Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
While Elektra had signed Grandmaster Flash as far back as 1985, and had some success with other rap acts like Brand Nubian, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and Pete Rock & CL Smooth, the label didn’t truly find its breakout hip-hop superstar until the 1996 arrival of Busta Rhymes.
A distinctive personality hailed for his inventive, ragga-inspired flow and irrefutable humor and invention, Rhymes began his recording career as a 17-year old rapper with old school hip-hop crew, Leaders of the New School. The group released two albums on Elektra before splitting up in 1993.
The Brooklyn-born MC -- born Trevor Taheim Smith, Jr., and then given his nom de rap by none other than Public Enemy’s Chuck D – struck out on his own, appearing on tracks by Craig Mack, KRS-One, and A Tribe Called Quest before reuniting with Elektra via his Flipmode Entertainment label. The premier Flipmode/Elektra release was Rhymes’s 1996 solo debut, The Coming, which spawned an RIAA platinum-certified, #1 Rap single in “Woo Ha!! Got You All in Check” and was itself certified platinum – the first of four consecutive million-selling albums.
1997’s When Disaster Strikes duplicated its predecessor’s chart-topping entry onto Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” list, but made an even higher debut onto the overall Billboard 200 at #3. The album featured the Grammy-nominated hip-hop hit, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See,” plus two gold-certified singles in “Dangerous” and “Turn It Up,” both of which reached #1 on Billboard’s “Top Rap Songs” chart. Rhymes scored still another gold-certified #1 Rap hit with “What’s It Gonna Be?! (Feat. Janet Jackson),” included on 1998’s E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event) The Final World Front.
That same year saw Rhymes stepping out as leader of his own Flipmode Squad, a hip-hop supercrew whose ranks included fellow Flipmode/Elektra recording artists Rampage and Rah Digga. Back on the solo front, Anarchy, Busta’s fourth and final Flipmode/Elektra album, entered the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” list at #1, with a top 3 arrival on the main chart. Though Rhymes and Elektra soon parted ways by mutual agreement, the iconic rapper continues a hugely successful solo career to this very day, in addition to a wide range of other artistic pursuits.
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While Elektra had signed Grandmaster Flash as far back as 1985, and had some success with other rap acts like Brand Nubian, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and Pete Rock & CL Smooth, the label didn’t truly find its breakout hip-hop superstar until the 1996 arrival of Busta Rhymes.
A distinctive personality hailed for his inventive, ragga-inspired flow and irrefutable humor and invention, Rhymes began his recording career as a 17-year old rapper with old school hip-hop crew, Leaders of the New School. The group released two albums on Elektra before splitting up in 1993.
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The Brooklyn-born MC -- born Trevor Taheim Smith, Jr., and then given his nom de rap by none other than Public Enemy’s Chuck D – struck out on his own, appearing on tracks by Craig Mack, KRS-One, and A Tribe Called Quest before reuniting with Elektra via his Flipmode Entertainment label. The premier Flipmode/Elektra release was Rhymes’s 1996 solo debut, The Coming, which spawned an RIAA platinum-certified, #1 Rap single in “Woo Ha!! Got You All in Check” and was itself certified platinum – the first of four consecutive million-selling albums.
1997’s When Disaster Strikes duplicated its predecessor’s chart-topping entry onto Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” list, but made an even higher debut onto the overall Billboard 200 at #3. The album featured the Grammy-nominated hip-hop hit, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See,” plus two gold-certified singles in “Dangerous” and “Turn It Up,” both of which reached #1 on Billboard’s “Top Rap Songs” chart. Rhymes scored still another gold-certified #1 Rap hit with “What’s It Gonna Be?! (Feat. Janet Jackson),” included on 1998’s E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event) The Final World Front.
That same year saw Rhymes stepping out as leader of his own Flipmode Squad, a hip-hop supercrew whose ranks included fellow Flipmode/Elektra recording artists Rampage and Rah Digga. Back on the solo front, Anarchy, Busta’s fourth and final Flipmode/Elektra album, entered the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” list at #1, with a top 3 arrival on the main chart. Though Rhymes and Elektra soon parted ways by mutual agreement, the iconic rapper continues a hugely successful solo career to this very day, in addition to a wide range of other artistic pursuits.
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