Elektra years (1996-2000)
Busta Rhymes' debut solo album, The Coming, was released by Elektra Records in 1996. The album was a mix of reggae and hip hop, and it included the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) top 10 single "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check." It was Busta's first release on his label, Flipmode Records. The album was met with commercial and critical success and ended up going Platinum.
His follow-up, When Disaster Strikes was successful in the US and sold well overseas. The album produced two hugely popular singles and videos in America, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The third single "Turn It Up/Fire It Up" reached as high as number 2 on the UK singles chart and number 10 in the U.S. The next year he released The Imperial Album as part of the Flipmode Squad, a collaborative project with rappers Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, and Baby Sham. It, like its predecessor would sell very well by going gold.
In 1998, Smith recorded Extinc
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Early Years
Trevor Smith was born in East Flatbush, Brooklyn to Jamaican parents Geraldine Green and Trevor Smith, Sr. When he was 12 his family moved to Uniondale, New York, a suburb of Nassau read more...
Elektra Years (1996-2000)
Busta Rhymes' debut solo album, The Coming, was released by Elektra Records in 1996. The album was a mix of reggae and hip hop, and it included the United States (US) and United read more...
J/Arista/BMG (2000-2004)
After leaving Elektra, Smith signed to J Records, a new label started by recently ousted Arista Records chief and founder Clive Davis. In 2001 he released a greatest hits record read more...
Aftermath/Interscope (2004-2008)
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Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and musician. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former NFL wide read more...