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Rhymes
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Joining the ranks of other hip-hop stars who have ventured into the fashion industry, Rhymes launched Bushi Designs in 1999. The company's name was derived from the Japanese for warrior--"bushido." Initially, the company produced a line of footwear, but this was soon followed by a line of men's clothes. A women's clothing line was added a year later. Rhymes, along with partner Rashib Boothe, designed all the clothing himself. any other," Rhymes told Billboard. "There's a dress code that goes with the spirit and cultural significance."
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Rhymes ... returned to movie theaters in the summer of 2000, appearing alongside Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft. Rhymes played Rasaan, a character who helps Shaft. "I'm pretty much the guy Shaft can't be because he's a cop," he explained in Jet. follow the legal procedure to solve crimes and deal with thugs. Rasaan can assist him in a very unorthodox street way." Also in 2000, Rhymes was featured in Finding Forrester, starring Sean Connery.
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Rhymes was still in junior high school when he hooked up with another rapper, Charlie Brown. The pair eventually caught the attention of Public Enemy leader Chuck D. as well as the group's producers, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee. Sadler and Shocklee--known in the rap world as The Bomb Squad--helped the young Rhymes and his friends to refine their approach. As Rhymes noted in his Elektra Records biography, "Eric used to repeat this phrase to remind us what to concentrate on: C.L.A.M.P., which stood for Concept-Lyrics-Attitude-Music and Performance. He used to say when you get that down to a science, then you'll be there."
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