Busta Rhymes

Released: March 26, 1996

Featuring: Rampage Lord Have Mercy

Songwriter: DJ Scratch Busta Rhymes Rampage Lord Have Mercy

Producer: Rick St Hillaire DJ Scratch

[Verse 1: Lord Have Mercy]
It was a dark night, pitch black, May 20, 19...
Approximately 11:30 p.m., a black child was born
Upon his arrival and rapid growth
Being exposed to the many casualties of the streets
He has now realized what must be done....
He must bring the ruckus to all you mothafuckas..
He must bring the ruckus to All you mothafuckas..
He must bring the ruckus to ALL you mothafuckas!

[Verse 2: Rampage the Last Boy Scout]
And now for the moment all you motha fucka's been waitin' for...
All my flipmode niggas rise and awake for
The most powerful event to occur..THE COMING!!
Once again you now rockin' wit the best
Flipmode is the squad for the year of 1996
UH! Rampage the Last Boy Scout is who I be
Here to take you on another ride of the
Flipmode explosion. Street to street, land to land
Coverin' all burial grounds in your area
I'm here to bring on my physical
The 8th wonder of the world
Straight from the dungeon shot
The infamous, the infamous, Busta Rhymes!
Boy Scout's who I be, Flipmode is still the squad...

[Verse 3: Busta Rhymes]
Yo, hey yo, yo, this joint right here, is dedicated to all the
Mu'fucka's who fell off...and the mu'fucka's who's about to fall off!
Yo, keep falling, keep fallin', hey!
Keep falling, yo, keep fallin', keep fallin
This is specifically for the mothafuckas who came out here
Claimin' to represent hip-hop but really didn't do shit
To preserve the value of the fuckin' artform
The way of life. Hip-hop is a way to live man;
It ain't no institutionalized religion or somethin'
It's a way to live, it's a culture, dog, you know what I mean?
You know, so if you ain't really got nuthin beneficial
To offer this hip-hop shit, preserve the value of the artform
The music, the way of living, don't even fuck wit it!
We don't need deadweight mothafuckas
This is where we at as it stands right now
In the current day of 1996, mothafuckas
There's only four years left. This is dedicated to
All the niggas who keep falling, keep fallin', so keep fallin'!
AAAAAAHHHHHH!!! Ha, so keep fallin'..........thanks a lot

Busta Rhymes is a Grammy-nominated rapper, producer, and actor. Born Trevor George Smith, Jr. on May 20, 1972 in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, he would later move to Uniondale, Long Island but attended high school in Brooklyn with the likes of JAY-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., and Special Ed. Prior to his graduation from Uniondale High School in 1990, Busta joined Dinco D, Charlie Brown, and Cut Monitor Milo to from Leaders of the New School. The group opened for Public Enemy and their frontman Chuck D gave Chill-O-Ski the name Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George “Buster” Rhymes.

Leaders of the New School released two albums, A Future Without a Past… (1991) and T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind’s Eye) (1993), before splitting after an intense interview with Yo! MTV Raps. Busta’s popularity began to rise with his appearances on A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” in 1991 and its remix in 1992, as well as the remix to Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear” in 1994.

This led to Busta releasing his platinum debut album The Coming in 1996, featuring the platinum single “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check.” Busta’s subsequent four albums all went platinum, while It Ain’t Safe No More… and The Big Bang achieved gold status. He also released several international hits, including “Dangerous,” “What’s It Gonna Be?” with Janet Jackson, and “I Know What You Want” with Mariah Carey, as well as being featured on the #1 hits “Don’t Cha” with the Pussycat Dolls and “Look At Me Now” with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne.

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