I just laughed out loud at the absurdity of this song and it’s title. It’s terrible tuesdays, and for good reason, Busta Rhymes is on now - with the instant classic, radio-friendly “I Love My Chick.” There’s really so much to say about this, but let’s just start by how Busta Rhymes has ultimately made his entire career by being an eccentric, caricature of a rapper - he’s the closest thing to a cartoon character in hip hop (maybe right alongside 50 Cent). That’s not to say that he’s got a catalog of classics, or that the first couple videos he had with hype were not legitimate - they were - and I think he’s pushed the genre forward with his creativity and uniqueness, but dude is just so ANIMATED. It hurts a little, even without the long, swinging dreads.
This song-
A. It made the single roster, among a bunch of songs on the album that I thought had a whole lot more potential. And I’m all for girl-songs or concepts, but can you find the perfection in the details and atleast give it some more subtlety? ”I love my bitch?” Enough said.
B. The video? A corny bite out of Mr & Mrs Smith? A “short film” with Gabrielle Union?
C. will.i.am production = time-stamped to that period when he was actually an in-demand hip hop producer for anyone trying to sell records to teenage boys and girls (I still respect him).
And fuck, even the fact that Dre cosigned this thing by cameo’ing in the video? I know you signed Busta to Aftermath and helped him craft a surprisingly good comeback album (I thought, maybe a little too crossover capable but) - still not a good look (like the ballerina pic, or even the steroid shit).
Watch this:
Now go find the real song on youtube and listen to how it was clearly never meant to be played on the radio.
I still like Busta, I’ll redeem him in a positive post soon.
