How Old Is
Busta Rhymes
How Old Is Busta
Rhymes
- Born: 1972
- Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New
York
- Best known
as: Rubbery-faced, raspy-voiced
Brooklyn rapper
Busta Rhymes started his music
career in the 1990s with the rap group Leaders of the New
School. In 1996 he released a solo album, The Coming, featuring
the hit single "Woo-Ha! (Got You All in Check)."
The album and single both went
platinum, as did his second release, When Disaster Strikes.
Known for his innovative videos on MTV, Rhymes has teamed with
Janet Jackson and also appeared in movies, including Finding
Forrester (2000, starring Sean Connery).
His other recordings include
Extinction Level Event -- The Final World Front (1998), Anarchy
(2000), It Ain't Safe No More (2002) and Big Bang (2006). He
collaborated with Missy Elliott and Mary J. Blige on the 2006
single "Touch It," but made bigger headlines with separate
assault charges from August and December of that
year.
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