Busta Rhymesย has seemingly taken a side in the beef betweenย Kendrick Lamarย andย Drake, having recently teased a possible remix to K.Dotโs โNot Like Us.โ
The Flatbush-born MC took the stage at theย Essence Festival in New Orleans, LAย on Friday (July 5), and teased fans with a tantalizing version of Kendrickโs all-time diss record.
Before he departed the stage, promising the crowd he would be seen again, his DJ cued up a fresh version of Lamarโs single, which featured bars from Busta.
Despite the farewell gift from the โTouch Itโ rapper, he wasnโt particularly pleased with the NOLA audience during his set.
He even stopped his performance to lecture fans in attendance who werenโt paying attention.
Busta Rhymes teases possible remix to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us"
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He said: โAyo, fuck them camera phones, too. Letโs get back to interacting like humans. Put them weird-ass devices down. I ainโt from that era. Them shits donโt control the soul. Fuck your phone.โ
He also offered up a threat, adding: โI will point every last one of yโall out until yโall asses is up.โ
Busta also clarified his position, saying: โThirty-three years of doing this shit, I ainโt used to n-ggas sitting down at my show. I donโt give a fuck! All age groups, get your ass up now.โ
Check out a video of his rant below.
So #BustaRhymes went off at the crowd while performing at the 2024 Essence Festival (New Orleans). I love THIS energy and he had every right to call them out!! Like he said, heโs not USED to people sitting still in their seats and watching purely through their phones. Iโm gladโฆ pic.twitter.com/1sNeMS4YRG
— Dr Configa (PhD) (@Configa) July 6, 2024
Things arenโt all bad in Bustaโs world, however.
Last month, it was revealed thatย Busta Rhymesย and the lateย Princeย are setย to be honored with their own starsย on theย Hollywood Walk of Fame.