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Busta Rhymes Talks Set Shooting on 106 & Park
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 By: Michael Ivey
Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith sat down Tuesday on BET’s 106 & Park to debut his "Touch It" remix video and discuss his friend’s death, which occurred last month during a taping for the video. It was Smith’s first televised interview since the incident.
"I felt it would be an injustice in the demise of my good friend if we didn't show the world that what we was doing in no way shape or form was advocating violence," said Smith. He acknowledged the family of Israel Ramirez and said that although an argument on set lead to his death, the video was made in part to show unity and balance in a genre over saturated with beefs that are often manufactured for publicity.
"For a while it has just been a whole lot of extra unnecessary beef. I'm about feel-good energy in music," said Smith. The almost fifteen year music industry veteran has been blasted in media by the NYPD for not "cooperating" with the investigation. Smith did not respond to the comments Tuesday. On Feb. 24th the New York Daily News reported on an audio tape which allegedly captured the argument between G-Unit’s Tony Yayo and Ruff Ryders producer Swizz Beats that police believe lead to the shooting. The tape is reportedly being shopped to media outlets for $50,000. A spokesperson for the NYPD told the paper, "It's totally irresponsible of this person to withhold what could be a vital piece of evidence in an active homicide investigation." "I hope the person who has this tape or video would cooperate with authorities, especially if it provides evidence in this case," said Jerry Schmetterer, spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney.
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