Royce da 5′9″ (ft. Busta Rhymes) – Dinner Time [mp3]
Don’t look now, but Ryan is on a sizzling streak. If the rest of Street Hop sounds anything like “Dinner Time,” we may be in for a feast come October 20.

Abiola (of Tough Lough fame) recently interviewed Busta Rhymes on his new album, B.O.M.B.. It’s a pretty decent interview once you get past her heavy stannery. Maybe she has a thing for potbellied senior-citizen rappers.

Ah, just like old times. Busta Rhymes and the fisheye lens reunited and it feels so good.

It feels like 1997 all over again. I love this new Busta Bus, which is basically old Busta.

Q-Tip – “Renaissance Rap” Remix (Ft. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, & Lil Wayne)

What do Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes have in common? For starters, they both hold the same “person” responsible for hip-hop’s demise. Whatever that means. More importantly, they’re senior citizen rappers who have managed to stay relevant without resorting to brainless gimmicks. So, drink to this, Internets, and keep senior citizen rappers from going extinct.

PS: Some might think that the presence of Lil Wayne on a song alongside three rap elder statesmen symbolizes a passing of the torch from one generation to another. You’re dead wrong. Master Wayne agreed to appear on the “Renaissance Rap” remix so as to acknowledge a few of the lyricists he has influenced over the years. Carry on.

PPS: How weird is it that Megaupload generated the following verification code while I was downloading this song: “A-S-S”?

[Raise one to Legend]

Here’s Busta Rhymes illustrating various ways to check your cavity for gingivitis on the album cover for Back on My B.S.. B.O.M.B. is slated for release on February 10th, 2009, which technically means it’ll arrive on the Internetz on Jan 25th.

“I Got Bass” was one of the songs that heightened my anticipation for that scrapped Interscope album of his. Good to see that he went ahead and shot a video for it. I hope it makes the cut when Back on My Bullshit drops next year.

Busta Rhymes breaks down the situation surrounding his departure from Aftermath and Interscope. He also reveals an official release date for his new album, Back on My Bullshit (B.O.M.B. for short). December 9th, 2008 is the date. Mark your calendars, ladies.