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kickoffs

Video Games And Good Charlotte: What A Combination


The marriage of music and video games go doesn't only result in plastic guitars: the Madden NFL franchise is kicking off its twentieth edition with a concert/temporary retail establishment at the Rose Bowl. Apparently, you'll be forced to tune into Ryan Seacrest's radio home, KIIS-FM, to pick up tickets, but with a lineup including Busta Rhymes, Rev Theory, Airbourne and Good Charlotte, wouldn't you want to sit through hours of top-40 radio and DJ banter so you can make sure you're in? Plus, you'll have the opportunity to buy Madden 09 a day early. I'll pretend for now that 24 extra hours of Madden doesn't appeal to me at all. [iStockAnalyst]

3:00 PM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Dan Gibson
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delays

Today In Pushed-Back Albums: Busted Rhymes, Reality-TV "Winners," And The Wrong Kind Of Goat

It's time for another look at upcoming albums that have had their release dates pushed back, a condition that's growing ever more chronic as the bottom seemingly falls out of the music industry. Today, we look at albums by Busta Rhymes, Girlicious, and LL Cool J that are allegedly coming soon, although not as soon as originally thought. More »

9:30 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
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birthdays

Busta And I Are Going To Get Cupcakes Later Today


I check Douglas Wolk's tributes to musicians' birthdays every day, partially because Wolk must have an incredible database at his fingertips, partially because his selections are near-impeccable. Today's choices—Cher (b. 1946, with David Bowie, singing "Young Americans"!) and Jane Wiedlin (b. 1958, duetting with Sparks)—are nice, but what about Busta Rhymes (b. 1972)? Those of us in the May 20 club are disappointed and saddened by the omission, sir. [Mincing Up The Morning]

3:30 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Dan Gibson
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In case "We Made It" wasn't enough Busta Rhymes for ya, he's also put out a video for "Don't Touch Me," with familiar fish-eye effects, goofy costumes and speed-rapping for those not intrigued by a Linkin Park collabo. The splashy trap set beat is novel, and fast Busta is better than slow, but I'm not sure this is going to be the next big "1 Thing." [WSHH]

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videodrone

Has-Beens Busta Rhymes and Linkin Park Have Finally Made It


Maybe it's not fair to Linkin Park to call them has-beens, but it's a little late for them to be releasing a track titled "We've Made It." And Busta Rhymes? Hell, he might need to make it again. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
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Busta Rhymes was sentenced to three years of probation today in New York after pleading guilty to one count of assault, two driving infractions and weapons possession. [Reuters / Photo: AP]

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leak of the day (part deux)

Busta Rhymes Has Something He'd Like To Apologize For

ARTIST: OneRepublic feat. Busta Rhymes
TITLE: "Apologize (Remix)"
WEB DEBUT: Feb. 20, 2008

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Speaking of the Super Bowl, apparently Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, and Missy Elliott are good enough to appear in a Diet Pepsi ad during the broadcast, but not good enough to actually do anything beyond stupidly rehashing an old Saturday Night Live skit from 10 years ago. Anyone want to bet on how well Haddaway will fare on next week's Digital Tracks chart as a result of this little bit of ad placement? [Nah Right]

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What Does Busta Rhymes Have In Common With Elton John? Aside from working with Enimem and a batshit wardrobe?

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crime

Today In Trials: One Date Set, One Postponed

What's dumber than whipping out a gun and decking a guy because a simple pick-up basketball game wasn't going your way? Why it's purportedly pouting with a pistol in your hand on a playground commonly used by area young people. And then getting arrested for it. When you're a (moderately talented at best) rapper of some renown. Which is why the BBC reports the Game will be appearing before judge and jury in California at the end of the month. And he's not the only artist with a court appearance in the upcoming busy fall releasetrial schedule: More »

2:47 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By jharv
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Latest by OingoBobo: Jury trial-- not the smartest move... Hey Busta: pleading "no contest" is not an admission of guilt. more »

put his foot where your eyes can see

Man Sues Over Busta'd Head

As if shaving off the dreads wasn't heartbreaking enough for longtime fans like me, Busta Rhymes is now being sued by a 20-year-old New Yorker for allegedly kicking the guy in the head last summer. Roberto LeBron apparently hocked a loogie onto Busta's car, or one of the cars used by his nine-man bodyguard crew, leading to the alleged beatdown. Lets tote it up, shall we? Criminal charges leveled against Busta stemming from allegedly whupping LeBron after a New York concert, beating up an ex-employee, and now being sued by the guy he booted in the noggin. And that's not even counting the non-violent offenses he's dealing with. When did hip-hop's clown prince ('90s division) turn so goddamn angry? More »

12:43 PM on Tue Aug 7 2007
By jharv
101 views, 1 comment

Latest by Tauwan: "When did hip-hop's clown prince ('90s division) turn so goddamn angry?" I found myself wondering the exact same thing a few weeks ago. [lastnightadjsavemylife.blogspot.com] -Sigh- Good [missed] times. more »

Busta Rhymes has four trials to look forward to. We smell quadruple album—with a bonus track dedicated to the court reporter who he kissed on the cheek on his way out of the courtroom. [Reuters]

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liner notes

Busta Rhymes' Personal Life Now Nearly As Predictable As His Music

- In order to save precious Liner Notes prep time, we just added a special keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand) that automatically types the phrase "Busta Rhymes Arrested." [TMZ]
- Celine Dion—who's been performing at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace for more than four years—will be replaced next February by Bette Midler. Expect a hint-hintish text message about this from your mother in about three hours. [Billboard]
- Speaking of moms, Usher may be about to fire his. [Rushy & Molloy, second item]

2:30 PM on Thu May 3 2007
By Brian Raftery
211 views, 2 comments

Latest by janine: I used to work on 32nd and Lex when both Spin and Violator Records had their offices their. As a smoker, I rode the elevator with a lot of Violator artists. The only one that ever scared me was Busta more »

60 minutes

"60 Minutes" Discovers Why Snitchin' Ain't Easy



Nah Right points us in the direction of last night's 60 Minutes segment on the "Stop Snitching" phenom, which includes an analysis of the Cam'ron/50 Cent feud and plenty of criticism about how Busta rhymes handled the shooting death that took place on one of his video sets last year. While the piece only touches upon the cultural and sociological reasons behind the anti-snitching effort (which you can read more about in last month's detailed but depressing Atlantic piece by Jeremy Kahn), it does wonder if the record labels would think twice about releasing snitch-dissing records—a notion Cam'ron accurately describes as implausible: More »

5:00 PM on Mon Apr 23 2007
By Brian Raftery
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Latest by howwhitemyshirtscanbe: Thanks, Taylor! "The will of the people, in America, has always been at the mercy of an ignorance not merely phenomenal, but sacred, and sacredly cultivated: the better to be used by a carnivorous economy which democratically slaughters and victimizes whites more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: Busta Rhymes Has Not Been Arrested In Nearly Twelve Hours

- Busta Rhymes has been arrested again, this time for driving without a license. He still faces criminal charges for an alleged attack last December, as well as for wearing a sleeveless velour vest from July 2003 to August 2005. [AP]
- Usher's mom is worried that the singer's personal-stylist-turned-fiancée is unworthy of marrying her son. As with all matters in the Raymond household, this will be settled with a three-hour dance-off. [Daily News]
- The members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ron Jeremy have many things in common: They all love strippers, they all look like out-of-shape bikers, and they're all known for going on way too long. [Page Six]

11:41 AM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Brian Raftery
249 views, 3 comments

Latest by 30f: They keep arresting the wrong hip-hop star. more »

busta rhymes

Busta Rhymes Expected To Throw "World's Best Boss" Coffee Mug At Employee

Nearly two weeks after allegedly assaulting a former employee, Busta Rhymes put on his best Christmas sweatshirt and turned himself into police last night in Manhattan. Rhymes was charged with third-degree assault for a Dec. 26th incident in which Rhymes (again, allegedly) pummeled his ex-driver after being asked for money. The New York Post has a summary of Rhymes' crimes so far: More »

8:48 AM on Thu Jan 4 2007
By Brian Raftery
455 views, 4 comments

liner notes

Liner Notes: All Judge And Jury Edition

-A New York City judge denied Foxy Brown's request to change her assault-case plea from guilty to not guilty. Are we the last people to know that this whole brouhaha is over a tussle at a nail salon? [TMZ]
- Busta Rhymes cleared of weapons possession charges, is free to take out the courtroom sketch artists he hit on during his court appearance. [AP via Newsday]
- In a legal victory for shorter word counts everywhere, a judge has ruled that C-Murder can be photographed, but not interviewed, during promotional appearances for his upcoming album. [SOHH]

2:13 PM on Tue Oct 24 2006
By mjohnston
35 views, 1 comment

Latest by PengIn: A machete? Was he afraid he'd run into Maurice "Goose" Clarett? more »

busta rhymes

Busta Rhymes' Amsterjam Slightly More Exciting Than Yours


We told you that getting out of Randall's Island can be a pain in the ass: Just after his Saturday-afternoon Amsterjam set, Busta Rhymes was picked up by the cops for an August 12th incident in which Rhymes and some pals allegedly kicked a Bronx man who spat on Rhymes' car. According to the Post, Rhymes was charged with assault, not to mention a weapons-posession rap for the ten-inch machete in the back seat of his armor-plated SUV (he really, really hates it when people block the box). The cops held him for twelve hours, and Rhymes' lawyer claims it was revenge for the rapper not cooperating with police in the investigation of his slain boydguard; we think it may also be payback for that awful Flipmode Squad "Cha Cha Cha" song from a few years back. More »

9:12 AM on Mon Aug 21 2006
By Brian Raftery
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