Busta Rhymes Receives 2022 BMI Icon Award

Busta Rhymes was recognized as a BMI Icon for the lasting and distinctive impact he has made on the music business and on subsequent generations of music producers. Busta Rhymes was named the BMI Icon for his “defining impact on hip-hop and for teaching the next generation of musicians” by O’Neill as the evening came to a conclusion. Before winning his prize, a video homage was played, featuring some of Rhymes’ well-known contemporaries, including Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliot, Janet Jackson, and Fat Joe. Then, Pharrell Williams was invited to the platform and talked about his longtime friendship with Rhymes. We’re all blessed with this gift. It’s one thing to identify with the gift, it’s another thing to believe in it once you identify with it,” Rhymes said. “The most beautiful part about it is I earned this… I’ve never been celebrated as an icon before, but I never had to question whether I was one. Busta would close the ceremony by performing classic anthems like “Break Ya Neck, Scenario,” and “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See” with longtime friend and collaborator Spliff Star and DJ Scratchator. Pharrell would join Busta Rhymes for a performance of “Pass the Courvoisier.

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