Busta Rhymes Details “Mindf–k” Sex Moment That Led to Weight Loss

When it comes to reaching his fitness goals, Busta Rhymes knows how to turn it up.

However, it’s been a journey. The rapper recently looked back at the health issues he experienced when he was at his highest weight. 

“I think I stay in better shape now because I was in horrible shape in 2018 and ’19,” he told Men’s Health in a video shared Aug. 2. “I never been as heavy as I was in my life until that time. So, I was about 340 pounds, and then I was having all kinda ailments happen.” 

As Busta explained in a cover story for the magazine, he “never properly” dealt with the passing of his father in 2014 and threw himself into his work. Noting that he was “drinking, smoking, eating bad,” the musician further revealed, “I also had a 90 percent blockage in my throat because of polyps on my vocal cords, and my breathing was bad.”

In fact, he recalled how his breathing struggles affected him during an “intimate moment” with an ex.