Biography for
Busta Rhymes More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 May 1972, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name

Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr.

Nickname

Bus-a-Bus

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Trivia

Arrested and charged with criminal possession after police found a loaded, unregistered pistol in his car. The police also found a small bag of marijuana on Gerald Odom, Rhymes' manager, who was riding in the car at the time. Odom was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a weapon. [27 December 1998]

Son, T'ziah, b. 1993 by former girlfriend Joanne

In 2003 signed to Shady/Aftermath records, Eminem and Dr. Dre's record company. By 2006, and the release of the album, he again changed record labels.

Nickname was given to him by Chuck D of Public Enemy, and was taken from University of Oklahoma halfback George "Buster" Rhymes.

In 2000, broke the Guinness World Record for most syllables in one second during a freestyle rap. Before him the title was for voice-actor John Moschitta, who could maintain the most consonants unbroken, per second.

Father was from New York City, New York and mother was of Jamaican heritage.

Was head of the Flipmode Squad and executive of its label.

Personal Quotes

You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great J Dilla got work on the album. It's gonna be great - look forward to the new bang-out. - On his 2007 album, 'Before Hell Freezes Over'.