Records, called JAY-Z 10 minutes later and said she was "going to hold this whole record on her own. in the car and on the way to the studio to record it with me." According to the singer, Gotti, who founded Murder Inc. "Initially, Irv had called JAY-Z to come and rhyme on the bridge of "Foolish,"" she added. The man who's one-half of the power couple who apparently inspired this upcoming joint album was once super close to also collaborating with Ashanti on "Foolish," her 2002 hit single. While it was naturally a difficult decision, she also told Billboard that if she had to pick her top three favorite collaborations with Ja Rule, they would be: "Always on Time," "Mesmerize," and "Down 4 U." I was looking at some of our footage, and one of the shows we did in Australia - it was the last show - I had on all-white and he had on black and white, and we were like, "Oh, what the? What just happened?" We be on the same wave." Sometimes, we dress in the same color and we won't know. And regardless of how much time passes, she told Billboard last year that they can always come right back to where they started: "Like, me and Ja could not see each other for months or years, but when we get onstage, it looks like we've been hanging out all day, every day. John Parra/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesĪshanti has said it's their "organic," "natural," and "really genuine" chemistry that makes them such a natural pairing. Back in 2016, the duo linked up again to record "Helpless" for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton Mixtape, which hit No. Of course, it hasn't been so long since Ashanti and Ja Rule gave us a nostalgic reminder of their past musical mashups. New album is dope!!! I think we should do one of these joint albums haha." The "haha" left fans skeptical, but Ashanti's confirmation was music to their ears. After Beyoncé and JAY Z released their surprise album, Everything Is Loveon June 16, Ja Rule fueled the rumors, tweeting, "Iconnic. Ja Rule, who also dropped hits like "Mesmerize," "Wonderful" and "Down 4 U," with the singer, seemed to be inspired the success of another famous duo's recent collaborative effort. "So we're going to carve out the time and make it happen." "Listen, me and Rule, it's so funny because we've been talking about that for so long, but I think now he's like, 'OK, now it's time to do it,'" Ashanti told Entertainment Tonight. "Always on Time" collaborators Ja Rule and Ashanti are going to record a joint album, Ashanti confirmed to Entertainment Tonight at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 24. Sounds like Murder Inc.'s heavy-hitters from the early 2000s are coming back to kill the game with some new music.
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