Busta Rhymes tells Rock Daily he’s got something special cooking for his December 4th album Back on My BS: a song with Linkin Park called “It Looks Like We Made It” that’s produced by Cool and Dre. “It feels like Rocky won the fight or something,” he says of the triumphant track. “It reminds the people who are successful to go and help those that haven’t been so successful, and represent the unity between people. This song speaks volumes to the globe — 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.”

Backstage at last weekend’s Boost Mobile RockCorps concert, Rhymes says Back on My BS will hearken back to the golden age of hip-hop, and that he picked out the title “because people haven’t seen the Busta Rhymes that they have grown to know and love.” “Not that they haven’t been getting the traditional party records, ’cause I always do that better than anything,” he clarified, “but the whole thing when I come out with the outfits, the hat, the coat.” So what does that mean for the LP? “I’m promising the same track record I always set for myself, which is the phenomenal collaborations that people don’t usually do before I do ‘em, to continue as a legacy,” he says, momentarily forgetting the Jay-Z/Linkin Park album Collision Course. “You can definitely expect something super duper stellar. Hot energy joints and songs that are a little bit more approachable aren’t going to feel as dark, even though I got a lot of situations to talk about, ’cause of the last year. I still have so much to be happy for.”

The situations Busta refers to are likely his myriad looming court dates. “I’m trying to resolve the legal situation,” he says, turning to wax philosphical on larger legal issues: the Congressional hip-hop hearings. “They’re getting ready to pass laws on what we are and aren’t allowed to say,” he says, quite alarmed. “That’s totally against what the United States Constitution is. In the eyes of the U.S. government, we’re undesirables cause we don’t have a birthright. And it’s unfortunate but this is a real thing that not a lot of people are aware of.”

UPDATE: In what has to be one of the best denials ever, Busta Rhymes’ spokesperson tamped down the rapper’s Linkin Park collaboration with the following statement:

“Busta as we all know, is a very high-energy creative artist, who is constantly thinking about a million ideas and ways to push the creative envelope – especially with his music and collaborations. He mentioned Linkin Park, but by no means is there a deal or plan in place to work together on this album. That was an incorrect statement.”