Question 1

Does Busta Rhymes write his own songs?

Accepted Answer

Almost all of them. He is credited on 192 of the 197 tracks across his eleven studio albums, one of the highest rates anywhere in the catalogue. What he rarely does is write alone: six tracks carry his name and nobody else's.

Question 2

Who wrote "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"?

Accepted Answer

Busta Rhymes with Rashad Smith, who produced it. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the rap chart.

Question 3

Who wrote "What's It Gonna Be?!"?

Accepted Answer

Busta Rhymes with the song's producers and Janet Jackson, who sings on it. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest placing.

Question 4

How many albums has he released?

Accepted Answer

Eleven studio albums: The Coming (1996), When Disaster Strikes... (1997), Extinction Level Event (1998), Anarchy (2000), Genesis (2001), It Ain't Safe No More... (2002), The Big Bang (2006), Back on My B.S. (2009), Year of the Dragon (2012), Extinction Level Event 2 (2020) and Blockbusta (2023).

Question 5

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

When Disaster Strikes... at 1,677,000 in the United States, just ahead of Extinction Level Event at 1,648,000 and Genesis at 1,339,000.

Question 6

Has he won a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

No. He has received 12 Grammy nominations, which makes him one of the most-nominated artists never to win one.

Question 7

Who writes with him most?

Accepted Answer

DJ Scratch on 20 tracks, Rampage on 17, Nottz on 14 and J Dilla on 13. Most of them are producers who take a writing credit for the track they built.

Question 8

Where does the name come from?

Accepted Answer

Chuck D of Public Enemy gave it to him, after the American football wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes.

Question 9

What was Leaders of the New School?

Accepted Answer

The group he started in, which toured with Public Enemy and appeared on A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario". It broke up before his solo debut.

Question 10

Is he still recording?

Accepted Answer

Blockbusta came out in November 2023, his eleventh studio album.