Busta Rhymes will face trial on two assault charges after a New York judge withdrew a plea offer today that would have let the rapper remain free.

Rapper Busta Rhymes was arrested in New York after a man complained that the hip-hop star had beaten him up in a dispute over money, police said.

Rapper Busta Rhymes faces a new weapon charge in his assault case, following his alleged beating of a teenage fan on New York City's Randall's Island in August.

The teenager allegedly attacked by rapper Busta Rhymes has claimed the star kicked him in the face.