Busted (Isley Brothers song) explained

Busted is a song by American duo The Isley Brothers. It was released as a single from their 2003 album Body Kiss. The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The song, features one member of R&B group JS, Kim Johnson singing background vocals.

Busted
Type:single
Artist:The Isley Brothers featuring JS
Album:Body Kiss
Released:April 24, 2003
Genre:R&B
Length:3:58
Label:DreamWorks
Producer:R. Kelly
Chronology:The Isley Brothers
Prev Title:What Would You Do?
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Keep It Flowin'
Next Year:2003

In this song played as a mini soap opera, Mr. Biggs (played by Ron Isley), has caught his girlfriend, Asia (played by Kim Johnson) getting out of Kellz (played by R.Kelly) car, where they had allegedly been going at it. He demands she leave while Asia desperately pleads to stay and twist and shifts her story of where she was.[1] [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff and was filmed in Beverly Hills, California, USA.[3] [4] The video featured an appearance by half-member of the Isley Brothers Ernie Isley. The video was uploaded on music video site VEVO. The music video follows the storyline of the song's lyrics.

It opens with Asia, played by Kim Johnson being dropped off on driveway by her alleged boyfriend played by R Kelly, she then creeps into the house at 2am. Mid-way in the video, Asia and Mr. Biggs (played by Ron Isley) are seen arguing and her making up lies about where she's been all night. Then Mr. Biggs tells Asia to go upstairs and pack her bags and she keeps begging and promising to tell the truth.The video concludes with Mr. Biggs telling his brother to watch surveillance from that night, and they find Asia creeping with R. Kelly in the car. After saying she's "innocent", Asia gets kicked out of the house.

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[6] 15
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[7] 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley AKA Mr. Biggs and R. Kelly, "Busted".
  2. Web site: The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs: Body Kiss, PopMatters. 22 May 2003 .
  3. Web site: Baller Alert.
  4. Web site: The Isley Brothers Feat. JS: Busted (Video 2003) - IMDb. .
  5. Isley Brothers Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). https://web.archive.org/web/20191203172842/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-isley-brothers/chart-history/RBU/song/435456. dead. December 3, 2019. Billboard. December 2, 2019.
  6. Isley Brothers Chart History (Hot R&B Songs). Billboard. December 3, 2019.
  7. Isley Brothers Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales). https://web.archive.org/web/20191203173103/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-isley-brothers/chart-history/RCR/song/435456. dead. December 3, 2019. Billboard. April 3, 2018.