"Twerk It" (stylized as "#Twerkit") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Busta Rhymes featuring Trinidadian born rapper Nicki Minaj. The song, produced by Pharrell Williams, is the lead single from Busta Rhymes' tenth studio album, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front (2015). The album is his first under Cash Money Records, which is distributed by Republic Records, a flagship recording label of Universal Music Group. The song has been said to be Jamaican-inspired and is influenced by dancehall music. A music video for the song was shot in Flatbush, New York on June 3, 2013.

The original version was released on May 2, 2013, online, and later as a digital download on May 17.

On May 31, Minaj hinted the release of a new song tweeting: "surprise, surprise...recording it tomorrow, shooting it on the 3rd...". It was later revealed that the recorded song was a remix of Busta Rhymes' "Twerk It". On June 6, Busta premiered the song on radio station Hot 97 with DJ Funkmaster Flex, and later made it available online.

On June 17, the remix version, which is now the official single version, was released as a digital download through iTunes. The song was released to rhythmic radio stations on June 25, 2013.

A music video was shot in Flatbush at Pulse 48 directed by Director X. Minaj came to the video shoot unaware it would have such a large setup saying "I didn't know this was a real video". A behind the scenes video was released June 19, 2013 showing Minaj sporting a yellow and polka dot top and appearances from DJ Khaled and Pharrell. Director X commented on the video stating: "The video will have a lot of big booty judy's".

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