Busta Rhymes hit the stage with a slew of surprise guests before he was honored at the VMAs.

On Sunday night, September 7, the veteran rapper-actor became the first-ever recipient of the Rock the Bells Visionary Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Busta kicked off his set with a performance of his hits like "Break Ya Neck" before he invited Joyner Lucas out to help him perform his 1998 hit "Gimme Some More." Busta moved on to his verse from A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario" with DJ Scratch behind the turntables, and even brought out Papoose to perform "Touch It."

The biggest surprise from Busta Rhymes' set was when GloRilla joined him and Spliff Star during "Pass The Courvoisier." The Memphis rapper helped perform the 2002 hit before Joyner and Papoose came back

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