Busta Rhymes

Y'all gone learn, today. New York rap veterans N.O.R.E. and Busta Rhymes do a little schooling in the new track "Manners." The song utilizes Joe Cocker's 1972 song "Woman to Woman" which was previously sampled for 2 Pac's "California Love...

During a recent interview with OFIVE TV, DJ Premier touched on his generation of hip-hop (or what he calls the “purest form”) and the current climate. He also talked about producing for Busta Rhymes’ E.L.E. 2, Slaughterhouse, Joey Bada$$, M.O.P’s next projec...

Let’s get this out of the way: The Abstract & The Dragon, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes’ new collaborative mixtape, is mostly a way for Busta to hype his upcoming album Extinction Level Event 2. Of the 28 tracks on The Abstract & The Dragon, eight are skits and 13 older cuts, leaving seven that are actually fresh—and of these, there’s new Q-Tip on just three. Even “Thank You,” both one of ... Re

Busta Rhymes’ “Thank You” single was the start of something special. In the intro of The Abstract & The Dragon, Busta reveals that him and Q-Tip have been friends for 26 years. Running with each other during Leaders Of The New School, the duo reunite to give fans real authentic boom bap. The tape include...

At midnight, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip will release their long-awaited mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon. With only a few hours left, the duo decides to give a snippet of their tape with “Butch & Sundance." The smooth collaboration finds them trading ill verses while also showing us that they haven’t lost their touch. These two ...

R. Kelly may very well be the greatest R&B artist of our generation. With three Grammy Awards to his name, over 54 million albums sold worldwide, numerous accolades, and a Trapped In The Closet video with more chapters than a J.K Rowling novel, it's safe to say that Kells has done well for himself over the course of more than two decades. Wi...

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Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes are dropping a joint mixtape, called The Abstract And The Dragon, tomorrow, Dec. 12. In celebration of the anticipated drop, Tip and Busta headed to New York City club Marquee last night, Dec. 10, for a release party...

Ahead of the release of their highly-anticipated mixtape, The Abstract And The Dragon, which drops this Thursday, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip dropped a mixtape trailer that goes beyond merely hyping up the tape; after all, the former Tribe man and the Leader of the New School already stirred the hip-hop world into a frenzy with their latest release, "Thank You" featuring Kanye West and Lil Wa

With the passing of world icon Nelson Mandela, hip-hop had a bit of a heavyhearted tone this week. As many bid the African revolutionary a heartfelt farewell, the hip-hop community managed to turn this moment of grief into one of uplifting and prosperity...

As today marks the untimely death of world icon Nelson Mandela, the hip-hop community wanted to bid the noble leader an appropriate farewell. Celebrating the life of the African statesmen who led South Africa out of decades of apartheid, the world may never again witness a fighter with a strength quite like Mandela's...

Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes revealed the official artwork for their upcoming mixtape The Abstract & The Dragon earlier this week. Today, Sway on MTV RapFix Live talked to Busta via Skype to discussed the meaning behind the unique artwork. Bu...