Rapper Busta Rhymes curses out fans at concert: ‘I ain’t from that era’

Busta Rhymes wasn’t feeling the crowd’s vibe at his recent concert, blasting fans for their bulls**t energy”.

Busta Rhymes wasn’t feeling the crowd’s energy during his performance at Essence Festival on Friday night.

The rapper, 52, cursed out fans in the crowd at his performance because they were on their phones while watching the show.

“F**k them camera phones. Let’s get back to interacting like humans. Put them weird a** devices down. I ain’t from that era. Them sh*ts don’t control us all. F**k your phone,” the rapper said, per one fan’s video, which was shared online.

Busta Rhymes cursed fans midway through his gig at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 5.

The rapper was not happy with the crowd inside the Caesars Superdome.

Rhymes – born Trevor George Smith Jr. – went on to individually point out audience members and asked them to stand up for his act.

“I’m gon’ point every last one of y’all out until y’all a**es is up,” he said.

“33 years of this sh*t. I ain’t used to n***as sitting down at my show. I don’t give a f**k. All age groups, get your ass up, now.”

He scolded them for remaining seated and using their mobile phones. Picture: Josh Brasted/Getty Images

“F**k goin’ on?” he continued, calling out those seated at the top of the room. “Get y’all big head a**es up.”

The reason behind the rapper’s outburst – which he described as giving “zero tolerance for bullsh*t energy” – he explained, was because “this is my first time in New Orleans at the f***ing 30 year anniversary of the Essence Festival.”

“Make me feel like we home,” he closed.

Busta Rhymes performed with Spliff Star onstage. Picture: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images

As people sounded off on X with their thoughts on Rhymes’ unexpected rant, many of them called attention to the empty seats in the crowd.

However, another social media user shared that the emptiness was likely due to the rainstorm going on outside of the event.

“For context, there was damn near a hurricane outside of the stadium. That is why there were only like 400 people in there,” one tweeted, sharing a video of the downpour.

“Also, don’t judge a short clip, it was light-hearted, and he put on an amazing set. My section had a ball,” the fan added.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission