19/04/2024
Busta Rhymes was one of the most solid dudes In the 90s. He did a track with Biggie in 1996 called "The Ugliest," in which Biggie dissed 2Pac. However, due to the subliminal shots at Pac, Busta decided to scrap the song from his debut album and not release it due to him and Pac having past interactions with each other.
Biggie rapped: "Diamonds on my neck, chrome drop-top/ Chillin’ on the scene, sm*k**’ pounds of green/ Oooh-wee, you see, the ugliest/ Money-hungriest, Brooklyn Loch Ness/ Nine millimeter c**k test, wan fi’ test?/ And the winner is, not that thinner kid/ Bandanas, tattoos, my skin never bruise/ Land still cruise, Frank White…"
Busta would go on to talk about the track; "I love these ni**as, man. I get to be the mediator. I can’t add fuel to this fire. I ain’t put it out."
Busta explained further why he chose to shelve the song after hearing Big’s verse. “I didn’t feel like that was smart at the time. They were having such a serious back-and-forth. As a friend, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing anything to add to that. I was friends with both of them, but I was closer to B.I.G..”
The song would later be remixed in 1999 for Biggie's Born Again Album with new vocals by Busta Rhymes. But even this version had the Biggie lines about 2Pac censored.
Busta was a real one for how he handled this situation. He didn't sell out one friend just to get clout 💯
