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Busta Rhymes It just wasn't about the bit of words at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, where he asked the audience to “sit in my show” instead of giving the Extinction level yett raps the energy he's used to while delivering the kind of live performances only he can deliver.
But Bus a Bus didn't stop at berating the crowd for their insufferable turnout, they also attacked audience members for a relatively new thing that's been mentioned a lot recently as it relates to live shows: audience members enjoying the show via phones them instead of being present in the moment.
“Holy, put the camera phones on, too,” Busta Rhymes, born Trevor George Smith Jr., told the crowd from New Orleans' Caesars Superdome stage on the festival's opening night. “Let's get back to interacting as humans. “Put those strange devices down. I'm not from that era. They do not control the soul. Drop your phone.”
Apparently, some festivalgoers were slow to put their phones down as the former Leaders of the New School member requested, so Busta emphasized that he wasn't asking, he was telling them to put their phones down while he was on stage.
“I'm going to tag you every last one until your asses are done,” he said, adding that he had “zero tolerance for bullshit energy” treating his first appearance at the Essence Festival.
“Make me feel at home,” demanded the artist “Put your hands where my eyes can see.”
In a fiery Instagram post, Busta explained that his outburst about his frustration with the crowd was about “The Show” and that he wasn't “concerned WITH SH*T TALK AND FAKE NARRATIVES” about the backlash. on social media. in response to video clips of him going public.
Seriously, who doesn't hype up during a Busta Rhymes live show? Perhaps this lack of energy is exactly what happens when you watch a live show through a small screen.
