Busta Rhymes

Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes, (born May 20, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was born and raised in New York City to Jamaican parents.

He has performed with many pop groups, such as the Pussycat Dolls. He has carried many hit singles in his name. He is a very successful rapper who has made a lot of rap and hip hop hits. He also has a special rapping style.

So far he has been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards.

Career
In 1989 Rhymes started a rap group called Leaders of the New School with Charlie Brown, Dinco D, and Cut Monitor Milo. The group's first album was released in 1991 by Elektra Records. In 1993 the band broke up.

In 1995 Rhymes started making his first solo album, The Coming. It was released March 26 1996.

When Disaster Strikes..., Rhymes' second album, was released September 16, 1997.

December 15, 1998 E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front was released. It was nominated for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards.

Anarchy was released 2000. It was his last album on Elektra Records. On October 2 2001 Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes was released. In the same month Rhymes released a new album, Genesis. Four singles were released from it.

It Ain't Safe No More... was released November 26 2002. The album's second single was "I Know What You Want". The song had Mariah Carey singing in it. It reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

In 2006 The Big Bang was released. It was Rhymes' only release on Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label. Five singles were released from it.

Rhymes' eighth album, Back on My B.S. was released 2009.

Year of the Dragon was released 2012 for free on Google Play.

Rhymes' next album Extinction Level Event 2 was released in 2014.

Personal life
Rhymes is a Muslim. He has four children: three sons named T'Ziah (born 1993), T'Khi (born 1999), and Trillian (born 2001), and a daughter named Mariah (born 1998).

Studio albums
 The Coming (1996)
 When Disaster Strikes... (1997)
 Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front (1998)
 Anarchy (2000)
 Genesis (2001)
 It Ain't Safe No More... (2002)
 The Big Bang (2006)
 Back on My B.S. (2009)
 Year of the Dragon (2012)
 Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (2020)

Collaboration albums
 A Future Without a Past... with Leaders of the New School (1991)
 T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) with Leaders of the New School (1993)
 The Imperial with Flipmode Squad (1998)

References

Category:African-American rappers
Category:Hardcore hip hop artists
Category:20th-century American musicians
Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:American Muslims
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:American people convicted of assault
Category:Businesspeople from New York City
Category:Interscope Records artists
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:Rappers from New York (state)
Category:Musicians from Brooklyn
Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Elektra Records artists