Born in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, in 1972 of Jamaican heritage (a definite influence on his rapping style), Busta moved to Long Island in 1983 and, at Uniondale High School, met up with MCs Charlie Brown, Dinco D, and Cut Monitor Milo. Inspired by fellow Long Islanders Public Enemy and Eric B. & Rakim, the foursome united as Leaders of the New School and signed a deal with Elektra Records right out of the gate, when Busta was only 17 years old. Much respected in the hip-hop underground for their Afrocentric philosophy and tough rapping styles, Leaders of the New School debuted in 1991 with A Future Without A Past... but released only one more album, 1993's T.I.M.E., before breaking up the following year.
Out on his own for the first time, Busta called on some friends, appearing on A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario", the incredible remix of Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" (also featuring Notorious B.I.G. and LL Cool J), as well as other projects with Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, and TLC. He also appeared in the 1995 John Singleton film Higher Learning and earned a solo contract with Elektra. Busta's first album, The Coming, proved a huge hit; the single "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check" hit the Top Ten and pushed the album into gold-record territory. His second album, When Disaster Strikes, debuted at number three in September 1997. Extinction Level Event followed a year later, and in mid-2000, Busta released Anarchy while appearing on the silver screen in a remake of the blaxploitation classic Shaft. 2002's It Ain't Safe No More and 2006's Aftermath-released The Big Bang followed. While shooting a video for a remix of the latter album's "Touch It", Busta's bodyguard was shot to death. In 2008 Busta was dropped from Aftermath after a heated argument with Jimmy Iovine, which delayed the release of his next album, which was initially going to be called Blessed, but was changed to Back On My B.S. which finally released in May 2009 after being delayed for several months.
Sound Files (MP3)
We Made It (f/Linkin Park)
Touch It - from the album The Big Bang
Make It Clap - from the album It Ain't Safe No More
I Know What You Want (f/Mariah Carey) - from the album It Ain't Safe No More
Break Ya Neck - from the album Genesis
Pass the Courvoisier (f/P.Diddy & Pharrell) - from the album Genesis
What It Is (f/Kelis) - from the album Genesis
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See - from the album When Disaster Strikes
Dangerous - from the album When Disaster Strikes
So Hardcore - from the album When Disaster Strikes
Light Your A** On Fire (f/Pharrell) - from the album The Neptunes Present Clones (by The Neptunes)
*Touch It (Remix - f/Lloyd Banks, DMX, Mary J. Blige, Papoose, Rah Digga & Missy Elliott)
I'm Just Gettin' Warm
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