Tank tells his girl to call off her plans and stay home for the night on “Nowhere” featuring Busta Rhymes. The sexy record, which Tank self-produced, appears on his fifth album This Is How I Feel, in stores Tuesday.

“That song’s pretty much like, we’re gonna have a party here at the house,” the General told Rap-Up.com. “I know you wanna go out to the club and your homegirl’s callin’ you, but let ‘em know you ain’t goin’ nowhere. You’re having a party right here in the house, on this couch, on this sink, on this dining room table.”

Busta came through at the last minute and got on the record. “I called up Busta Rhymes—I hadn’t called him originally ’cause he’s really expensive—and I said, ‘Man, I need your help,’ and he turned his tour bus around and booked a studio in L.A. and recorded the verse for me at 2 in the morning. Hands down, Busta’s my guy.”

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Tank takes it from the bedroom to the club on his fifth album This Is How I Feel, due May 8. The follow-up to 2010’s Now or Never features production from Danja, Troy Taylor, and Kevin McCall, plus collaborations with Chris Brown (“Lonely”), Busta Rhymes (“Nowhere”), and T.I. (“Compliments”).

While out on the road promoting the record, the smooth operator phoned in to Rap-Up.com to discuss his latest work, how Busta Rhymes came through for him at the last minute, collaborating with Chris Brown, and which artists he’s listening to these days. Read on for our exclusive Q&A with the General.

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Busta Rhymes lives fast and raps even faster on his unofficial remix to M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls.” “Ya’ll ni**as know who be the waviest/ Fuck ya’ll ni**as up again just like Giants did the Patriots,” barks the Cash Money rapper over the rattling Danja production. Listen to Busta bust out some new bars below.

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Ashanti is back! The R&B songstress rockets into outer space in the futuristic video for “The Woman You Love,” the first single from her fifth album Braveheart, due this spring on her label Written Entertainment. A tortured Ashanti reminisces about her troubled relationship aboard a starship, recalling the ups and downs with her boyfriend, played by actor Marcus Patrick. Is she able to leave the past behind and move on? Find out.

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French Montana gets left out in the cold on the remix to Estelle’s Akon-penned single “Thank You,” which also features a previously heard verse from Busta Rhymes. After his girl leaves him, the Bad Boy signee tries to console himself. “Got me feelin’ like Marc when J.Lo left/ Got me feelin’ like Russell when Kimora left,” he raps. Feel his pain.

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Busta Rhymes owns up to his mistakes on the remix to Estelle’s Akon-penned single “Thank You,” which appears on her third album All of Me (Feb. 28). “I know I acted stupid, never admitted guilt, my pride wouldn’t let me do it … I want to see you happy, you’re better off without me,” admits Bussa Buss, before an emotional Estelle finds her strength through heartache.

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Busta Rhymes doesn’t disappoint with the vicious remix to “Why Stop Now” featuring Missy Elliott (She’s back!), Lil Wayne, and his original collaborator Chris Brown. “Let me introduce ya’ll to my beautiful twin,” raps Bussa Buss before Missy tears up the track. “I slay these crows/ Got more lines than cornrows,” she spits, while Weezy stays “thuggin’, bumpin’ Golf Wang” on his killer verse.

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Chris Brown topped the charts with Busta Rhymes on the Grammy-nominated “Look at Me Now.” Now Breezy returns the favor, guesting on Bussa Buss’ new single “Why Stop Now.” The Cash Money signee performs lyrical acrobatics, while Breezy shows off his Matrix moves in the off-the-wall video, directed by Hype Williams.

“That interaction has always been the primary source of why our chemistry has always been so special,” Busta said of working with the famed director. “He wouldn’t give Kanye West a fish-eye lens, he won’t give Jay-Z a fish-eye lens. That’s my shit. He knew that that was the most perfect thing to use for me when we first worked together because of the dynamic of my animation.”

Buckle up for the wild ride.

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