Busta Rhymes will punch you in the face | Matt Connarton Unleashed

0:00 This is from Digital musicnews dot Com, one of my favorite music industry websites if you are interested in music industry news. This is one of my go to sites that I recommend. Uh Busta Rhymes in the news. And I don't know if Buster Rhymes has released anything in a while. I remember, Uh, jeez, when did uh when did? He was early two thousands, right when he first really broke through. Maybe it was the late nineties, early two thousands. Uh wu ha remember that song Wouoha Got You All in Check? That was his first big hit.

0:25 But uh, anyway, this I I had not heard anything about this. I was surprised to see this. Uh Busta Rhymes settles horrible boss lawsuit after allegedly punching his assistant. So apparently Buster Rhymes had a personal assistant. You know, people think that these music industry jobs they're so glamorous. Uh you know, they're they're you're you're You're just surrounded by by all this uh money and uh notoriety, and it's just so much fun, you know, to be a personal assistant to somebody like Buster Rhymes, that's you know, I'm sure for for many aspiring music industry person that's just you know, growing up, that was just something I want to be.

1:04 I want to be the personal assistant to Buster Rhymes. That would just be so much fun. But apparently if you upset and me punches you in the face, which is different than most jobs. And again that's why I say it's not everything is as glamorous as it sounds, you know. I mean, you might be working at an Amazon warehouse and you might think it's terrible, and people who work at Amazon warehouses often complain about the conditions. But hey, at least if you uh, at least at least if you make a mistake, Jeff Bezos doesn't show up and punch you in the face.

1:31 But Jeff Buster Rhymes apparently will punch you in the face if he's upset. So I don't know if, like, if you go to glassdoor dot com and you look up what's it like working for Buster Rhymes. I don't know if there's any information on there, but just be aware you might get punched in the face. According to alleged by his now former assistant, maybe that's his idea of a performance review. You know, if you get punched in the face, it means uh, you know, you gotta you gotta tighten your g up a little bit on some things.

2:01 I don't know. I don't know. Let's see what this says. And again, this is from Digitalmusicnews dot com. Buster Rhymes settles a lawsuit filed by his former personal assistant, who claimed the rapper attacked and punched him in the face. Busterer Rhymes has settled. I wonder if while he's punching you, he says whoa. Buster Rhymes has settled the legal battle with his former personal assistant Dashiel or Dashiel Gables. I'm just gonna call I'm just gonna call him dash. I don't know how to pronounce this.

2:28 Is that Dashiel? Is it Deshiel? Uh? Is it Dashiel? I don't know. I'm just gonna call him dash Dash is a cool name. That's probably what people call him. Okay, So he settled a long legal battle with his former personal assistant, dash Gables. That sounds kind of cool, dash Gables. I hope he does use that, who alleged that the rapper attacked and punched him in the face in a work related dispute. Rhymes had denied the allegations, filing a defamation countersuit in response that claimed Gables was extorting him.

2:57 The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, as the matter was settled via private mediation. Let's see. Attorneys for both parties wrote in a letter to the judge filed this week. Quote, the parties are finalizing the settlement documentation and anticipate that it will be completed within ten days. Unquote. Ah, teamwork, all right, both sides coming together. You know that's good. The judge ordered them to file a formal motion for settlement by June one, According to Gables's original filing.

3:30 In August, Busta Rhymes became enraged and assaulted him over a delayed meal and a phone call Gables took from his young daughter while on the job. Oh the horror. The fifty three year old rapper, whose real name is Trevor Smith Junior, was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor. Gables filed an assault and battery lawsuit in federal court, invoking the Federal Fair Labor Sanders Act and claiming that he was subjected to workplace abuses. Yeah, they're probably is now. I have not personally, by the way, read the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

4:05 But I assume there is something in there about you're not allowed to punch your employees in the face, So let's see it, says here. He also claimed that he had been blackballed from the hip hop industry after the alleged incident. Unfortunately, that doesn't surprise me, it says here. Smith vehemently denied Gables's smith being. Buster Rhymes denied Gables's allegations and filed a countersuit for defamation in October. His suit asserted that Gables' claims damaged his reputation, which costs him business opportunities and income.

4:40 Well, that's the thing. Do you want to do business with someone who might punch you in the face if they're upset with you? Meanwhile, Buster Rhymes was recently announced as a headliner for Hudson Yards annual Free outdoor Concerts series live concerts at the Wells Fargo Stage in New York City. Hey, look, whatever damage might have been done to the reputation of Buster Rhymes, it can't be that bad. Clearly, it's not that bad. The man has been announced as a headliner, not an opening act, not a nostalgia act, a headliner for the Hudson Yards Annual free outdoor concert series Live concerts at the Wells Fargo Stage.

5:25 I mean, come on, how damaged could he be?

5:31 The series kicks off on Wednesday, May thirteen, with shows taking place every Wednesday through June third from six to eight pm, with doors opening at five pm. No, he's doing great uster rhymes. All right. So that's it for that story. That's not much to it, but I just thought it was interesting