Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., often referred to by the stage name of Busta Rhymes, is a famous American rap artist, record producer, composer, actor, as well as a voice actor. Considered to be one of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time, Busta Rhymes has managed to attract a large following due to his elaborate rapping technique, as well as his wild public image. In the early days, Rhymes is perhaps best known as the co-founder of a New York-based hip hop group “Leaders of the New School”, who reached their popularity by opening for and appearing on tracks with such artists as Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest. The group released their debut album “A Future Without a Past” in 1991, and shortly after the release of their second studio album decided to part ways.
Busta Rhymes Net Worth $20 Million
Ever since then, Busta Rhymes’ fame grew, as he kept making songs with TLC, Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, LL Cool J and many others. During his rapping career, Busta Rhymes has released ten studio albums and been nominated for his musical work for eleven Grammy Awards. A famous rap artist, how rich is Busta Rhymes? According to sources, Busta Rhymes’ net worth is estimated to be $20 million, the majority of which comes from his rapping, as well as acting career.
Busta Rhymes was born in 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, but later moved out to Long Island. Rhymes then enrolled in the George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, where he studied with Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G and DMX. When “Leaders of the New School” broke up, Busta Rhymes Went on to launch his solo career, but also started making appearances with other artists. It was at the same time when he made his acting debut in Ted Demme’s “Who’s the Man?” that he accepted a small role alongside Dr. Dre, Ed Lover and Salt. Around the same time Rhymes also co-starred with Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson and Ice Cube in a drama film created by John Singleton entitled “Higher Learning”. Therefore, even before officially launching his solo rapping career, Busta Rhymes was known in the industry as an actor.
1996 witnessed the release of Busta Rhymes’ debut album called “The Coming”. A critical and commercial success, “The Coming” peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart and was even certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album spawned two singles, one of which, namely “Woo Hah! Got You All in Check” was nominated for a Grammy Award. Ever since then, Busta Rhymes has been juggling both rapping and acting careers. He has made appearances in such films as “The Rugrats Movie”, where he voiced one of the characters, “Finding Forrester” with Sean Connery and Anna Paquin, “Full Clip” with Xzibit, and “Breaking Point” with Tom Berenger. Busta Rhymes also worked on his music career and released ten albums to date, the most recent being “E. L. E. 2 ( Extinction Level Event 2)”, which is set to be released some time soon.
