“Buss It” is about Erica Banks feeling uncontested with her confidence. It is her breakout hit and despite its massive popularity, almost never came to be.

Its origins stem from a seemingly ordinary studio session in December of 2019, when Banks was listening to beats being played to her by producer SGT J. When he played a beat that contained a sample of Nelly’s 2002 hit “Hot in Herre,” Banks had him keep it on and began working out an idea for it.

After recording it around the same time, Banks was not really big on it, but with support from SGT J and some of her friends, she eventually allowed it to be released five months later as the lead single for her self-titled fourth mixtape. Charting decently during its initial release, it became a sleeper hit when it was used as part of TikTok’s #BussItChallenge in 2021.