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Cypress Hill whas set up in 1990. Their first reckord Whas Cypres Hill and came out in 1991. It includet songs like "stoned is the way of the walk, hand on the pump and How I could just kill a man. They didn't hide their use on Canabis and joind NORML (National organization to reform marijuana laws.) The band's members are Dj muggs, B-real and Sen dog. In 1993 they made Black sunday (Insane in the brain) in 1995 Temles of boom came out which incluted famus songs like "Boom Biddy Bie Bie & Throw your set in the air". Now they're 4rth disc, Tequila sunrise, has been made and they came back on it twice as goot than ever. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Busta Rhymes� debut solo effort, The Coming, just may be seen as a watershed mark in the annals of hip hop. Not for any of the usual hip hop boasting, which, by the way, Busta can fire up with the best of them, but rather for knocking down 'the bullshit', as he puts it, 'that Busta's not going to represent. "I don't want to hear about this issue of keeping it real no more," he says. "It's all hype. It's time we all saw through it. Everybody's talking about 'keeping their shit real,' for who? Their hood? You are living a reality that someone else has set the tone for. You want to be real? You want to be true? Start with being true to yourself, and then come talk to me." Being true to himself comes naturally to Busta Rhymes. As an alumni of the ground breaking group Leaders Of the New School (LONS), he never knew any other way to be but straight up. Now he stands ready with The Coming, as one of the most charismatic fixtures on the entire rap scene. He sets an ominous tone on the album; his booming, apocalyptic delivery heralds the coming millennium with "Leaders"- inspired flows. Busta, who possesses one of the most outrageous personality's in music, has worked with a diverse group of artists, both rhyming and performing. Some of his 'cameo-classics' include his performance on Craig Mack's "Flava In Your Ear," remix, his work with R&B superstars Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, and TLC, as well as several collaborations with his old buddies from A Tribe Called Quest (most notably the hip hop posse classic "Scenario") Naturally, all his friends were urging him to get his own project going. "A lot of people were telling me to do a solo LP," he says. "But it's important for everyone to know that my crew (LONS) is first and foremost the foundation of anything I know. We have a philosophy of how we do this, and that must always be acknowledged first." For Busta, who also has a strong sense of rap history, giving props is also not just about 'hyping' your own. "A lot of the young kids don't even know my history or some the other major changes hip hop has gone through to get where it is," he says passionately. "if you don't acknowledge then you need to do your research so you can appreciate and understand the real value of dope hip hop. I signed my first deal when I was 17, I'm 23 now, so imagine what I been through." One track on the new album, "Hot Fudge," addresses Busta's philosophy of having a point of view that encompasses both the past and the future. "The song comes from a lot of agony," he says. "I felt a lot of props were denied Busta Rhymes and Leaders Of the New School. 'Hot Fudge' updates them from day one, right up to now. It's for people to understand just where my power and inspiration comes from." The 'power' Busta talks about stirred in him even when he was a child. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to 'Strong Island' when he was 12 years old. "I was mad small but I would start entering rap contests, lip synch contests, anything to show my skills." Busta soon found that his Brooklyn roots helped get him the props necessary to maneuver through the hip hop parties and contests of Long Island. "Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens was where all the good hip hop was coming from at that time," he says. Busta recalls meeting rapper Charlie Brown (who later became one of the Leaders founders) at one of those early contests. "He was two grades ahead of me, I was in 7th and he was in 9th, we started hanging out together and making rhymes." Eventually they entered one particular talent contest that Would change their life. "Chuck D and his people were having a talent show and we waited all day to perform but never got a chance," he laughs. They finally did get a chance to audition in front of the Public Enemy crew and passed the test with flying colors. The two eventually honed their chops at the Public Enemy studios in Hempstead Long Island. "We learned form the best on how to pull it off." Noted producers Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee spent hours working with them on what would become the group Leaders Of The New School. "Eric used to repeat this phrase to remind us what to concentrate on: C.L.A.M.P., which stood for Concept-Lyrics-Attitude-Music and Performance. He used to say when you get that down to a science, then you'll be there." Busta obviously paid attention to his mentors. His rapid-fire Caribbean influenced delivery is a trademark style envied by other rappers. "You got to give your whole soul when you perform, I tell people there's a clarity that comes through when I write. It's undiluted, untampered with." Busta has perfected the style while the group was on "hiatus" and revs them up once again with a reunion cut on The Coming, "Keep It Movin...... and plans in the works for other LONS projects. A more serious track on the LP, "Finish Line," finds Busta rapping and singing about how a life that doesn't focus on the disciplines will lead to unfulfiliment. "It's about the shit that's coming at the end of the day. You are either going to face a reward or penalty. Believe me the shit will catch up with you." On another track, "WOO-HAH!! (Got You All In Check)" produced by Rashad Smith, Busta shows off his notorious lyrical chops. As he also does on, "Everything Remains Raw," produced by Ace knob-turner Easy Mo Bee. Here Busta reveals a fluidity that even tops his own past efforts. Easy's bass heavy track grounds Busta's onslaught, melding in perfect sync the union of two of New York's rap stalwarts. Other producers on The Coming include JD (of ATCQ and Pharcyde fame), DJ Scratch (EPMD) and DJ Backspin. One of the perks to Busta's solo project is he gets to turn new flavors on this one. "Usually when I'm rhyming I only get to rhyme 16 bars," he says. "Here I get to show other things. The record is energized on many different levels, including the Busta wild shit." Busta even does a duet with the female R&B duo, Zhane on the track "It's A Party," and he tries to set his own record straight on the percolating "Do My Thing." "These songs are more of the new flavors from Busta I'm talking about." Outside projects are keeping Busta busy as well. He's already appeared in three movies (John Singleton's Higher Learning, Forest Whitaker's Strapped, and Ted Demme's Who's The Man) with plans brewing for more film work. He has also started a Production/Management company, The Flip Mode Squad, featuring R&B and hip hop groups, including rappers Lord Have Mercy and Rampage, who also perform on his LP. All in all it's been an incredibly busy year for Busta, but he doesn't mind. "I'm all about expressing," he says. "I want to give people my best. I want to exceed any expectations they may have about Busta." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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