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Busta Rhymes

Trevor Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician.

Of Jamaican heritage, Busta Rhymes was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Uniondale, New York. At 12 his family moved to Long Island where he met up with other MCs from the growing New York hip hop community.

Smith is well-known throughout the hip hop community with the release of his debut solo album on Elektra Records, The Coming, in 1996 (1996 in music) after leaving the Leaders of the New School. The album's mix of ragga and hip hop made it a marginal success, and it included the US and UK top 10 single "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check". The follow-up, When Disaster Strikes... was less successful in the US but sold well overseas. The album did, however, produce 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" was less popular, but only just failed to top the UK charts and was a top 10 hit in Germany, establishing Rhymes as an international star.

The same year he released The Imperial as part of the Flipmode Squad, a collaborative project with rappers Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Rah Digga and Baby Sham. Rhymes' fascination with film informed the same year's Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front, which took its title from the disaster movie Deep Impact. The frenetic "Gimme Some More" reached number 5 in the UK singles chart in January 1999 (see 1999 in music). Rhymes enjoyed further transatlantic success in April when the highly catchy "What's It Gonna Be?!', featuring Janet Jackson, reached the US and UK Top 10. Rhymes has kept up his frantic work rate, juggling his music career with his acting roles. In 2000 he worked on several movie projects, including the remake of Shaft, and released his final album for Elektra, Anarchy.

After leaving Elektra, Rhymes signed to J Records, a new label started by recently ousted Arista chief and founder Clive Davis. In 2001 (see 2001 in music), he released a greatest hits record, and a new effort. Continuing the apocalyptic theme of his previous albums, he titled his record Genesis. The aptly titled Genesis gave Busta Rhymes a rebirth of success with the mega-hits "Break Ya Neck" and "Pass the Courvoisier" produced by hip-hop uber-producers Dr. Dre and The Neptunes, respectively.

On November 26, 2002 (see 2002 in music) Busta Rhymes released his 6th studio album It Ain't Safe No More. Its first single, "Make It Clap," was a moderate hit and had a popular remix featuring a sample from Eric B. and Rakims hit song "Eric B. is President", along with a remix video, which featured Sean Paul and gave the song an even more reggae-inspired flavor. The second single, a duet with Mariah Carey, entitled "I Know What You Want" has been even more successful; having reached the top ten of Billboard's pop singles chart and the top ten in rap radio airplay.

Busta Rhymes had recently signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and will release his yet-to-titled album on the imprint.

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  • Download sample "Abandon Ship" (with Rampage), from The Coming

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and Rakims hit song "Eric B. In 1970, his live cover of the Box Tops' hit "The Letter", which appeared on the tour compilation album Mad Dogs & Englishmen, became his first U.S. Its first single, "Make It Clap," was a moderate hit and had a popular remix featuring a sample from Eric B. Other early hits included "Cry Me a River" and "Feelin' Alright". On November 26, 2002 (see 2002 in music) Busta Rhymes released his 6th studio album It Ain't Safe No More. He had further success covering Beatles tunes with his cover of their song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" off their Abbey Road album. Dre and The Neptunes, respectively. The same year he appeared at the Woodstock Music Festival.

The aptly titled Genesis gave Busta Rhymes a rebirth of success with the mega-hits "Break Ya Neck" and "Pass the Courvoisier" produced by hip-hop uber-producers Dr. Pepper's album, [with guitar played by Jimmy Page]. Continuing the apocalyptic theme of his previous albums, he titled his record Genesis. His first big hit was the song "With a Little Help from My Friends," a cover of the song by The Beatles off the Sgt. In 2001 (see 2001 in music), he released a greatest hits record, and a new effort. In 1969 he was featured on the American TV program The Ed Sullivan Show. After leaving Elektra, Rhymes signed to J Records, a new label started by recently ousted Arista chief and founder Clive Davis. He started his musical career in the city of his birth Sheffield, England in some minor bands at the age of 15: the first band was the Avengers (under the stage name Vance Arnold), then Big Blues (1963), and then The Grease Band (1966).

In 2000 he worked on several movie projects, including the remake of Shaft, and released his final album for Elektra, Anarchy. Joe Cocker (born May 20, 1944) is a pop music singer. Rhymes has kept up his frantic work rate, juggling his music career with his acting roles. Heart & Soul (2005). Rhymes enjoyed further transatlantic success in April when the highly catchy "What's It Gonna Be?!', featuring Janet Jackson, reached the US and UK Top 10. Respect Yourself (2002). The frenetic "Gimme Some More" reached number 5 in the UK singles chart in January 1999 (see 1999 in music). No Ordinary World (1999).

Rhymes' fascination with film informed the same year's Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front, which took its title from the disaster movie Deep Impact. Greatest Hits (1998). The same year he released The Imperial as part of the Flipmode Squad, a collaborative project with rappers Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Rah Digga and Baby Sham. Across From Midnight (1997). The third single, "Turn It Up/Fire It Up" was less popular, but only just failed to top the UK charts and was a top 10 hit in Germany, establishing Rhymes as an international star. Organic (1996). The album did, however, produce two hugely popular singles and videos in America, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". The Long Voyage Home (1995).

The follow-up, When Disaster Strikes... was less successful in the US but sold well overseas. Have A Little Faith (1994). The album's mix of ragga and hip hop made it a marginal success, and it included the US and UK top 10 single "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check". The Best Of Joe Cocker (1993). Smith is well-known throughout the hip hop community with the release of his debut solo album on Elektra Records, The Coming, in 1996 (1996 in music) after leaving the Leaders of the New School. Night Calls (1992). At 12 his family moved to Long Island where he met up with other MCs from the growing New York hip hop community. Joe Cocker Live (1990).

Of Jamaican heritage, Busta Rhymes was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Uniondale, New York. One Night Of Sin (1989). Trevor Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician. Unchain My Heart (1987). Download sample "Abandon Ship" (with Rampage), from The Coming. Cocker (1986). Civilized Man (1984).

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Jamaica Say You Will (1975). I Can Stand A Little Rain (1974). Joe Cocker (1972). Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1970).

Joe Cocker! (1969). With A Little Help From My Friends (1969). N'oubliez Jamais or Unchain my heart. When The Night Comes;.

You are So Beautiful;. Up where We Belong, (Academy Award winning song written by Will Jennings and sung with Jennifer Warnes for the motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman);.