The Evolution of Busta Rhymes

There's no burn-out for this hip hop Energy God.

"Ignorance Is Bliss" - Janet Jackson rejected a role in The Matrix (1999) to go on a concert tour (the Velvet Rope concert tour to be exact, which ended in January of 1999).  (Photo:  Elektra Records)
Giving You More - Busta updated his sound for his fourth album, 2001's Genesis, by collaborating with Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige, and on his party-starting hit "Pass the Courvoisier Part II," featuring Diddy and the Neptunes.(Photo: Courtesy Elektra Records)
Flip the Script - Busta's star power couldn't be constrained to music alone: He's landed several movie and TV roles, including the 2000 hit remake of Shaft.  (Photo: Courtesy Paramount Pictures)
Welcome to the Aftermath - Busta took his career in a new direction by signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The move paid off — Big Bang topped the Billboard 100 when it debuted in 2006, landing Bussa-Bus his first No. 1 album.(Photos from left: John Sciulli/Getty Images,Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)Middle East Heat - Busta struck black gold with his 2009 Ron Browz–helmed hit "Arab Money," though the song's topic and use of Quran quotes prompted a backlash from many Arabs and Muslims.  (Photo: Courtesy Universal Records)

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Giving You More - Busta updated his sound for his fourth album, 2001's Genesis, by collaborating with Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige, and on his party-starting hit "Pass the Courvoisier Part II," featuring Diddy and the Neptunes.(Photo: Courtesy Elektra Records)

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