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A childhood friend of
Busta Rhymes while the two were growing up in Brooklyn,
Rampage again hooked up with his old pal in
the Flipmode Squad, the loose collective of rappers (also including Spliff Star,
Lord Have Mercy,
Rah Digga, and
Serious) centered around
Busta Rhymes for his first solo album, 1996's
The Coming. When the album proved a hit,
Rampage earned his own solo deal the following year. The two had begun playing music together while listening to
Rampage's musician-father, and though
Busta later moved out to Long Island and formed
Leaders of the New School, the pair remained friends.
Rampage gained his own record deal with Rowdy Records in 1994, releasing his debut album, Ramp Sack, but later leaving the label for their lack of hip-hop how-to. Later that year, both
Rampage and
Busta Rhymes contributed to the legendary 1994 remix of
Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" (which broke
the Notorious B.I.G. and re-launched
LL Cool J), also appearing together on four tracks from
Busta's
The Coming. After signing with Elektra/Asylum,
Rampage released Scouts Honor...By Way of Blood, in July 1997, with several tracks including
the Flipmode Squad. ~ John Bush