Busta Rhymes just canceled his entire tour. So what was he doing performing in Miami?
What gives, Busta Rhymes?
The rap icon has canceled all the dates on the “Blockbusta” tour, including two Florida dates, in support of his new album of the same name, as per Ticketmaster.
Rhymes (real name Trevor George Smith) was supposed to kick off his tour March 13 in San Francisco, followed by stops in Orlando at the House of Blues April 1 and The Fillmore Miami Beach the next night. But last week, poof.
“Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event,” says a message on producer Live Nation’s website. “No action is required to obtain a refund.”
Rhymes gave no explanation to fans about why he would scrap literally all his upcoming concerts, and some fans speculated he was ailing.
But that doesn’t appear to be the case. Rhymes managed to keep his commitment in Miami, on Saturday night — for charity. The Brooklyn hip hopper did a set at The Little Lighthouse Foundation’s annual Hearts and Stars gala at Jungle Plaza in the Design District.
We were told the 51 year old belted out such hits as “I Know What You Want,” “Break Ya Neck” and “Bounce for a well heeled, many of whom paid $750 and up for a VIP ticket.
Even though fans may be disappointed, we can’t fault the guy.
He managed to help raise money for the LLF, a nonprofit that works to help underserved communities in South Florida.
The music star posted footage of the high energy show on Instagram.
“Thank you again for having us [and] doing it with us in the biggest Blockbusta way Miami!” he wrote in the caption in all caps. “Let’s do it again soon!”
Yeah, but when, Busta? If you’re feeling OK, inquiring minds would like to know.
On a different post that saw him smiling on stage in Jungle Plaza, saying “the blessings don’t stop,” a few folks wanted answers.
“So what happened with the tour???” a commenter asked. “I bought meet & greet tickets for my mom who is turning 65 and LOVES YOU … Will you be rescheduling it?”
“This is some bs. We had tickets and were looking forward to seeing him.”
“This guy has time to be everywhere except for his own tour.”
Many fans said they assumed the cancelation was due to poor ticket sales, but most seemed more frustrated by the star’s lack of communication.
“Sure wish you would have ‘blessed us’ on your tour. Instead, you canceled on us and are rubbing it in our faces by posting more now, than you ever have, while still not acknowledging that you bailed on us,” wrote another disappointed ticketholder. “I hate to think that you are one of those types of people who are too arrogant to at least acknowledge and explain what happened. Or a simple, ‘My bad guys, I’ll get you next time’ would have been good enough.”