Busta Rhymes shall be honored with the two,818th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday (August 1) at 11:30 a.m. PT, marking a significant second in his decades-long profession.

The ceremony will happen at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in entrance of East Town, with Big Boy internet hosting and appearances from Chris Rock, LL COOL J and Chuck D set to rejoice the event.

“He stretched the solo identity beyond a rapper in sight, story, style and sound beyond the category,” Chuck D tells AllHipHop. “He animated the position and expanded the Hip-Hop possibilities beyond the bars.”

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With greater than 20 million albums offered globally, 12 Grammy nominations and 7 Top 10 Billboard 200 debuts, Busta’s affect spans generations. His catalog contains over 60 million gold and platinum-certified data, and his rapid-fire supply on tracks like “Break Ya Neck” even earned him a Guinness World Record within the early 2000s.

“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will be adding Busta Rhymes, one of Hip-Hop’s most enduring and electrifying voices, as a new member of Hollywood’s iconic sidewalk,’” Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, mentioned. “‘His talent and influence are undeniable. His star on the Walk of Fame will stand as a testament to his lasting impact on Hip-Hop music and how important it is to the American culture.”

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Long Island, Busta first broke by way of as a part of Leaders of the New School earlier than launching his solo profession with 1996’s The Coming. His follow-up, When Disaster Strikes, is taken into account the turning level of his profession. He adopted that momentum with hits like “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See,” “Touch It” and “Break Ya Neck,” solidifying his place as certainly one of Hip-Hop’s most dynamic performers.

BET Jams named “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” the Greatest Hip-Hop Video of All Time, and MTV as soon as referred to as him “one of Hip-Hop’s greatest visual artists.” JAY-Z and KRS-One have each referred to him as “the greatest performer of all time,” whereas Phife Dawg dubbed him “the James Brown of Hip-Hop.”

His checklist of collaborators reads like a corridor of fame: Dr. Dre, Janet Jackson, Eminem, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and Dave Chappelle have all labored with the rap icon.

In 2022, he acquired the BMI Icon Award, and in 2023, he was honored with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. The following yr, he picked up the Global Icon Award on the MTV EMAs.

(By the best way, it’s Chuck D’s birthday on August 1. Everyone go want the Public Enemy legend a very good day!)

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