Who sparked Busta Rhymes' Art Basel meltdown? Rapper confronts fan over mistaken identity

Busta Rhymes had no time for jokes at Art Basel. The hip-hop icon confronted a young content creator who tried to pass him off as Tracy Morgan, turning what was supposed to be a casual photo-op into a full-blown lecture on respect, boundaries, and what happens when you mess with a grown man.

In a video obtained by TMZ, the rapper posed next to the content creator at Art Basel in Miami for what appeared to be a standard photo op, when the boy suddenly mistook him for Tracy Morgan.

Busta Rhymes' face turned visibly irritated as he didn't find the joke amusing. He asked the young content creator what he meant and told the person taking the video to cut it off. When the prankster tried to explain, the icon continued to chide him.

"I'm asking you a question. That ain't cool. I don't understand. I don't know what that means either. That's why I'm asking what it means. That's the only way I get to understand, by asking questions. Because I was taking a picture and showing love 'cause you was trying to be funny."

The Break Ya Neck hitmaker continued:

"So what you mean Tracy, my boy? What that mean?"

In the latter part of the footage, Busta Rhymes spoke expletives toward the content creator while the two were surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. The rapper could be seen chastising him and the other person who was documenting the exchange.

"You don't play with a grown man, little boy. That's how people get f***ed up!"

In the end, the Everything Remains Raw artist didn't harm the kids and went off.

Busta Rhymes on his Hollywood Walk of Fame honor: "You only get one of these"

The tense confrontation comes a month after Busta Rhymes was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In his interview with Variety, the rapper icon expressed his sentiments about the recognition, calling it "a necessary bucket list item that needed to be checked off."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. It's different from the Grammys. It's different from MTV, different from BET Awards. You could win multiple ones of those. You only get one of these."

Busta Rhymes shared that he "took a lot" of inspiration from Chuck D, revealing that the 1970s spoken-word artist and Public Enemy frontman, "rhymed when just spoke in general." Nevertheless, the I Know What You Want star credited most of his influences to his family's music and culture.

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"A lot of my influence came from dancehall artists because their entire verses primarily would rhyme with the same words, similar syllables, similar vowels, the whole s**t. It was something that I thought not only was dope, but something that I was exposed to in my home."

Earlier, Busta Rhymes revealed that his new album, Vengeance, was slated for release in September. However, the project remains under wraps.

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