The man who graced the screen during many of MTVs music video hours in the late 90s has since shed the dreds and pumped some iron. . . seriously.
Still hype
When Busta Rhymes came out on stage at Club Kryptonite, several club-goers didn’t even know that the man with the Ed Hardy tee shirt and probably $400,000 worth of diamond jewelry was him (he also sports a buzz cut after growing his trademark dreads since 1989.) Needless to say, they figured it out after his first track, “If You Really Want to Party with Me,” began playing. Also needless to say, Busta still has it.
Not that the 38-year old ever lost a step. Consider his collaboration efforts in 2005 with the Pussycat Dolls on the track “Don’t Cha” and his club-anthem “Touch It” and it’s no wonder the raspy-voiced, Jamaican-American rapper is still filling seats.
The man with the super-quick lyrical talent can still, well, bust-a-rhyme.
He came out on stage at Club Kryptonite to many die-hard fans and just as many club-goers lucky enough to score tickets that random Tuesday night. Like many other live rap performances, however, it was tough to hear his words.
Everyone got a sense of just what he was saying and how he was saying it – giving credit where credit is due, no voice altering production was used during the performance. However many of his chorus’s were muffled and annoying in the ear-piercing, screaming kind of way.
All was not lost, however, as the beats were still clean thanks to Club Kryptonite’s nostril-shaking sound system. Plus, Busta can definitely put on a show.
His facial expressions made many in the audience crack a smile and his unmatched, rapid-fire rapping technique gave everyone something to yell about.
Downsides of the show included the length. Busta finally busted out on stage at around 12:20 a.m. and did only about six tracks. Each of the songs he performed were well-received but over quickly, not even lasting until the second verse of most songs. Compare that to the Snoop Dogg show at the House of Blues and one might have felt undervalued by Busta. He left stage, much to the disapproval of adoring fans (naturally), at approximately 1:25 a.m.
It was a short show, but it was worthy of a return to the Grand Strand. The love for Busta was evident. Even Busta asked the crowd “Why haven’t ya’ll brought us here before?”
A definite plus to the show was after Busta left the stage, and his deejay played tracks from his new album. One song “Throw It Up” in particular caught many by the ears. It features Lil’ Wayne and Ludacris and is sure to be a parking-lot anthem for the rest of 2008 and 2009.
Check back to read more about Busta Rhymes’ new album set to drop in the fall on Myrtle Beach Life.
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