Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor George Smith, Jr.,better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. Early in his career, he was known for his wild style and fashion, and today is best known for his intricate rapping technique, which involves rapping at a fast rate with a lot of internal rhyme and half rhyme, and to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth20 May 1972
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It's almost not safe to be an artist, the way everybody is randomly picking people to feud with.
I never knew that I would see the day that I would meet the devil himself.
I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have made a decision to really stand by you as friends.
I called the album 'The Chemo' because it seems like the industry and music overall is dying slowly.
I feel like I introduce another level of my creative ability on every album.
Buy a nickel bag, smoke a little lye, get high tonight, get high tonight.
Got demons on both shoulders.
I love hip-hop, because you can do this like that and still be super successful! You ain't gotta hold your tongue.
I wanted to make something that reminded people of the way albums used to feel. I wanted something as good as the stuff put out by the Bomb Squad, or Dr. Dre and his production crew, or A Tribe Called Quest. I miss albums like those.
Brooklyn is where I primarily developed. I had an opportunity to make records and perform in clubs here and there, and I started networking with the right people in the right places.
With every song I have a person in mind who, in a perfect world, would perform with me. Usually I end up not getting that person, and I'm forced to settle for someone else
I'm trying to set up opportunities for myself so that I don't only have one outlet to go through and rely upon as far as a support system financially, emotionally and mentally.
I want you to see that I'm looking. Look at me look at you. I'm cool with that.
I really only respect the Arab culture. I ain't really trying to pay no attention to, ya know, these little people in political positions and executive positions that ain't Arab culture oriented people because a lot of the times, what are you really showing all of this concern for?