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
I will be so glad to take the picture and pose and look good for the picture. But when you catch me while I'm looking real sideways and the picture's ugly as hell, I don't want you to have the picture like that!
My craziest ideas come from cartoons. I approach music by taking that cartoon extreme and the real life extreme and finding somewhere in the middle. The animated element lures people in, but the real-life substance puts the nail in the coffin.
You could put me on any track. I support that one million percent. Whatever the track is, I'm going to smash it. Believe that
I started growing my hair in December '89. I was seventeen. I signed my record deal and said I ain't combing my hair no more. I don't have too.
I called the album 'The Chemo' because it seems like the industry and music overall is dying slowly.
Buy a nickel bag, smoke a little lye, get high tonight, get high tonight.
Got demons on both shoulders.
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?
You think that you can hide; you think you can lay low? I'll roll up on your ass like Hawaii 5-0!
At the end of the day, man, you can't protect yourself from a haymaker that's coming in toward your face if you don't see it coming.
New York is traditional New York, you know what I'm saying? It's the stomping ground of the hustlers and go-getters
I appreciate the additional additives and preservatives that help sell a project, but I'm sticking to what works best for me. I gotta sell the album live on stage and make people believe in the songs.