As if “Do We Have A Problem?” wasn’t more than enough to keep fans happy, Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby have returned only a week later with another team-up, “Bussin.” The song’s drop shouldn’t come as a total surprise, though. The pair teased the track towards the end of the nine-minute music video for “Do We Have A Problem?” Like its predecessor, “Bussin” immediately shot into the Top 5 on the Genius Top Songs chart upon its release.
Produced by DJ Tizz and Swaggyono, “Bussin” sounds like the grittier cousin of “Do We Have A Problem?” Instead of alternating verses, Minaj and Lil Baby trade lines throughout the song. The chorus, however, Nicki handles on her own.
Minaj opens the first verse, where she boasts about her new bling, colorful luxury car, and coveted fashion sense.
Yeah, my connect just now sent my wrist back
Tell these bitches, “Give my drip back”
Strawberry Ferrari, whip that
Later in the verse, Minaj calls on Lil Baby for reinforcements.
I call Baby, “Yo, where that stick at?”
Tell that boy come get his shit back
If they act up, we gon’ fix that
Minaj makes a case for why she’s the queen of hip-hop on the hook.
Ass so fat, it’s bu-bu-bussin’
Bag so full, it’s bu-bu-bussin’
Drivin’ foreigns, bitches bussin’ (Queen!)
Lil Baby and Minaj trade lines in the first half of the second verse. They’re mainly in agreement during the playful back-and-forth—except when it comes to Baby’s reserved personality.
Bad lil’ bitch get wet, I’m bussin’
Don’t like good boys, I like hustlers
I don’t talk a lot, I got a few questions
Later on in the verse, the V8 engine of Lil Baby’s Ferrari SF90 Stradale is so powerful, it jerks when it accelerates too fast.
SF90 sound like it got hiccups
Baby also reveals that he—like his collaborator—prefers his luxury vehicles to resemble colorful produce.
Yellow-yellow Lamborghini coupe, this is not a lemon
On the third verse, Minaj’s Dolce and Gabbana scarf is too nice to take off, even when she’s getting down and dirty. And thanks to a career that’s never slowed, she can afford all the designer brands that she wants. Just ask your phone.
I fuck him like a boss, Dolce Gabbana scarf
Burberry, ask Siri, I don’t ever take a loss
In an Instagram Live, Minaj revealed that she and Lil Baby only planned on doing one collaboration originally. But when the first song was finished, they weren’t super excited about the final result. “It wasn’t either of our favorite songs, so we ended up doing another song,” she explained. “But then when we did, the other song grew on us.” In the end, they went with a different plan. “We both decided, ‘I don’t know if you could put out just one, they are both so magical,’” Minaj said.
You can read all the lyrics to “Bussin” on Genius now.
