*Virgin Records exec Jermaine Dupri says he’s working on bringing together superstars Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey on the same track for Jackson’s upcoming album, “20 Years Old.”
"It's gonna happen on this record," he told MTV. "Please believe that. I got a mean idea, so look for it. We definitely gonna do a repackage on [Janet's ‘20 Years Old’] once it comes out. Hopefully it's successful and people buy into it, then I'm going back in the studio.”
Dupri, who produced tracks for Carey’s multi-platinum selling “The Emancipation of Mimi” LP, gave the audience at Hot 97’s recent Summer Jam concert in New Jersey a teaser by bringing both artists together on stage. JD said the idea for their collaboration came out of recording sessions with Jackson.
“What happened was, when I was working with Janet, I got into the zone. This was my first time ever working with her,” he said. “When I get into my zone with artists, I just want to create and create and create. That's what happened with me and Mariah [on ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’]. We don't run outta ideas; we keep coming up with sh**. The closer I get to that idea [for Janet and Mariah], the more I know where it should be at. It's feeling like it's gonna happen."
Dupri said he also plans to pop up on certain dates along the upcoming “Mimi” tour.
"I'mma go to the hot spots," he told MTV. "She's going to Miami
first. I'm definitely gonna be at that show. I'm definitely gonna be in New
York, in Atlanta. That's my partner. Whatever she needs me to do, I'm
there."
Outside of the Janet/Mariah realm, JD is currently working on records
from his So So Def artists, including Johnta Austin, Manish Man, T. Waters
and Young Capone. He’ll also work on new albums for Bow Wow, 3LW, JoJo,
Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Frankie J, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Nelly, Usher ("We
gonna start on his record at the end of the year") and Mariah Carey once her
tour ends.
I'm sooo happy that it is finally confirmed. It's a dream come true.
So true