Busta Rhymes and Prince are among the legendary artists who will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.
On Monday, June 24, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce's Walk of Fame Selection Committee announced 36 honorees for the Class of 2025. In the Recording category, Fantasia, Busta Rhymes, The Isley Brothers, Depeche Mode and others will receive a star on the iconic Walk of Fame. The late Prince is set to receive a posthumous star nine years after he passed away. Following the announcement, Busta issued a statement on Instagram.
"I WILL NEVER STOP TELLING YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY!! THE BLESSINGS DON’T STOP SO WE WON’T EVER STOP!!" he wrote in his caption. "THE DRAGON 🐉 IS OFFICIALLY APART OF THE CLASS OF 2025 HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME AND I WILL BE OFFICIALLY RECEIVING MY HOLLYWOOD STAR!! THANK YOU TO MY WHOLE TEAM AND AMAZING SUPPORT SYSTEM @joeyharrisinc @monascottyoung @ablitz2020 @unitedtalent MY WHOLE CONGLOMERATE ENT. FAMILY!! ONCE AGAIN SALUTE TO @hwdwalkoffame @Stargirl_stuff @flytetymejam @bigboysneighborhood @niecynash1 IT’S A CELEBRATION IN THE BIGGEST #BLOCKBUSTA WAY AND WE AIN’T NEVER STOPPING!! 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂👑👑👑👑👑👑👑"
The honor comes months after Busta Rhymes dropped his recent album Blockbusta. His latest LP includes songs like "Beach Ball" with BIA and "Luxury Life" with Coi Leray. Young Thug, Chris Brown, Shenseea, Quavo, DaBaby, T-Pain, Blxst, Yung Bleu, Kodak Black, Big Tigger, Burna Boy, Jnr Choi and Busta's kids, Trillian, Rai & Cie also contributed to the project. Fans will get to see him perform some of the songs live when he hits the road with Missy Elliott and Ciara this summer as part of Missy's first headlining tour.
Congratulations to the Hollywood Walk of Fame's new Class of 2025! See the full list of honorees here.