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About Busta Rhymes:
Trevor Smith, Jr. (born on May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is a Jamaican American hip hop musician and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform. Busta Rhymes was a member of Leaders of the New School and released two albums with the group before breaking out with a 1996 solo hit single,
"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check". He is known for his often high-speed rhyme-delivery, as heard on his hits
"Gimme Some More",
"Break Ya Neck" and
"Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em)".
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In November 2005, Smith cut off his trademark dreadlocks during a photo shoot in a New York barbershop owned by producer Cory Rooney. The shop is featured on an MTV show titled The Shop. "I started growing [my hair] in December '89. I was 17," he said. "I signed my [record] deal and said I ain't combing my hair no more. I don't have to." He says the haircut was symbolic of a change in his music and the new record deal.
His seventh studio album,
The Big Bang, became the first #1 album of his career. The CD sold over 209,000 copies in its first week to earn the top spot on The Billboard Top 200. The album also became his highest charting album in the UK, peaking at #19 there. Some of the album was leaked on the Internet, and as a result several songs were left off the album and new ones added. The Big Bang featured more production by Dr. Dre than Smith's previous releases, as well as appearances by Raekwon and Nas. The singles that have been released from the album are,
"Touch It",
"I Love My Bitch", featuring Kelis and will.i.am,
"New York Shit", and
"In The Ghetto". Smith also had a stint opening for
Mariah Carey's The Adventures of Mimi Tour. Also, Smith performed with Eminem on "Touch It Remix Part 5". Others such as Jae Millz and
Ne-Yo appeared as well.
On November 27, 2007, Smith and Mick Boogie released Dillagence, a mixtape of released and unreleased tracks featuring Smith with J Dilla on production.
Busta is set to appear on
Lil Wayne's sixth album, Tha Carter III, due on June 10, 2008.
Busta Rhymes was added to Projekt Revolution 2008, He will be joining
Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, and Ashes Divide on the main stage. On the Revolution stage will be Atreyu, 10 years, Hawthorne Heights, Amor For Sleep, and Street Drum Corps.
His eighth studio album "Back on My B.S." is scheduled to be released in May 19, 2009.
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Discography:
Studio albums:
1996: The Coming - PLATINUM
1997: When Disaster Strikes... - PLATINUM
1998: E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front - PLATINUM
2000: Anarchy - PLATINUM
2001: Genesis - PLATINUM
2002: It Ain't Safe No More - GOLD
2006: The Big Bang - GOLD
2009: Back on My B.S. -
Collaboration albums:
1991: A Future Without a Past (with Leaders of the New School)
1993: T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) (with Leaders of the New School)
1998: The Imperial Album (with Flipmode Squad)
