Busta Rhymes Background

Born Name: Trevor Smith, Jr.

Date of Birth: May 20, 1972 in East Flatbush, NY

Mother: Geraldine Grant-Smith

Father: Trevor Smith, Sr.

Brother: Paul Smith

Children: Tahiem (born May 4^th, 1992 but died 3 hrs. later L ); T'Ziah (born in the spring of '98)

Life in the Rap Business: Leaders of the New School

Leaders of the New School (1991-1993)

CD's: Future without a Past; and Time

Flipmode Squad (1994-Forever)

CD's (Solo): The Coming (March 26th, 1996) {Platinum}; When Disaster Strikes (September 22nd, 1997) {2X Platinum}; Extinction Level Event (December, 8^th, 1998)

Flipmode CD's: The Imperial (September 21^st, 1998)

Background

• Dropped out of high school at age of 17
• Meet Bryan Higgins where they started a rap group which with the help of Chuck D of Public Enemy (and two more members) to become The Leaders of the New School.
• Went solo in 1996
• Produced three albums: The Coming; When Disaster Strikes; and Extinction Level Event
• The Coming went Platinum and When Disaster Strikes went double-platinum
• 1996-1997 Grammy Nominee for "Best Rap Solo"
• On When Disaster Strikes he produced three No. 1 hits; Put your hands where my eyez could see; Dangerous; and Fire it up (Turn it up Remix).
• Starred in Strapped; Who's the Man; Higher Learning and many more.
• Clothing Line Bushi started
• Started Flipmode Entertainment in '98
• Hired his mother and brother to manage Flipmode Entertainment.
• Flipmode's first full-length CD The Imperial appeared on September 21^st, 1998