We Made It: Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park's Blessed Single

Update 2: HERE'S THE VIDEO!!!

Busta Rhymes f/Linkin Park - We Made It

Update 1: HERE'S THE SINGLE: Busta Rhymes f/Linkin Park - We Made It

Video Still: Busta Rhymes in We Made It

[Updated w/photos!]

Interscope announced that Linkin Park is joining Busta Rhymes on the first single, We Made It, from his upcoming album Blessed and they're shooting a video today.

That's a reasonably fitting combination for a song about which Busta Rhymes says:

"It ain't just about the 'hood, it ain't just about the suburbs, it's about everybody. This is one of those songs that can't be described better than touching the souls of the common people."

Though that sounds like a bit of a reach, Linkin Park should help Busta Rhymes connect with folks that might not automatically be checking for him at a time when a rock influence is reemerging in rap.

Video Still: Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park in We Made It

Blessed is due June 17th and the video for We Made It will be released in May.

On a related note:
Busta Rhymes lashes out at journalists during a listening session for Blessed, or is it I'm Blessed?, for not showing some enthusiasm on the job for his work.

And that's one of the main reasons listening sessions with the artists are something in which I have no interest.  Don't ask me to dance around and act happy when I'm working.  Let me be me.  Know what I mean?

[Photos via ThinkTank Marketing]

Over at The Rap Up:
More pics from the video shoot.