Busta Rhymes, Touch It | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 98^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we highlight “Touch It” performed by Grammy-nominated rapper, Busta Rhymes.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 98^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2025), we break down “Touch It” performed by Busta Rhymes.

Woo! Grammy-nominated rapper Busta Rhymes (Trevor Smith, Jr.) dropped an undeniable rap banger in 2006 with “Touch It”. “Touch It” is the second track from The Big Bang.  The biggest bang of the album was undoubtedly this top 20 hit, which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 💪. Swizz Beatz produced it, dropping one of his best beats ever. A skeletal-sounding cut, the hard-nosed, in that signature, Swizz Beatz style, is big-time. Also big-time is the Daft Punk sample, “Technologic”.  The infectious chorus, excerpted above, wouldn’t be possible without that sample!

With Swizz Beatz and Daft Punk putting in work, Busta Rhymes holds up his end of things, too! It begins in the intro, while the Daft Punk sample heats up: “Ayo, Swizz, I don’t think they ready for this shit /… Ayo, let me take they ass back to the club real quick.” As promised, Busta does just that.  His cadence and flow kick ass and take names.  Eccentric, fast-paced, and unapologetic, Busta Bus reminds us why he is one of the best in the game.  He rides the beat like a fucking champ, no cap.  A prime example:

“Now you know who holdin’ the throne, so gimme the crown

Niggas salutin’ and tryna give me a pound

(Come on) I don’t really fuck with you niggas, you niggas is clowns

Making the bitches strippin’, throw they shit on the ground.”

That’s just one bullet from the first verse, excluding the wild conclusion: “She turned around and was tryna to put my dick in her mouth / I let her.” Oop!  He ends the second verse with mad big dick energy, too: “‘Cause we consistently rep and see my money is long / All my bitches is wit’ me, see how they singing the song / Plus how we give ‘em the stick and we be dickin’ along / I let her.” Throughout three illustrious verses on “Touch It”, Busta Rhymes talks his shit.  No need to overanalyze it – it is what it is.  This gold-certified, Grammy-nominated joint is one of the best rap songs from the 2000s, hands down.  The “Touch It (Remix)” is fire, too!

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Busta Rhymes » The Big Bang » Aftermath » 2006

Busta Rhymes, Touch It: Bangerz N Bopz No. 98 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Aftermath; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

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