8 Songs About Getting Caught/Busted

Getting busted is basically getting caught doing something you shouldn’t have been doing. Below is a list of songs about getting caught:

1. Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me

The idea for the song came about from Eddie Murphy’s “Raw” where he suggests that once a man gives his lady a good climax he can give her outlandish excuses for infidelity, even if she saw the cheating.

 

2. Trey Songz – Smartphones

The song is about Trey Songz getting caught cheating because of an accidental pocket call made by his smartphone. He needs to cook up a lie in a desperate attempt to save their relationship which is in jeopardy.

 

3. Destiny’s Child – Say My Name

The track was recorded by the four original members of the band: Beyonce, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Robertson. Beyonce plays a character who suspects her lover who is cheating on her. She calls him on the phone and asks him to say her name to prove that he’s still faithful to her. He hesitates since he doesn’t want the other woman to know he’s cheating on someone else by being with her.

 

4. Rihanna – Take A Bow

The track is about Rihanna not wanting to rekindle her relationship with her ex after busting him cheating on her. She is tired of his excuses and just wants him gone.

 

5. Cardi B – Thru Your Phone

Cardi raps about infidelity and trust issues. She goes through her man’s phone and saw some things she didn’t like.

 

6. Jazmine Sullivan – Bust Your Window

Jazmine draws inspiration from a personal experience where she actually busted out her man’s car window after busting him cheating.

 

7. The Isley Brothers – Busted

In the song, Mr Biggs catches his girlfriend Asia cheating on him with R Kelly. He demands she leaves while the girlfriend desperately pleads her case.

 

8. John Newman – Cheating

This a neo-soul jam where we see John taking the moral high position and tells off his cheating girlfriend all while insisting that he’ll still love her.