VIDEO: Busta Rhymes - I Got Bass

Trevor gets real creative with it in this new video. Dope flow.

VIDEO: Busta Rhymes Live @ The Knitting Factory

Busta Rhymes performed at The Knitting Factory in New York City last week. Q-Tip and Consequence guested. More on the night here.

NEWS: Surprise Diddy Set Tonight @ Busta Rhymes Knitting Factory Show

Tonight's Busta Rhymes show at the tiny Knitting Factory will feature a surprise set by Diddy. And his flipcam I bet.

Wednesday Oct 29, 8pm
Busta Rhymes & Pacific Division & Diddy @ Knitting Factory NYC
Special opening DJ set by Mick Boogie!
FREE RSVP by texting BUSTA or PACDIV to 66937.
Space is VERY limited, please arrive early.
No guaranteed admission. (directions + info)


Update: I was right, but Diddy decided last minute not to show. Boo!

VIDEO: Busta Rhymes - We Made It ft. Linkin Park + Don't Touch Me

Two new Busta Rhymes videos. I'm sorry, but I still can't take any rap song featuring Linkin Park seriously. 'Don't Touch Me' however sees Busta finally go back to what he does well. Hip Hop with humor and goofiness and impressive flows. He's been on that hard shit for way too long. It's not a good look. I appreciate him putting out seperate videos for people that know what good music is and miss vintage Busta, and another one for people that shop at Wall-mart.

LAME: Busta Rhymes - We Made It ft. Linkin Park

HOT: Busta Rhymes - Don’t Touch Me

VIDEO: Busta Rhymes Handles Obnoxious Fan

I hadn't seen this before. Busta Rhymes responds to British lady calling him ignorant for not taking a picture with her. Now why would you do that when Busta has slapped a few fans around recently?

Via GS.

LISTEN: Focus - Shine ft. Busta Rhymes & Bishop Lamont

DOWNLOAD Focus - Shine ft. Busta Rhymes & Bishop Lamont (MP3)

Off of Dedication, out soon, probably not on Aftermath though. Watch an older Focus interview below.

Focus Interview

Props to Shake.

PHOTOS: SitDownStandUp.com's 2007 In Pictures

I brought my camera to a few really great Hip Hop concerts in 2007 including Clipse @ Columbia University, Rock The Bells featuring Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, The Roots and more, Boost Mobile Rock Corps @ Radio City Music Hall featuring Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze, Jadakiss, Fabolous, Hurricane Chris, Yung Joc, Keyshia Cole and more, EPMD, Nas, Jeru Da Damaja @ Roseland Ballroom and more. Click on the shows above specifically for relevant photos. Below there's a slideshow of photos from all of those. More non-Hip Hop photos can be found here. Move your mouse over the top of the picture below to go to the next photo, and move it over the bottom for thumbnails.


Full size photos available @ my flickr page.

VIDEO: will.i.am, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J & Eve Perform Shaft's Theme

This is quite the trainwreck conceptually, but worth the watch just to see LL Cool J kill that good ol' 'Mama Said Knock You Out' verse and to see Eve just be absolutely gorgeous. Together with will.i.am and Busta Rhymes they perform an odd version of 'Theme from Shaft'.

LISTEN: Jay-Z - Roc Boys RMX ft. Young Chris & Busta Rhymes

DOWNLOAD Roc Boys Remix ft. Young Chris & Busta Rhymes (MP3)


Young Chris and Busta Rhymes guest on Jay-Z's 'Roc Boys' remix. Busta sounds out of place on this beat like..hm..Spliff Star over a dance hall/ faux reggae track.

LISTEN: Busta Rhymes - Step Up (Prod. by J.Dilla)

DOWNLOAD Busta Rhymes - Step Up (Prod. by J.Dilla) (MP3)


Busta Rhymes and Mick Boogie have teamed up for a brand new mixtape called Dillagence that also feature Papoose, Cassidy, Talib Kweli, M.O.P., Rah Digga and others. This track shows the genuinely joyful Busta we know and love pre-hardbody.

Unrelated Bonus: Freeway got on the mic the other night when Mick was spinning in a club.

LISTEN: Freeway - Walk Wit Me ft. Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss

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Freeway, Busta Rhymes & Jadakiss, now that's a nice line up right there. Especially with Busta drops one of his better verses of the last two years, and Jada's first official verse as a Roc-A-Fella family member. I wonder if he's going to rock a Roc chain ever too. Off of Free At Last.

VIDEO: DJ Khaled - I'm So Hood RMX ft. Everybody

I think DJ Khaled should to have a reality TV show, or maybe a cartoon. This is the remix to 'I'm So Hood' featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Baby and Rick Ross. Even KRS One makes an appearance in the video.

NEWS: Busta, Remy, Lil' Wayne & Ja Rule All In Court Today

It's getting a little crowded in Legal Trouble Land for rappers. Four members of the Hip Hop community are in court today. Would this happen in any other genre of music?


Busta in happier times. Full set of photos here
"Grammy-winning rapper Busta Rhymes faced assault charges. Popular female rapper Remy Ma was accused of shooting and critically wounding a Bronx woman. Lil Wayne and Ja Rule made separate appearances on weapons charges." Read the full article here. Via
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LISTEN: The Notorious B.I.G. - Modern Day Gangstaz ft Busta Rhymes & Labba (Prod. by J-Dilla)

DOWNLOAD LISTEN: The Notorious B.I.G. - Modern Day Gangstaz ft Busta Rhymes & Labba (Prod. by J Dilla) (MP3)


Check this great original track from 1996 or 2002 (?!) produced by J Dilla and starring Biggie Smalls, Busta Rhymes, and Labba. Go over to Ohword to check a video and some details on how this track came about back in the day.

NEWS: Rappers And Guns And Jail

First T.I. gets arrested for trying to buy a bunch of guns. Matter of fact see below for the exact types of guns.


And then Do or Die member Belo just pleaded guilty to second degree murder. And his girl has to go to jail for attempting to bring the jury with a whopping $1,000. Off to jail for 10 years it is.

Oh and of course there's Prodigy who's off to jail for 3.5 years for possession of a loaded gun as well.

Next up Busta Rhymes off to jail?

NEWS: Busta Rhymes Working With Linkin Park

Busta Rhymes has announced that Linkin Park will be making an appearance on his upcoming new album.


Linkin Park is on my next album! I'm so excited!. More photos here.
Busta Rhymes tells Rock Daily he’s got something special cooking for his December 4th album Back on My BS: a song with Linkin Park called “It Looks Like We Made It” that’s produced by Cool and Dre. “It feels like Rocky won the fight or something,” he says of the triumphant track. “It reminds the people who are successful to go and help those that haven’t been so successful, and represent the unity between people. This song speaks volumes to the globe — it ain’t just about the ‘hood, it ain’t just about the suburbs, it’s about everybody. This is one of those songs that can’t be described better than touching the souls of the common people.” Full article here.

PHOTOS: Boost Mobile Rock Corps At Radio City Music Hall

Last night I attended the Boost Mobile Rock Corps benefit show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. I got a chance to hang out back stage to take some shots. People that performed include Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze, Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Hurricane Chris, Spliff Star, Yung Joc, Keshia Cole, and a mesmerizingly beautiful Eve who was on the wrong side of the stage for me to take photos of. Dagger! It was a great show with a lot of highlights and a lot of love between performers backstage. A few photos below. Find the full set here. For more info on the Boost Mobile Rock Corps and their great volunteering activities go here.





The show itself was a great series of short sets with Busta Rhymes as the high light. Also included were rock bands Angels And Airwaves and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, both visibly nervous to play in front of a 90% Hip Hop crowd. Angels & Airwaves went over surprisingly well. Find the full set of photos here.

Previous Photos:
- Clipse @ Columbia University
- Rock The Bells NYC featuring Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, and more

VIDEO: T.I. - Hurt ft. Alfamega & Busta Rhymes

T.I. is back with another video off of the ehhhh T.I. Vs. T.I.P.. Alfamega and Busta Rhymes join him in this stylish black/white visualization of 'Hurt'. Busta steals the show.

LISTEN: Busta Rhymes - Woo Ha! Got You All In Check Remix ft ODB

DOWNLOAD Busta Rhymes - Woo Ha! Got You All In Check Remix ft Ol' Dirty Bastard (MP3)

I don't usually post old stuff, after all this is a Hip Hop News blog, but just because I know there's people out there that have this classic remix of Busta Rhymes' 'Woo Ha! Got You All In Check' featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard.

LISTEN: David Banner - Spare Clips (Full Mixtape)

DOWNLOAD David Banner - Spare Clips: The Mixtape (MP3) via TSS


I've been wanting to be a fan of David Banner's for a long time, but I always liked him as a public person more than as a rapper/producer. This mixtape showcases a few new elements and features Snoop Dogg, Akon, Lil’ Wayne, Bun B, Lil Jon, T.I., Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Pimp C, E-40, Lil Boosie, and others.