Coi Leray added none other than Busta Rhymes on her new song, “Players,” for an added verse of the remixed hit.
“It never ends, the way we doing it and how we f*cking them up again / Look how we got them, DJ Saige killing them with the blend,” Busta breaks out in his lyrics.
The remix addition also felt a little like fate, as “Players” previously got a mashup from DJ Saige with Busta Rhymes’ 1997 song, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.”
Leray samples Grandmaster Flash’s 1982 song, “The Message,” on “Players.” The song marks her fourth in Billboard‘s Hot 100 songs chart — and could very well enter the Top 10. (It already has in the UK and Australia, according to the publication.)
“I started working with more writers towards the end of last year,” she also shared with Billboard about the creation process of “Players,” which included a collaborative session. “I worked with writers in the past, but I remember I was a little stubborn — like, ‘I don’t need nobody to write for me.’ My pen game is amazing but this year is the first time I learned structure to a song. Like the verse, pre-chorus, bridge, hook.”
Check out Coi Leray’s “Players” remix with Busta Rhymes above.
This is a story that many would have never shared, but Coco Jones doesn’t have issues with laughing at herself. The R&B crooner is shaping up to be the music industry’s next “It” girl, and it’s well-deserved. Jones isn’t a stranger to the Hollywood spotlight, as her talents are long-established in the Disneyverse. However, the 25-year-old is ready to take the world by storm as a Def Jam hitmaker—and she’s well on her way. Jones was among a select few invited to this year’s coveted Roc Nation Brunch, but she admitted she caused an embarrassing moment with one of the Bay Area’s finest.
The singer shared her funny—yet humiliating—story with The Breakfast Club. Last year, Jones went viral after she appeared on Wild ‘N Out. While there, Chico Bean challenged her to rap Busta Rhyme’s quick-rhyming verse on “Look At Me Now” with Chris Brown. Chico and Coco impressed a global audience, and Bussa Buss, with their skills. Understandably, Jones was excited when she saw him at the brunch…or so she thought. “I gotta tell y’all a story, you’re gonna scream, laugh, and cry,” she told The Breakfast Club.
Coco Jones Mixes Up Her Rappers
“Basically, Lord, when I was at the Roc Nation Brunch, I saw Busta Rhymes,” the singer said with a laugh. “So, I go up to him and I’m like, ‘You had just seen my cover, my freestyle of my thingabob on Wild ‘N Out.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah…” DJ Envy interjected to say that Busta didn’t attend the Roc Nation Brunch. Jones replied, “Listen! I was like, ‘Remember?’” And then she said she began spitting Busta’s “Look At Me Now” verse right then and there. “He was like, ‘That’s good shawty. That’s good.’ I was like, ‘Alright.’” Jones left the moment confused.
Then, she went over to her manager for clarification. At the same time, she’s looking up the lyrics to “Look At Me Now” because she thinks she might have delivered the lyrics incorrectly. She sees Busta’s photo and asks her manager who she was just talking to. “Girl, that’s E-40,” Jones said her manager told her. “I was like, ‘Oh. No.’… I was so mortified! Y’all! I felt real bad.”
All Cleared Up
Jones also stated that later, E-40 hit someone up and said, “I think Coco thinks I’m Busta Rhymes.” However, the singer’s manager cleared up the entire thing. We’re unsure how, but it makes for a story we would have kept in the vault. Check out Coco Jones spitting Busta Rhymes bars and being a good sport by laughing at her mistake above.
On the latest episode of the Idea Generation podcast, superproducer (and Uproxx’s friend of the site) Just Blaze delves into his impressive musical resume, from crafting the so-called Roc-A-Fella sound in the early 2000s to becoming one of the biggest hitmakers of the past 20 years. Among the stories he shares with host Noah Callahan-Bever is the explanation of just how Jay-Z ended up with one of the more recognizable songs from his game-changing 2001 album The Blueprint. It’s a story he’s told before, but it never gets old.
“‘U Don’t Know’” was at one point going to be Busta [Rhymes] and Prodigy,” Just says. “A lot of people don’t know, me and P used to hang out a lot. I still don’t have a lot of rap friends, right? He was one of the few people actually to come to the house. It was wild because then [The Alchemist] ended up moving around the corner from me.”
After that bit of scene setting, Just explained why the song ended up with the home team instead of one of the other two rappers, who were — at the time — considered bigger stars. “Prodigy hears ‘U Don’t Know,’” he recalls, “Then Busta [Rhymes] hears ‘U Don’t Know.’ Yo, the worst thing ever was knowing that I have Jay ready for me but Busta’s doing this Busta Rhymes [style] on the ‘U Don’t Know’ beat. I’m like, ‘Yo, this is real dope.’ I’m torn. I’m a kid at the time, and I’m torn.”
Fortunately for Justin, he didn’t have to choose. “Luckily, Busta didn’t record to it,” he exults. “I go back to Soundtrack [Studios], where Mobb Deep was recording. Prodigy hears the beat; I play it off of a cassette. He starts rhyming to it. Some drama ended up happening; he had to leave. I go around the corner [to Baseline Studios]. I play it for Jay. [This is] all in that same weekend. Then, all of a sudden, Jay was like, ‘Yo, lay that right now.’”
The rest is, as they say, history. “U Don’t Know,” which was never released as a single, has become one of the most enduring songs in Jay’s catalog; it’s a club staple whose lyrics fans have debated for two decades (that is, until Jay cleared it up himself last year). You can check out the full interview above.
Mary J. Blige and Pepsi announced the second annual Strength Of A Woman festival. The upcoming event will include an all-star lineup with artists such as Busta Rhymes, Summer Walker, and more. Mary J. Blige alongside soft drink company Pepsi announced the dates for the Strength Of A Woman festival and summit for May 11-14 […]
For Women’s History Month, SOHH is highlighting five female artists that should make a comeback to music after taking hiatuses. Those female artists include Amerie, Shontelle, Tweet, Shawnna, and Lumidee. SOHH, here are the five female musicians that should return to hip-hop/R&B: Amerie This R&B singer came onto the scene by singing the chorus for […]
Many people may have heard of the “Five Percenters” or the teachings that stem from this cultural phenomenon born in the ghettos of America, but there are very few who are familiar with the origins of the 5% Nation (also known as the Nation Of Gods and Earths) or that of the founder of the Five Percent, who is best known as Allah. Artists and athletes such as Jay-Z and Carmelo Anthony have shown either their allegiance or alliance to Allah’s 56-year-old Nation. Of all of the religious and nationalist movements of the revolutionary 1960s, his story is always left out of Black History Month recognition, even though Allah met the same treacherous fate as many of the Black leaders of that era.
Born on this date in 1928, the man known as Allah was born Clarence Edward Smith to Louis and Mary Smith in Danville, Virginia. He moved to Harlem, New York as a young adult and it was from there that he began his lifelong journey in establishing a legacy of pride, righteousness, and all-inclusivity among the youth that has expanded all over the globe.
In commemoration of Black History Month, TheSource.com brings you seven facts about Allah and what his 5% Nation has brought to the Black, Latino, Asian and white youth in the United States and around the world.
Allah fought in the Korean War; won several medals including the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
He was a member of Nation Of Islam’s Temple No. 7 under Minister Malcolm X, however, left the NOI in 1963 shortly before Malcolm’s departure.
Allah was given the “Street Academy” at 2122 7th Avenue(now known as Allah School In Mecca) by NYC Mayor John Lindsay in 1967.
Allah was proficient at martial arts, which he learned in Korea and was an instructor to the members of NOI security, Fruit Of Islam.
Allah was not anti-white and taught white 5%ers, including Mayor Lindsay’s assistant Barry Gotterher.
Allah was killed by unknown assailants on June 13, 1969, however, it was revealed in a document declassified by the FBI in 1981 that he was a target of J.Edgar Hoover’s COINTELPRO initiative aimed at Black leaders.
The message of the 5% is not a thing of Hip Hop’s past. Artists such as NYC’s Fame Labs, Detroit’s(D-Mecca) Njeri Earth and Allah Magnetic aka Mullah Don who carries on Allah’s tradition through their music.
Everyone, please keep your hands to yourself. Busta Rhymes was strolling through an airport and was surrounded by fans. One fan, a woman, got a bit too handsy and reached out and grabbed the Hip-Hop legend’s butt. He responded by turning around and throwing a drink at her.
There has been no comment from Busta Rhymes on the incident, as it appears that everyone went about their way. The Source will update you if anything changes.
It has only been a few days since Busta Rhymes was a featured performer during the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, but things got a little tense with fan as Busta was caught on camera throwing a drink on a woman that tried to grab the Hip Hop legends behind.
As Busta made his way through a large crowd of people at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the MAGIC Fashion Trade Show flanked by his entourage and security, an overzealous fan thought she could get away with violating the “6’7” emcee, but instead caught a drink to the face from the Brooklyn-born/Long Island-raised rapper.
