The song was co-written by the rappers
Ciara has released her latest single “Wassup” featuring Busta Rhymes via her label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. Written by Ciara, Rhymes, and Courtlin Jabrae, and produced by JR Rotem, the energetic record taps into Ciara’s ATL roots with a current-day Y2K sound.
“’Wassup’ is a fun flex record. 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,” says Ciara. “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!”
Busta Rhymes remarks, “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 for the critically acclaimed Out of This World Tour alongside Missy Elliott.
Additionally, Ciara celebrates the 20th anniversary of her quadruple-platinum debut album, Goodies, with a limited edition hot pink colored vinyl, featuring the original album and two bonus tracks.
“Wassup” marks the second new single from Ciara this year, following the anthemic club banger “Run It Up” featuring BossMan Dlow, released last month. The two tracks mark Ciara’s first new releases since her 2023 EP Ci Ci, which has surpassed 200 million global streams and features her hit singles “How We Roll” with Chris Brown and “Forever” with Lil Baby. “How We Roll” surged as Ciara’s highest-charting song since 2013 in addition to catapulting to No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales Chart and amassing over 60 million YouTube views on the music video.
