<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Rap-Up.com &#187; Busta Rhymes</title> <atom:link href="http://www.rap-up.com/category/artists/busta-rhymes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.rap-up.com</link> <description>Hip-Hop and R&#38;B Music, News, Photos, Interviews, &#38; Videos</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Video: Busta Rhymes f/ Chris Brown &#8211; &#8216;Why Stop Now&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/30/video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/30/video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111734</guid> <description><![CDATA[Chris Brown topped the charts with Busta Rhymes on the Grammy-nominated &#8220;Look at Me Now.&#8221; Now Breezy returns the favor, guesting on Bussa Buss&#8217; new single &#8220;Why Stop Now.&#8221; The Cash Money signee performs lyrical acrobatics, while Breezy shows off his Matrix moves in the off-the-wall video, directed by Hype Williams. &#8220;That interaction has always [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/breezy-busta.jpg" alt="Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes" title="Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes" width="475" height="322" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111740" /></center></p><p>Chris Brown topped the charts with Busta Rhymes on the Grammy-nominated &#8220;Look at Me Now.&#8221;  Now Breezy returns the favor, guesting on Bussa Buss&#8217; new single &#8220;Why Stop Now.&#8221;  The Cash Money signee performs lyrical acrobatics, while Breezy shows off his Matrix moves in the off-the-wall video, directed by Hype Williams.</p><p>&#8220;That interaction has always been the primary source of why our chemistry has always been so special,&#8221; Busta said of working with the famed director.  &#8220;He wouldn&#8217;t give Kanye West a fish-eye lens, he won&#8217;t give Jay-Z a fish-eye lens.  That&#8217;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.&#8221;</p><p>Buckle up for the wild ride.</p><p><span id="more-111734"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5EEhXhGcX0k?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/30/video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>47</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Behind the Video: Busta Rhymes f/ Chris Brown &#8211; &#8216;Why Stop Now&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/28/behind-the-video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/28/behind-the-video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:49:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=111587</guid> <description><![CDATA[Google Music takes you behind the scenes of Busta Rhymes&#8217; video for &#8220;Why Stop Now&#8221; featuring Chris Brown. The full video, directed by Hype Williams, will premiere online Monday at 3 p.m. EST.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/brown-busta-wsn.jpg" alt="Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes" title="Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes" width="475" height="309" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111598" /></center></p><p>Google Music takes you behind the scenes of Busta Rhymes&#8217; video for &#8220;Why Stop Now&#8221; featuring Chris Brown.  The full video, directed by Hype Williams, will premiere online Monday at 3 p.m. EST.</p><p><span id="more-111587"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PZSkEpsVAhY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/28/behind-the-video-busta-rhymes-f-chris-brown-why-stop-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Diddy, Busta Rhymes Tweet Support for Swizz Beatz After Megaupload Shutdown</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/diddy-busta-rhymes-tweet-support-for-swizz-beatz-after-megaupload-shutdown/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/diddy-busta-rhymes-tweet-support-for-swizz-beatz-after-megaupload-shutdown/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:29:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diddy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swizz Beatz]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110712</guid> <description><![CDATA[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. Megaupload was taken offline by the FBI following charges against its operators for violating piracy [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/swizz-pepsi.jpg" alt="Swizz Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz" width="475" height="332" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-91135" /></center></p><p>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.</p><p><span id="more-110712"></span></p><p>Megaupload was <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/swizz-beatz-revealed-as-silent-partner-ceo-of-megaupload-20120119" target="_blank">taken offline</a> by the FBI following charges against its operators for violating piracy laws, including their refusal to remove copyrighted material from the site in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.</p><p>Seven of Megaupload&#8217;s operators were indicted and four were arrested in New Zealand on Thursday in what the Department of Justice calls a &#8220;Mega conspiracy.&#8221;  Swizz was not included on the list and has not addressed his involvement with the site (His name and title appeared on the &#8220;About Us&#8221; page).</p><p>The Grammy-winning hitmaker recruited his celebrity friends including Kanye West, will.i.am, Kim Kardashian, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, and wife Alicia Keys to appear in an online video endorsing the file-sharing service.  Will.i.am subsequently requested that the video be removed and Universal Music Group flagged it for copyright abuse.</p><p>While most remained silent following the allegations, some of Swizz&#8217; pals were vocal with their support including Diddy and Busta Rhymes.</p><p>&#8220;@THEREALSWIZZZ call me anytime and I will do anything for you !!!! I love You! Your a fuckin genius!!!!&#8221; tweeted Diddy.  &#8220;@THEREALSWIZZZ your a bad motherfucker!!!! I&#8217;m so proud of you!!!!! Never stop!!! EVER!!!!! Let&#8217;s Gooo!!!!&#8221;</p><p>Busta Rhymes also stood by his friend&#8217;s side.  &#8220;1st of all I am soooo proud of my brother @THEREALSWIZZZ 4 being apart of creating something (MEGAUPLOAD) that could create the most powerful way 4 artist 2 get 90% off of every dollar despite the music being downloaded 4 free,&#8221; he wrote.</p><p>&#8220;I am proud 2 stand next 2 my brother @THEREALSWIZZZ and fight the good fight&#8230;Our freedom is truly being fucked with in a very significant way and I strongly suggest 2 all artist especially the 1&#8242;s Swizz repped 4 comes out &#038; reps 4 him!!!&#8221;</p><p>He continued, &#8220;With labels and companies doin&#8217; deals with Spotify and many other companies like it who doesn&#8217;t give us shit continue 2 do what they do and blatantly show us how much they value the artist with doing deals of such disrespect and lack of value 4 our content.&#8221;</p><p>Megaupload was the 13th largest site in the world at one point, accounting for four percent of total online traffic.  The indictment is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States.</p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jffi6wSWsTQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/20/diddy-busta-rhymes-tweet-support-for-swizz-beatz-after-megaupload-shutdown/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>31</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rick Ross and Busta Rhymes Light Up L.A. with Chris Brown and Snoop Dogg</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:14:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rick Ross]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snoop Dogg]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=110131</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hip-hop heads got their money&#8217;s worth at the star-studded &#8220;Tru-2 Music&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-1.jpg" alt="Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, and Spliff Star" title="Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, and Spliff Star" width="475" height="345" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-110134" /></center></p><p>Hip-hop heads got their money&#8217;s worth at the star-studded &#8220;Tru-2 Music&#8221; 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.</p><p>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 &#8220;Look at Me Now.&#8221;</p><p>The Teflon Don, who rescheduled the show after his medical emergency last year, performed his <em>Rich Forever</em> mixtape cuts live for the first time including &#8220;Holy Ghost,&#8221; &#8220;Yella Diamonds,&#8221; and the controversial &#8220;Stay Schemin&#8217;&#8221; with French Montana.  &#8220;I felt dat real #CaliLuv,&#8221; tweeted Rozay.</p><p>Snoop Dogg&#8217;s recent weed arrest didn&#8217;t stop him from lighting one up backstage as he mingled with his peers.  Other celebrity sightings included Ameriie, Iggy Azalea, and Nipsey Hussle.</p><p><span id="more-110131"></span></p><p><center> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-1/' title='Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, and Spliff Star'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, and Spliff Star" title="Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, and Spliff Star" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-2/' title='Busta Rhymes'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Busta Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-3/' title='Busta Rhymes'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Busta Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-4/' title='Rick Ross'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Rick Ross" title="Rick Ross" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-5/' title='Rick Ross'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Rick Ross" title="Rick Ross" /></a> <a href='http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/tru-2-music-concert-6/' title='Snoop Dogg'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tru-2-music-concert-6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Snoop Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg" /></a></center></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQjzEOihA2w?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fT2ad1tz0gA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/14/rick-ross-and-busta-rhymes-light-up-la-with-chris-brown-and-snoop-dogg/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Lil Twist f/ Busta Rhymes &#8211; &#8216;Turn&#8217;t Up&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/10/video-lil-twist-f-busta-rhymes-turnt-up/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/10/video-lil-twist-f-busta-rhymes-turnt-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:29:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Young Money]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=109585</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lil Twist gets &#8220;Turn&#8217;t Up&#8221; in the flashy video for the Busta Rhymes-assisted single off his debut Don&#8217;t Get It Twisted, due March 20. Lil Wayne&#8217;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 [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lil-twist-pink.jpg" alt="Lil Twist" title="Lil Twist" width="475" height="317" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-109586" /></center></p><p>Lil Twist gets &#8220;Turn&#8217;t Up&#8221; in the flashy video for the Busta Rhymes-assisted single off his debut <em>Don&#8217;t Get It Twisted</em>, due March 20.</p><p>Lil Wayne&#8217;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.</p><p>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.</p><p><span id="more-109585"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q_6z5FO54FY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/10/video-lil-twist-f-busta-rhymes-turnt-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Tyrese f/ Big Sean, T.I., &amp; Busta Rhymes – &#8216;Fireworkz (Remix)&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/29/new-music-tyrese-f-big-sean-ti-busta-rhymes-fireworkz-remix/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/29/new-music-tyrese-f-big-sean-ti-busta-rhymes-fireworkz-remix/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:59:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Sean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[T.I.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tyrese]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=108467</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just in time for New Year&#8217;s, Tyrese sets off &#8220;Fireworkz&#8221; 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&#8217; as you count down to 2012.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tyrese-window.jpg" alt="Tyrese" title="Tyrese" width="475" height="348" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-108471" /></center></p><p>Just in time for New Year&#8217;s, Tyrese sets off &#8220;Fireworkz&#8221; on the remix to his <em>Open Invitation</em> 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&#8217; as you count down to 2012.</p><p><span id="more-108467"></span></p><p><center><iframe id="hulkshare-player-embed" name="hulkshare-player-embed" src="http://hulkshare.com/playa/?tid=26rqf682ty18&#038;skin=custom&#038;bg=66B50B&#038;fg=FDFFF7&#038;enableAdd=false&#038;enableDownload=false" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="width:98%;height:49px;"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/29/new-music-tyrese-f-big-sean-ti-busta-rhymes-fireworkz-remix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Ashanti f/ Busta Rhymes &#8211; &#8216;The Woman You Love&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/new-music-ashanti-f-busta-rhymes-the-woman-you-love/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/new-music-ashanti-f-busta-rhymes-the-woman-you-love/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:03:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ashanti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=107351</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ashanti returns with her new single &#8220;The Woman You Love&#8221; featuring Busta Rhymes. The R&#038;B songstress tries to make her relationship work, but it&#8217;s not enough. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of being tired trying to love, trying to fight/ And I&#8217;m running out of tries,&#8221; she sings over the Jerry Wonda-produced beat before Bussa Buss comes in [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ashanti-twyl-cover.jpg" alt="The Woman You Love" title="The Woman You Love" width="475" height="457" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107398" /></center></p><p>Ashanti returns with her new single &#8220;The Woman You Love&#8221; featuring Busta Rhymes.  The R&#038;B songstress tries to make her relationship work, but it&#8217;s not enough.  &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of being tired trying to love, trying to fight/ And I&#8217;m running out of tries,&#8221; she sings over the Jerry Wonda-produced beat before Bussa Buss comes in to plead his case.  The song, released via Ashanti&#8217;s own label Written Entertainment, is expected to appear on her upcoming fifth album.</p><p>What do you think of Ashanti&#8217;s comeback record?  Let us know!</p><p><span id="more-107351"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QsxrbWHg2xM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/new-music-ashanti-f-busta-rhymes-the-woman-you-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>176</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Behind the Video: Lil Twist &#8211; &#8216;Turn&#8217;t Up&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/behind-the-video-lil-twist-turnt-up/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/behind-the-video-lil-twist-turnt-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:19:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Young Money]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=107300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lil Twist turns his swag on in the flashy video for &#8220;Turn&#8217;t Up,&#8221; the Busta Rhymes-assisted single from his debut Don&#8217;t Get It Twisted, due next year. The Young Money rapper skateboards in a leopard track jacket and performs scenes in a hot pink coat in the Derick G. clip. Birdman and his YMCMB labelmate [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lil-twist-pink.jpg" alt="Lil Twist" title="Lil Twist" width="475" height="306" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107306" /></center></p><p>Lil Twist turns his swag on in the flashy video for &#8220;Turn&#8217;t Up,&#8221; the Busta Rhymes-assisted single from his debut <em>Don&#8217;t Get It Twisted</em>, due next year.  The Young Money rapper skateboards in a leopard track jacket and performs scenes in a hot pink coat in the <a href="http://derickg.com/2011/12/lil-twist-ft-busta-rhymes-turnt-up-behind-the-scenes/" target="_blank">Derick G.</a> clip.  Birdman and his YMCMB labelmate Chris Richardson also pay him an on-set visit.  Go behind the scenes below.</p><p><span id="more-107300"></span></p><p><center><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32241780?byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="480" height="270" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/14/behind-the-video-lil-twist-turnt-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Music: Ace Hood f/ Busta Rhymes &amp; Yelawolf &#8211; &#8216;Sh*t Done Got Real&#8217;</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/new-music-ace-hood-f-busta-rhymes-yelawolf-sht-done-got-real/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/new-music-ace-hood-f-busta-rhymes-yelawolf-sht-done-got-real/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:05:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yelawolf]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=106503</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ace Hood keeps it 100 on &#8220;Shit Done Got Real&#8221; featuring Busta Rymes and Yelawolf, a cut off his upcoming mixtape The Statement, due December 9. 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Over a dark club beat, the Florida MC sets it off with some quick-tongued, boisterous raps, throwing it to Bussa Buss for an even quicker verse.  &#8220;Any given day you could be victimized/ Just pray and hope one day you see them heaven skies,&#8221; threatens Ace before making way for Catfish Billy.</p><p><span id="more-106503"></span></p><p><center><iframe width="475" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29824764&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700"></iframe></center></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/new-music-ace-hood-f-busta-rhymes-yelawolf-sht-done-got-real/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busta Rhymes Shoots &#8216;Why Stop Now&#8217; Video with Chris Brown</title><link>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/busta-rhymes-shoots-why-stop-now-video-with-chris-brown/</link> <comments>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/busta-rhymes-shoots-why-stop-now-video-with-chris-brown/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:59:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rap-Up</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Shoots]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rap-up.com/?p=106447</guid> <description><![CDATA[Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown went in front of the lens to shoot the video for &#8220;Why Stop Now&#8221; over the weekend in Los Angeles. 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Hype Williams has been tapped to direct the first video for Busta since he announced his signing to Cash Money.</p><p><span id="more-106447"></span></p><p><center><img src="http://cdn.rap-up.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/busta-chris-video.jpg" alt="Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown" title="Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown" width="475" height="475" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-106465" /></center></p><p>[<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/BUSABUSSS" target="_blank">Busta Rhymes</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TiffTheStylist" target="_blank">Tiffany Hasbourne</a>]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/05/busta-rhymes-shoots-why-stop-now-video-with-chris-brown/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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