Flipmode Squad was formed in 1993 in the United States by Busta Rhymes, born
Trevor George Smith Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, on March 20, 1972, who served as
the collective’s founder and frontman. The group’s breakthrough came with the
release of the single "Everybody on the Line Outside" in 1998, followed by the
debut studio album The Imperial on September 22, 1998, which featured tracks
such as "Run for Cover" and "Cha Cha Cha" and established the squad’s presence
on the rap charts. Over the next decade, Flipmode Squad released mixtapes
Arsenal for the Streets pt. 1 (2002) and p...