Trevor George Smith Jr.,known professionally as Busta Rhymes,is an American rapper,songwriter,record producer,and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes,after NFL and CFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. He has received 12 Grammy Award nominations for his work,making him one of the most-nominated artists without winning.
Benny Douglas,professionally known as Benny Boom,is an American director who has worked in music,television,and film. His most commercially successful film was the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.
"I Know What You Want" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes and singer Mariah Carey,featuring verses from Rhymes' group Flipmode Squad:Spliff Star,Baby Sham,Rah Digga,and Rampage. Produced by Rick Rock,it was released on February 24,2003 as the second single from Rhymes' sixth album It Ain't Safe No More... (2002).
"Self Destruction" is the only single by the Stop the Violence Movement,a group formed by American rapper KRS-One in 1988 in response to violence in the hip hop and African American communities.
Rashia Tashan Fisher,known professionally as Rah Digga,is an American rapper and actress. She is best known as a longtime member of the Flipmode Squad,a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes. Her debut album,Dirty Harriet (2000),peaked in the top-20 of the Billboard 200,and she released her second album,Classic,in 2010. She starred in the horror film Thirteen Ghosts (2001) as Maggie.
Conglomerate is a record label founded by Busta Rhymes. The label was established in 1994 as Flipmode,the name Conglomerate was later adopted in 2010.
"I Love My Bitch" is a song by Busta Rhymes featuring will.i.am and Kelis,released as the second single from Busta Rhymes' seventh studio album,The Big Bang (2006).
"In the Ghetto" is the fourth and final single from Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang,and features R&B singer Rick James. It was produced by DJ Green Lantern and Dr. Dre.
"Get Ur Freak On" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by Elliott and Timbaland for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive (2001). Based on heavy bhangra elements,a popular music and dance form from the region of Punjab in South Asia,the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played on a tumbi and rhythm and bassline played on tabla.
"I'm Really Hot" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by and Elliott Timbaland for her fifth studio album This Is Not a Test! (2003). Released as the second and final single from the album,it reached the top 20 of the Danish Singles Chart. The accompanying music video makes reference to the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill:Volume 1 (2003),and includes a dance break over "Hot Music" by Soho.
"Hot Boyz" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Missy Elliott featuring American rapper and singer-songwriter Lil' Mo. The remix version of the song was an urban hit featuring Nas,Eve and Q-Tip. The remix broke the record for most weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart on the issue dated January 15,2000;as well as spending 18 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Singles from December 4,1999,to March 25,2000,a record not broken until "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X in 2019. The song also reached number 5 on the US Hot 100 on January 15,2000. In the UK,the song became the biggest hit from the Da Real World album;it peaked at #18,being Missy's sixth top 40 and fourth top 20 solo success. On February 4,2000 the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
American rapper Busta Rhymes has released eleven studio albums,three compilation albums,eight mixtapes,one hundred and eight singles,fourteen promotional singles and fifty-six music videos. Busta Rhymes signed his first recording contract with Elektra Records at the age of just 17,as a member of hip-hop group Leaders of the New School. Though the group would disband in 1994,a number of well-received guest appearances on songs by artists including A Tribe Called Quest and Mary J. Blige led Elektra to offer Busta Rhymes a solo contract in 1995. His debut studio album,The Coming,was released the following year,with lead single "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" reaching number eight on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2019 Busta Rhymes has sold around 9,000,000 albums.
"Let It Go" is a song by American R&B singer Keyshia Cole featuring American rappers Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim. It was written by Cole,Jack Knight,Cainon Lamb,Lil' Kim,and Missy Elliott for her second album Just Like You (2007) and samples "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume,and "Don't Stop the Music" by Yarbrough and Peoples,while also interpolating "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.,who also sampled "Juicy Fruit." An uptempo song written by all three artists with Jack Knight,Cainon Lamb and James Mtume and produced by Lamb and Elliott,it marked the first collaboration between any of the three artists with one another.
"Ching-a-Ling" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott along with frequent collaborator Cainon Lamb as well as Shawn Campbell and Marshall Leathers from production duo The Arkitects for what was supposed to be Elliott's seventh studio album Block Party,while production was helmed by Lamb,Campbell,and Leathers. In the song,sound elements of the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong are heard throughout the song.
Violator:The Album,V2.0 is the second and final installment in the Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on July 24,2001 through Violator/Loud Records as a sequel to 1999's Violator:The Album. Production was handled by several record producers,including Scott Storch,Bink!,Bryce Wilson,Irv Gotti,Just Blaze,7 Aurelius,and Eric Nicks,who also served as executive producer together with Chris Lighty. It features guest appearances by the likes of JoJo Pellegrino,Remy Ma,Capone-N-Noreaga,Butch Cassidy,Mobb Deep,Big Noyd,CeeLo Green,Fabolous,Fat Joe,Ja Rule,Jadakiss,Kurupt,Memphis Bleek,Missy Elliott,Rah Digga,Spliff Star and Styles P among others. The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
The following list is a discography of production by Swizz Beatz,an American record producer and recording artist from The Bronx,New York. It includes a list of songs produced,co-produced and remixed by year,artist,album and title. With a career spanning over three decades,Swizz Beatz has contributed production on over 160 albums,including studio projects,compilations,soundtracks and mixtapes. Beatz has also produced 81 singles,a number of them certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Pass the Courvoisier,Part II" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes featuring fellow American rapper P. Diddy and American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released as the fourth and last single from his fifth studio album Genesis on February 12,2002,by Flipmode Entertainment and J Records. The song is a continuation to an album track off of Genesis,also featuring P. Diddy.
"Make It Clap" is the first single released from Busta Rhymes's sixth studio album,It Ain't Safe No More...,released on the following month,which is November 26,2002. The remix version was released on January 13,2003 as the official single in place of the original,released two months earlier,which is October 14,2002. It features Sean Paul and Spliff Star. The single peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Flipmode Squad was a hip hop collective founded and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes. The first Flipmode album debuted in 1998 with The Imperial,Rampage and Rah Digga went on to record solo efforts. In the move to J Records in 2000,Lord Have Mercy left Flipmode Squad in preference of a solo career in 2000,feeling that Busta was holding him down. The original line up also included Serious,who after quickly leaving would later produce for artists on No Limit Records,and later acts like Show Money and M. Dollars who were signed to the label as independent artists. Underground MC Roc Marciano would also be signed to the label for a number of years before going the independent route.
The first show in 2006 was hosted by Katt Williams in Atlanta.
