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Whether as a member of Leaders of the New School or a solo artist, Busta Rhymes is a rapper who’s transcended sonic borders and generations with his raps.
We’re pretty sure that everybody has tried to colour coordinate their outfit and bedroom after watching the clip for ‘Touch It (Remix),’ while it’s only a few drinks before someone tries to rap a verse from ‘Break Ya Neck.’ Maybe that’s why our longstanding love for Busta comes in all forms, including the naming of a small island in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
As the story goes, Busta Rhymes fan Kevin O’Brien visits and maintains the 40 square metre island, and back in 2009, he took it upon himself to name it Busta Rhymes Island. His reasoning for the title? It’s apparently filled with “rope-swinging, blueberries, and… stuff Busta would enjoy.” Fair call. While O’Brien then took the proposed name to U.S. Board of Geographic Names, it was declined because in order for a piece of land to be named after someone, that person must be deceased for at least five years.
Thankfully, Busta is still very much alive – but that didn’t stop the location from being geotagged as Busta Rhymes Island on Google Maps, which pretty much makes it 100% real in our eyes. And while this happened back in 2009, Twitter has just discovered Busta Rhymes Island, thanks to this Tweet by Atlas Obscurus:
There's an unnamed island in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts that a local man once campaigned to name Busta Rhymes Island. It is currently searchable by that name on Google Maps pic.twitter.com/OGYEo4gqu0
— Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) March 6, 2018
The reactions are pretty grand, and now there’s only one thing left to do: Get us a bloody one way ticket to Busta Rhymes Island:
I CAN'T BELIEVE I LIVED 20 MINUTES FROM BUSTA RHYMES ISLAND FOR 15 YEARS https://t.co/KexiZE86y3
— Emma. (@emmapiscia) March 6, 2018
cya later🙋🏽♀️ im moving to Busta Rhymes Island https://t.co/FrINoLqg3F
— Xenia Rubinos (@xeniarubinos) March 7, 2018
“Where you from?”
“Massachusetts.”
“What part?”
“Busta Rhymes Island.”
“Oh cool is that over by — wait what?”https://t.co/NLDkxDc3kB
— Dan Shea (@dryanshea) March 7, 2018
GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT https://t.co/Cz9cfizBdO
— Rebecca Slatkin (@RebeccaSlatkin) March 7, 2018
Somehow, someway…I need to see this for myself. Busta Rhymes Island!? 😂🤣 There had better be a T-Rex on this island, or it just won't do the name justice! pic.twitter.com/f97hyVwHSY
— Afro-Pick Ocelot 🎮 (@JayDukes) March 7, 2018
oh my god. i used to swim and play in this pond as a kid. it was like across the street from my best friend's house. We used to go to this island all the time. (it's like the size of an elementary school or something. small) https://t.co/Pxry0RqiU9
— Shivam Bhatt (@elektrotal) March 6, 2018
