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Busta Rhymes curses out fans who are on their phones at Essence Festival: ‘I ain’t from that era’

“Let’s get back to interacting like humans,” the rapper told the crowd in his expletive-filled speech.

Getty Images for ESSENCERhymes — born Trevor George Smith Jr. — went on to individually point out audience members and asked them to stand up for his act. The reason behind the rapper’s outburst — which he described as giving “zero tolerance for bulls—t energy” — he explained, was because “this is my first time in New Orleans at the f—king 30 year anniversary of the Essence Festival.” Getty ImagesAs people sounded off on X with their thoughts on Rhymes’ unexpected rant, many of them called attention to the empty seats in the crowd.

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