Busta Rhymes owns up to his mistakes on the remix to Estelle’s Akon-penned single “Thank You,” which appears on her third album All of Me (Feb. 28). “I know I acted stupid, never admitted guilt, my pride wouldn’t let me do it … I want to see you happy, you’re better off without me,” admits Bussa Buss, before an emotional Estelle finds her strength through heartache.

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Busta Rhymes doesn’t disappoint with the vicious remix to “Why Stop Now” featuring Missy Elliott (She’s back!), Lil Wayne, and his original collaborator Chris Brown. “Let me introduce ya’ll to my beautiful twin,” raps Bussa Buss before Missy tears up the track. “I slay these crows/ Got more lines than cornrows,” she spits, while Weezy stays “thuggin’, bumpin’ Golf Wang” on his killer verse.

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Chris Brown topped the charts with Busta Rhymes on the Grammy-nominated “Look at Me Now.” Now Breezy returns the favor, guesting on Bussa Buss’ new single “Why Stop Now.” The Cash Money signee performs lyrical acrobatics, while Breezy shows off his Matrix moves in the off-the-wall video, directed by Hype Williams.

“That interaction has always been the primary source of why our chemistry has always been so special,” Busta said of working with the famed director. “He wouldn’t give Kanye West a fish-eye lens, he won’t give Jay-Z a fish-eye lens. That’s my shit. He knew that that was the most perfect thing to use for me when we first worked together because of the dynamic of my animation.”

Buckle up for the wild ride.

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Google Music takes you behind the scenes of Busta Rhymes’ video for “Why Stop Now” featuring Chris Brown. The full video, directed by Hype Williams, will premiere online Monday at 3 p.m. EST.

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Swizz Beatz is under fire after being publicized as the CEO of Megaupload, the popular file-sharing site that was suddenly shut down on Thursday. Now some of his peers in the hip-hop community are expressing their support for the super-producer.

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Hip-hop heads got their money’s worth at the star-studded “Tru-2 Music” concert at Club Nokia L.A. LIVE on Friday night (Jan. 13). Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross co-headlined the evening, which also featured performances from YG and Eric Bellinger.

Bussa Buss stormed the stage in a black feathery coat, showering the front row with champagne and filling his set with plenty of surprise guests including Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, and Chris Brown, who performed “Look at Me Now.”

The Teflon Don, who rescheduled the show after his medical emergency last year, performed his Rich Forever mixtape cuts live for the first time including “Holy Ghost,” “Yella Diamonds,” and the controversial “Stay Schemin’” with French Montana. “I felt dat real #CaliLuv,” tweeted Rozay.

Snoop Dogg’s recent weed arrest didn’t stop him from lighting one up backstage as he mingled with his peers. Other celebrity sightings included Ameriie, Iggy Azalea, and Nipsey Hussle.

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Lil Twist gets “Turn’t Up” in the flashy video for the Busta Rhymes-assisted single off his debut Don’t Get It Twisted, due March 20.

Lil Wayne’s 19-year-old protégé flaunts his wild style in the Hype Williams-inspired visuals, skateboarding through his crib in a leopard track jacket, rapping in a feathery pink coat, and stomping in zebra-print combat boots alongside his Cash Money cohort Busta Rhymes.

Twizzy gets a check-up from a sexy nurse before taking off in a private jet, and splurges on his ladies with the YMCMB Discover card. Just another day in the life of a Young Money Millionaire.

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Just in time for New Year’s, Tyrese sets off “Fireworkz” on the remix to his Open Invitation bonus track. The smooth operator enlists heavy-hitters Big Sean, T.I., and a fast-talking Busta Rhymes for the club banger. Get the bottles poppin’ as you count down to 2012.

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