  Busta Rhymes was born, Trevor
Smith, on May 20, 1972 in New York. Busta
began performing with the Leaders Of
The New School before hitting it big
solo. Although he never sold the millions of
LPs his rapping counterparts sold, Busta
remains one of the most original hip hop
artists with his rapid-fire rapping style and
innovative videos.
 # 104
Singles Artist of the Year
 Busta released
his debut LP The
Coming.
Busta hit the Top 40 with "Woo-Hah! Got You All In
Check."
Busta topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Singles chart for 7 weeks and the Hot
Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 5
weeks with "Woo-Hah! Got You All In
Check."
Busta topped the Billboard
R&B Albums chart for a week with The
Coming.
The
Coming was certified gold.
The single "Woo-Hah! Got You All In
Check"
was certified platinum.
"Woo-Hah! Got You All In
Check"
was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Breakthrough Video.
Busta was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Woo-Hah! Got You All In
Check").
 Busta released When
Disaster Strikes.
Busta topped the Billboard
R&B Albums chart for a week with When
Disaster Strikes.
When
Disaster Strikes was certified
platinum.
 # 92
Singles Artist of the Year
Busta topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Singles chart for a week and the Hot
Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2
weeks with "Dangerous."
Busta hit the Top 40 with "Dangerous."
The single "Dangerous" was certified
gold.
Busta was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Put Your Hands
Where My Eyes Could See").
 Busta hit the Top 40 helping out
Puff
Daddy & The Family with "Victory" which also
featured The
Notorious B.I.G.
The single "Turn It
Up" was certified gold.
The video for "Put Your
Hands Where My Eyes Could See" was
nominated for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Best Choreography, and Breakthrough Video.
 Busta released E.L.E.:
Extinction Level Event (The Final World
Front).
E.L.E.:
Extinction Level Event (The Final World
Front) and The
Coming were certified platinum.
Busta was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Dangerous").
 Busta could be heard on the
soundtrack for the Mod
Squad with "Party Is Goin' On
Over Here."
Busta hit the Top 40 teaming up
with Janet
Jackson on "What's
It Gonna Be?!"
Busta topped the Billboard Rap
Singles chart for 5 weeks and the
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 3
weeks with "What's
It Gonna Be?!"
 Busta topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart
for a week with "What's
It Gonna Be?!"
The single "What's
It Gonna Be?!" was certified gold.
Busta won Music Video of the
Year with Janet
Jackson ("What's
It Gonna Be?!") at the Source Hip-Hip
Music Awards.
"What's
It Gonna Be?!" earned several MTV Video Music
Awards nominations
for Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, and Best Art Direction. The video "Gimme
Some More" was nominated for Breakthrough Video.
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made includes
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can
See" at # 20.
Busta was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Busta was
nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by
a Duo or Group ("What's
It Gonna Be?!" with Janet
Jackson), Best Rap Solo Performance ("Gimme Some
More"), and Best Rap Album (E.L.E.:
Extinction Level Event (The Final World
Front)).
Busta won a Soul Train Music
Award for R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for
"What's
It Gonna Be?!" with Janet
Jackson.
 Busta released Anarchy.
Busta topped the Billboard
R&B Albums chart for a week with Anarchy.
Anarchy was certified
platinum.
Busta could be seen in the films
Finding
Forrester and Shaft.
Busta was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Fire").
Busta could be heard on the
soundtrack to Dr.
Doolittle 2 with "What It Is, Pt.
2."
The
Best Of Busta Rhymes was released.
 Busta released Genesis.
Busta could be
heard on the soundtrack for The
Wash with the track
"Holla."
 # 106
Singles Artist of the Year
Genesis was certified gold.
Busta hit the
Top 40 with "Break Ya Neck."
 Genesis was certified
platinum.
Busta hit the Top 40 helping out
P.
Diddy with "Pass The Courvoisier
Pt. 2."
Busta was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Hip-Hop Video ("Pass The Courvoisier
Pt. 2").
 Busta released It
Ain't Safe No More.
Busta could be seen in the films
Halloween:
Resurrection and Narc.
 # 53
Singles Artist of the Year
Busta was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by
a Duo or Group ("Pass The Courvoisier
Pt. 2").
Busta's SUV was
sprayed with bullets while it was parked in
New York. Busta had left the vehicle just a
few minutes before it was hit.
 Busta teamed up with Mariah
Carey and The Flipmode Squad
and hit the Top 40 with "I Know What You Want."
VH1: 50
Greatest Hip Hop Artists includes Busta at # 28.
Busta hit the Top 10 with "I Know What You Want."
Busta's video for "I Know What You Want" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.
Busta received 6 months
probation for assaulting a woman at a concert
in December, 2002.
# 417 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 66
Singles Artist of the Year
Busta could be heard on The Game's LP The
Documentary with "Like Father, Like
Son."
 Busta hit the Top 40 helping the
Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
Busta topped the Billboard Hot
100 Singles Sales chart helping the Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
Busta hit the Top 10 helping the Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
Busta topped the Billboard Pop
100 chart, Hot Dance Single Sales chart,
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
chart, and Dance Radio Airplay chart helping
the Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
Busta hit #1 for 2 weeks helping
the Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
 Busta topped the UK Singles
chart helping the Pussycat Dolls with "Don't Cha."
One of Busta's body guards was
shot and killed during a video shoot.
 Busta released The
Big Bang.
Busta topped the Billboard 200
LP chart, Top Rap Albums chart, and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with The
Big Bang. The LP sold over 209,000
copies in its first week of release in the
US.
Busta was arrested in New York
on assault charges.
The video for "Touch
It" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Male Video and Best Rap Video.
Busta was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Touch
It").
Busta was arrested in New York
on a drunk driving charge.
Busta could be heard on T.I.'s LP T.I.
Vs. Tip with "Hurt."
 Busta could be heard on the Lil Wayne LP Tha
Carter III on the track "La
La."
Busta could be heard on the Nas LP Nas with
"Fried Chicken."
Busta is expected to release his
next LP Blessed in August.
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The Coming
Released: March, 1996
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "A Black
Child Was Born / The 8th Wonder" -
"Do My Thing" -
"Everything Remains Raw" -
"Abandon Ship" - "Woo-Hah! Got You
All In Check" - "It's A
Party" (with Zhane) - "Hot
Fudge" - "Ill Vibe" (with
Q-Tip) - "Flipmode Squad Meets Def
Squad" - "Still Shining" -
"Keep It Movin'" (with Charlie
Brown) - "Finish Line" -
"End Of The World (Outro)" |
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When Disaster Strikes
Released: September, 1997
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Whole World Lookin' At Me" -
"Survival Hungry" - "When
Disaster Strikes" - "So
Hardcore" - "Get High
Tonight" - "Turn It Up" -
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could
See" - "There's Not A Problem
My Squad Can't Fix" (with Jamal) -
"We Could Take It Outside" -
"Rhymes Galore" - "Things
We Be Doin' For Money, Pt. 1" -
"Things We be Doin' For Money, Pt.
2" - "The One" (with
Erykah Badu) - "Dangerous" -
"Body Rock" (with Puff Daddy) -
"Get Off My Block" -
"Preparation For The Final World
Front (Outro)" |
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E.L.E.: Extinction Level
Event (The Final World Front)
Released: December, 1998
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "There's
Only One Year Left!!! (Intro)" -
"Everybody Rise" - "Where
We Are About To Take It" -
"Extinction Level Event (The Song Of
Salvation)" - "Tear Da Roof
Off" - "Against All Odds"
- "Just Give It To Me Raw" -
"Do It To Death" -
"Keepin' It Tight" -
"Gimme Some More" - "Is
They Wildin Wit Us & Gettin Rowdy Wit
Us?" (with Mystikal) - "Party
Is Goin' On Over Here" - "Do
The Bus A Bus" - "Take It
Off" - "What's It Gonna Be?!"
(with Janet Jackson) - "Hot
S***" Makin' Ya Bounce" -
"What The F*** You Want!" -
"This Means War!!" (with Ozzy
Osbourne) - "Burial Song
(Outro)" |
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Anarchy
Released: June, 2000
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "The Current
State Of Anarchy (Intro)" -
"Salute Da Gods!!" -
"Enjoy Da Ride" - "We Put
It Down For Y'all" -
"Bladow" - "S | | 
