Greetings!
There is a natural mystic flowing through the air, and if
you listen carefully you will hear the voice of Busta Rhymes as he laments over the passing of his good friend
Chris Lighty.
Chris was one of the most respected music industry executives
who founded Violator Records which was also a management company as well as marketing
company representing Hip Hop and Urban culture.
Chris was instrumental in directing the careers of several heavyweights
including P. Diddy, and was instrumental in the way in which the world viewed
and ultimately respected the work of the Urban art form. He is the reason why entities such as
Mountain Dew, Vitamin Water and more embrace the urban market. Chris’s life ended too soon.
One of the people whom Chris touched deeply is Busta
Rhymes. So moved by his passing, Busta
took to the studio and called on the spirit of a legend, Bob Marley, and came
up with the moving tribute called “Chris
Lighty.”
Using Bob’s song “Natural Mystic” as the backdrop, Busta
raps: “The moment of truths arrival /
finding the proof in Bibles / Torahs / Qur’an’s etc / distribute the jewel
through virals / quenching they thirst to see you / knowing they hurt and need
you / sharing my pain through these words / in hopes to connect with people / providing
space where there’s peace of mind while we conquer evil / visit a place where
you see the sign and we can spark the cerebral / sick with the truth / when I’m
in the booth like I caught the measles ….”
Though we were not there while the recording was made, Busta’s
wish of hoping to connect with people is realized as the world takes to this
record and puts a celly in the air in honor of Chris whose life ended a year
ago….
