer my phone,
So I did not answer my phone
And now you all mad at me
And now you are angry at me
Think I'm cheatin
Believing that I am cheating on you
When you see I got a low battery.
When in fact my phone battery is simply low
Its like you feed on drama,
It seems like you enjoy causing drama
And I don't need that.
And I do not want to deal with that
Always over my shoulda,
Always watching and questioning my actions
So Ima leave that.
So I will move away from that situation
You need to understand,
You need to comprehend
N I don't think I'm wrong,
And I do not believe I am mistaken
That Once n awhile
That sometimes
I need some myspace like
I need some space and time to myself
N Same goes for the fellas,
This applies to men as well
You need to trust yo lady.
You need to have faith in your partner
Jus hold on loosely
Just hold on lightly
Clingin too tight gonna drive her crazy.
Holding on too tightly will cause her to go insane
But I done found a good one,
But I have found a good partner
And damn she keep it real,
And she is honest and upfront
You havin problems, talk about it
If you have problems, talk to me about them
Tell em Just Chill
Tell them to relax
Lyrics © JELLYBEAN MUSIC GROUP, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ALEXANDER HARMON GERARD, KEITH WILKINS, LEROY JONES, RASHIA FISHER, ROGER MCNAIR, TREVOR SMITH, WILLIAM A LEWIS
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Flipmode is the dopest!
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🔥🔥🔥💯
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Rampage P.K.A the sharpshooter
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Flipmode! 🔥🔥🔥
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Dang!
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just the reel rap
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HARDCORE STARS..
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Just Chill Bro...
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How come I can't find the lyrics for this song? If I look for them lyrics, they don't match this song.. It's very annoying! :|