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In the midst of supporting his six children, Busta said he was overwhelmed by the loss of his longtime manager, Chris Lighty, in 2012 and his father in 2014. He said he \"felt cheated\" being that \"the two people I wanted to see me win were no longer here to see it.\"

\"Those were the two most important male figures in my entire life. Early on, Chris Lighty was telling me that this was the best album that I ever made,\" Busta added. \"I was waiting for him to tell me that I was making something special, and then he tells me, but he dies before I could put the album out.\"

Busta's health became more apparent to his family after one of his sons found him struggling to breathe after falling asleep in the car after a night of partying in 2019.

These days, Busta is sleeping, eating better and exercising more to be the healthiest version of himself, while promoting, \"ELE2.\"

\"I ain’t just getting in shape to look good with my music,\" he said.

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