Artist profile
Trevor Smith, known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is a New York-based rapper and performer recognized for his rapid-fire delivery, intricate wordplay, and dynamic stage presence. He emerged as a prominent figure in hip-hop during the 1990s and has maintained an extensive recording career spanning multiple decades, working across mainstream and experimental rap production.
Compare with another artistPlan a set with Busta Rhymes tracks scored against the rest of the catalog
Busta Rhymes is a moderate-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Trap / Future Bass pocket.
Across 12 analysed tracks, Busta Rhymes averages 51% energy — gentler than 71% of individual Trap / Future Bass tracks.
Measured against 8,278 Trap / Future Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 69–159 BPM with a median of 114 · predominantly minor keys (75% minor) · most common key: 8A (A Minor) with 3 tracks.
How Busta Rhymes’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Trap / Future Bass tempo.
Across Busta Rhymes's catalog, production has darkened; groove has thinned; warmth has lifted.
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We scored every transition between Busta Rhymes’s 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 19 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
13 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 5 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
15 of the 348 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.0. They come from 4 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
Devil (feat. Busta Rhymes, B.o.B & Neon Hitch) → All Again · 8A → 8A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry
13 of the 324 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.9. They come from 7 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
14 of the 288 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 9 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
12 of the 156 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 0.9. They come from 4 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
15 of the 384 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 6 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
Break Ya Neck → These Voices · 8A → 7A · +2 BPM · 83 chemistry
16 of the 444 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 9 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
Touch It → I Wanna Fuck You · 7B → 8B · −2 BPM · 86 chemistry
20 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 7 different Busta Rhymes tracks.
Devil (feat. Busta Rhymes, B.o.B & Neon Hitch) → Sensei · 8A → 9A · −2 BPM · 87 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Busta Rhymes by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Busta Rhymes, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Busta Rhymes's tracks in our catalog range from 69 to 159 BPM, with a median of 114 BPM. Across 12 tracks, the most common range falls in the 115–120 BPM bucket.
Busta Rhymes's tracks are mostly in minor keys (75% minor across 12 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between Busta Rhymes's 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 19 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Apashe, Fabian Mazur, Foreign Beggars are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Devil (feat. Busta Rhymes, B.o.B & Neon Hitch) into All Again, 8A to 8A, 89 chemistry.
Busta Rhymes sits closest to Method Man, Redman, Method Man & Redman in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Busta Rhymes releases spanning 1998 to 2020, with the most tracks from the 2010s.