Cooks gives Busta Rhymes credit for pushing him to develop a work ethic. He names Jay-Z and Kanye West as two of his musical inspirations. My mother's super proud of me. I tell myself we goin' to the moon. I'm putting gas in that spaceship. Dig you outta the snow. Katrina Tulloch writes music and culture stories for Syracuse. Contact her: Email Twitter Facebook. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Ad Choices. Fact-forward news for readers like you who want to know more. Subscribe today. Smith has released nine studio albums, with five certified platinum in sales and another two gold.
His list of hit singles includes " Woo Hah!! Early in his career, Smith was known for his wild style and fashion, and today he is best known for his intricate rapping technique, which involves rapping at a fast rate with the use of internal rhyme and half rhyme. Smith has received eleven Grammy nominations for his musical work.
Hip Hop Wiki Explore. Popular pages. G Busta Rhymes Jeru the Damaja. In , Busta collaborated with Jodie Connor, featuring on her single "Take You There", but he did not appear in the music video. He also released a music video for the track "Doin' It Again" which features Reek da Villian and includes a tribute to his manager, Chris Lighty, who committed suicide in In , it was announced that Universal Motown was going defunct, forcing Rhymes and other artists to move to Universal Republic Records.
In mid, it was announced that Universal Republic Records was also going defunct, forcing artists on the roster to move to Republic Records, reviving the label.
On December 21, , members of The Conglomerate Ent. Doe and Reek da Villan released a mixtape titled Catastrophic, their first collective effort. A video was shot in Flatbush on June 3, The official remix was released featuring Nicki Minaj.
He was featured on "Devil", featuring Neon Hitch and B. B, a song by Cash Cash. It was released in August In July , it was announced that Rhymes had amicably departed Cash Records due to creative differences.
In , a movement to name a small, uninhabited lake island in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts after Busta Rhymes received viral publicity. The unofficial name of Busta Rhymes Island was chosen by a town resident because the island has "rope-swinging, blueberries, and A formal proposal was made to the U. Board on Geographic Names to officially change the island's name, but it was not accepted due to regulations regarding the naming of geographic places after living people.
In February , Busta Rhymes confirmed he's "finishing touches" of his new album with longtime collaborator, Dr. Busta Rhymes was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the Universal fire. He was eliminated in the first episode. Busta Rhymes identifies as a member of the Five-Percent Nation. He has six children: three sons born in , , and and three daughters born , , and On August 20, , Rhymes was arrested and arraigned for charges of third-degree assault after attacking a man who reportedly spat on his car in New York City on August 12 after the AmsterJam Music Festival on Randall's Island.
On October 24, , Rhymes appeared at Manhattan Criminal Court as the district attorney's office attempted to amend previous charges against him to include weapons possession for a machete found in his car. The judge refused to add the charge and adjourned the case. On February 20, , Rhymes refused a plea deal offered by the prosecutor's office for the assault of his former driver, Edward Hatchett.
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