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BUSTA RHYMES MY CHICK

busta rhymes my chick

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. (born on May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes (from former National Football League (NFL) football player George "Buster" Rhymes) after watching him perform. He is also a follower of the Nation of Islam offshoot, The Nation of Gods and Earths (Five Percent Nation). [1]

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Smith was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is of Jamaican heritage. At the age of 12, his family moved to Uniondale, a suburb of New York City on Long Island, where he was raised and eventually met up with other rappers from the growing New York area hip hop community including rappers Jay-Z and The Notorious B. I. I Love My Chick. G. He graduated from Uniondale High School, where he was a star basketball player. 1He has a son named T'ziah, born in 1993.

[edit] Leaders of the New School

Busta Rhymes' musical career began as a member of the Hip Hop crew Leaders of the New School along with fellow Long Island natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D and Cut Monitor Milo. They began recording in 1991 with the album A Future Without a Past (Elektra Records), and soon gained an amount of fame.

[edit] Native Tongues Posse

Many influential and successful Hip Hop crews of the early 1990s with styles comparable to The Leaders of the New School were located in and around the border between the Queens borough of New York City and counties of Long Island.