The same year he released The Imperial as part of the Flipmode Squad, a collaborative project with rappers Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star, Rah Digga and Baby Sham. The third single, "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" (which featured a sample from the 'Knight Rider' theme) was less popular, but only just failed to top the UK charts and was a top 10 hit in Germany, establishing Rhymes as an international star. The album produced two hugely popular singles and videos in America, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "Dangerous". was successful in the US and sold well overseas. The album's mix of ragga and hip hop made it a success, and it included the US and UK top 10 single "Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check", with the remix performed with equally eccentric MC Ol' Dirty Bastard. in 1993, after which Busta Rhymes began his solo career.īusta Rhyme's debut solo album The Coming was released by Elektra Records in 1996. The Leaders Of The New School released their last album T.I.M.E. Soon after their debut The leaders of The New School became associated with the Native Tongues Posse which led to the group's collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest on the Hip Hop classic single "Scenario" released on "A Tribe Called Quest's" second album, The Low End Theory.īusta Rhymes' performance on "Scenario" is arguably thought of as the breakout performance which led to his becoming a fan favorite and eventually going solo. Many influential and successful Hip Hop crews of the early 90's with styles comparable to The Leaders of The New School were located in and around the border between the Queens borough of New York City and counties of Long Island. He made a boisterous debut on "Case of the P.T.A.", his first solo verse literally beginning with a roar:įor many that roar became the first hint of the animated characteristics that would come to be synonymous with Busta Rhymes, since "Case of the P.T.A." was the first and most successful release of the album. They began recording in 1991 with the album A Future Without a Past (Elektra Records) and soon gained limited fame and acclaim for their danceable beats and clever humorous lyrics on songs like "(Just Another) Case of The PTA" and "Sobb Story".
He attended and graduated from George Westinghouse High School in Downtown Brooklyn.īusta Rhymes' musical career began as a member of the Hip Hop crew Leaders of the New School along with fellow Long Island, natives C.
At the age of 12, his family moved to Uniondale, a suburb of New York City on Long Island, where he was raised and eventually met up with other MCs from the growing New York area hip hop community.
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