Ciara Taps Busta Rhymes for High-Energy Single ‘Wassup’
Ciara has released a new single, “Wassup,” featuring Busta Rhymes. The song, out via Ciara’s label Beauty Marks Entertainment, was written by Ciara, Busta Rhymes, and Courtlin Jabrae, and produced by J.R. Rotem.
“’Wassup’ is a fun flex record,” Ciara said in a statement. “It started with a play on words on what we would say when I came up in ATL. ‘What’s up, what’s happenin?’ It’s somewhat of a Y2K moment. I’m tapping into my ATL roots! It’s a song that’s meant for you to have the ultimate fun. Busta ‘slaughtered’ the track with his classic, undeniable, and unstoppable flow. He brought pure edge and the perfect energy to the record to take it all the way to a special place!”
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Rhymes added, “Y’all are in trouble because The Queen CiCi and The Dragon got a Banger!! That’s Wassup!!”
Busta and Ciara reunited on the road this summer as part of the Out of This World Tour alongside Missy Elliott, leading to their collaboration. “Wassup” marks the second new single from Ciara this year following “Run It Up,” featuring BossMan Dlow. The songs are Ciara’s first releases since her 2023 EP, Ci Ci, which included singles “How We Roll” with Chris Brown and “Forever” with Lil Baby.
Along with the new single, Ciara is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut LP, Goodies. A limited edition hot pink colored vinyl, which includes the original album and two bonus tracks “Crazy” and “Represent Me,” is out today.
Rhymes dropped his most recent album, Blockbusta, last November. The rapper will appear in Morgan Neville’s new film, Piece by Piece, a Lego reimagining of the life and career of Pharrell Williams.
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