# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/busta-rhymes
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:37:08.088Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/busta-rhymes"
name: "Busta Rhymes"
slug: "busta-rhymes"
description: "Trevor George Smith Jr., known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He has received 12 Grammy Award nominations, making him one of the most-nominated artists without a win. Billboard and Vibe ranked him among the 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, while Forbes listed him among the greatest rappers on their list of the \"50 Top Rappers of All Time\". Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George \"Buster\" Rhymes."
tagline: "American rapper (born 1972)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Busta_Rhymes_(52380599657)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1972-05-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           78.8
  momentum:             3.983057783597971
  historical:           26.260168
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  193
  category: 218
totalFollowers: 876000
platforms:
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    handle:    "BustaRhymes"
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    handle:    "bustarhymes"
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    handle:    "bustarhymesworldwide"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
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    handle:    "@bustarhymesvevo"
    followers: 876000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
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    title: "Busta Rhymes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump