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Busta Rhymes Sued For $250,000 For Throwing Glass At Woman

Danielle Canada — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:39:06 +0000

Busta Rhymes is in headlines now that a woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that he assaulted her with a glass.

Busta, real name Trevor Smith, was named in a lawsuit by the woman, Devon Cooper, who claims she “feared for her safety” after getting into an argument with him at Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills.

In the lawsuit Cooper claims that she and a friend were dining at the establishment when a member of Rhymes' entourage complained that the pair was sitting too close to rapper's table.

Cooper says she tried to move her chair but says Busta's accomplice became increasingly agitated and the situation escalated until the rapper threw a drinking glass at her that missed her by “inches.”

She is seeking $250,000 in damages for assault and battery.

Busta Rhymes To Ressurect Flipmode Squad

Danielle Canada — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:08:21 +0000

Busta Rhymes has had a year to remember. As previously reported, after the release of his Back On My B.S. album, he was hit with a $75,000 lawsuit for assault.

Now leaving the B.S. behind in 2009, he's preparing to reintroduce the world to his home team of rap lyricists.

While not releasing specific details Busta revealed that he was in studio with what he calls a “new Flipmode.” He tweeted about his new squad to his 130,000 plus followers saying:

“The new flip mode is in the studio right now!!!!!! Stay tuned!!!!!”

Particularly excited about the resurrection, he also made sure to add.

“Damn when I tell you the new decade 2010 is gonna be frightening, mark my word!!”

HipHopWired will keep you informed with more details about the new Flip Mode Squad as they become available.

Busta Rhymes Ordered To Pay $75-Thousand" For Assault

Hip-Hop Wired — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:16:16 +0000

It's time to pay up as Busta Rhymes has been ordered to pay $75-Thousand dollars for assaulting Alex Duncan from a September 13, 2003 attack.

Duncan claimed that he was assaulted at a concert in Albany, NY and drenched with water, hit with bottles and punched in the face. During the hearing yesterday, Duncan also claimed he experienced nightmares from the incident and suffered severe psychological trauma.

Duncan was originally seeking $500-Thousand from the assault. After the judgment he stated, "I wanted something to come out of it. I don't even go to parties anymore, because there's always someone asking, 'What happened to that Busta Rhymes case?' "

Busta Rhymes - "Wack"

Hip-Hop Wired — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:40:33 +0000

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Busta Rhymes Inks New Publishing Deal

Justin T. Stewart justinstewart — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:30:14 +0000

As most rappers are becoming fed up with neglect coming from their record labels, many are packing their bags and beginning to go towards the independent route. Busta Rhymes may be another to add to that list, in a way, as he has made an exclusive deal with independent publisher Kobalt Music Group, according to Williard Ahdritz, CEO and Founder of Kobalt.

"We chose Kobalt not only for their competitive deal structure and fully transparent, online accounting system, but also because the team at Kobalt is knowledgeable, experienced and extremely involved and aggressive -- all the key elements we were looking for in our publisher. We're very happy to be here," said Mona Scott-Young, manager of Busta Rhymes.

The details of the deal will see the music group immediately beginning administration of 27 tracks from his catalogue which include his last album, Back On My B.S. The deal looks to the future as July 2010 will see Kobalt taking an additional 150 songs.

"We are thrilled to conclude this deal with Busta Rhymes which also includes synch licensing and creative services for film, TV, games, ringtones and other media. He is truly one of the most influential artists in hip-hop history and we look forward to working closely with him," said Ahdritz.

Back On My B.S was released on May 19 alongside Method Man & Redman's, Blackout! 2, and Eminem's, Relapse. Although his album may have been at the bottom of the barrel in terms of sales, it was able to debut at number five on the Billboard 200 selling 56,000 units in the first week. The album was lead by the single “Arab Money” and was followed by “Respect My Conglomerate” which featured Jadakiss and Lil Wayne.