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Busta Rhymes

real name Trevor George Smith Jr.

East Flatbush, United States · b. 1972-05-20

Busta Rhymes is credited on 2,920 releases across 617 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,920

Credits

617

Albums

4

Decades active

1,250

In collections

Biography

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American hip-hop MC, born May 20, 1972 in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, and raised in Uniondale, New York. A founding member of the Leaders Of The New School, and later the Flipmode Squad.
Side note: the rapper Busta Rhymes is said to have been inspired for his name from the lyrics of the tune "It's The Music That Makes Us Do It" by Magnum as the lyrics states "He's A Busta Rhyme" around the 2:00 time.

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Credited work

2,920 releases · 617 albums · active 1991–2026

  • Performance · 3,238
  • Production · 434
  • Engineering · 362
  • Other credits · 46

Studios: Soundtrack Studios · The Hit Factory · Chung King Studios · Electric Lady Studios

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