The thing with Busta Rhymes is, he is smart when it comes to hip-hop. He has riden on almost every fad that rap has had in recent times, kept himself out there with constant guest appearances which in turn made him have good relations with alot of artists, producers, executive's and etc.
It started when A Tribe Called Quest were coming through, the days when they along with Pharcyde, Hiero & De La were big favorites among hip-hop heads due to their mellow, laidback songs and conscious messages.
When the Wu-Tang Clan broke through with the whole gritty/raw feeling hip-hop, Busta slightly changed up his style up to accommondate for the change. He also got alot rowdier during his verses to accommondate for the Onyx movement. Ofcourse he was doing all this with the Leaders of the New School.
After Biggie came out and it was ok to have a little R&B flava on your albums, Busta changed it up once again. Hence the flow of how "The Coming" is. It's raw, it's loud yet it's mellow and has a slight R&B flava.
When Puffy started breaking through with Ma$e, during the whole jiggy/shinny suit era Busta again changed it up to cater. Then he changed it up again when Jay-Z and Timbalad respectively came into their own.
In the late 90's we saw Busta go slightly back into a raw sound thanks to DMX & the Ruff Ryders yet keep it smooth hustling thanks to Jay-Z's ever growing stature, but never really lost his roots with both the mellowness of A Tribe and the rowdiness of Onyx.
Early 00's he was meshing it out with all the new comers and jumping early onto the ever growing southern movement. Slowing his flow down, collaborating with many-a-southern rapper and using southern producers. However at the same time he was reaching out to some of the finest beatsmiths running the show on the eastcoast at the time like Just Blaze etc.
He was also building good relations with Dr. Dre, Scott Storch & Eminem. Now in 2005/2006 Busta is yet again staying in the shine and relevant by hooking up with the biggest movement in rap Interscope/Aftermath (shady & g-unit). Rapping alongside 50 Cent & G-Unit, aswell as Game, Eminem, borderline stars like Obie and proposed up and coming stars like Stat Quo.
In my view Busta can stay relevant for longer than LL Cool J has done while still maintaining his respect.
Sorry for the sloppy writing of this, but :thumb: to Busta Rhymes for being able to change with the times (fads).
peace.
It started when A Tribe Called Quest were coming through, the days when they along with Pharcyde, Hiero & De La were big favorites among hip-hop heads due to their mellow, laidback songs and conscious messages.
When the Wu-Tang Clan broke through with the whole gritty/raw feeling hip-hop, Busta slightly changed up his style up to accommondate for the change. He also got alot rowdier during his verses to accommondate for the Onyx movement. Ofcourse he was doing all this with the Leaders of the New School.
After Biggie came out and it was ok to have a little R&B flava on your albums, Busta changed it up once again. Hence the flow of how "The Coming" is. It's raw, it's loud yet it's mellow and has a slight R&B flava.
When Puffy started breaking through with Ma$e, during the whole jiggy/shinny suit era Busta again changed it up to cater. Then he changed it up again when Jay-Z and Timbalad respectively came into their own.
In the late 90's we saw Busta go slightly back into a raw sound thanks to DMX & the Ruff Ryders yet keep it smooth hustling thanks to Jay-Z's ever growing stature, but never really lost his roots with both the mellowness of A Tribe and the rowdiness of Onyx.
Early 00's he was meshing it out with all the new comers and jumping early onto the ever growing southern movement. Slowing his flow down, collaborating with many-a-southern rapper and using southern producers. However at the same time he was reaching out to some of the finest beatsmiths running the show on the eastcoast at the time like Just Blaze etc.
He was also building good relations with Dr. Dre, Scott Storch & Eminem. Now in 2005/2006 Busta is yet again staying in the shine and relevant by hooking up with the biggest movement in rap Interscope/Aftermath (shady & g-unit). Rapping alongside 50 Cent & G-Unit, aswell as Game, Eminem, borderline stars like Obie and proposed up and coming stars like Stat Quo.
In my view Busta can stay relevant for longer than LL Cool J has done while still maintaining his respect.
Sorry for the sloppy writing of this, but :thumb: to Busta Rhymes for being able to change with the times (fads).
peace.
