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On Erykah Badu:
She never really collaborated with a lot of artists outside of Outkast. aybe another artist or two, [like] The Roots. It was always conscious music she was making. You know, a gritty street artist — that’s always a plus when you get to work with somebody with the flowers around them and [they're] burning incense. And it’s positive.
Her music always attracted me; it was always attractive to my kind of music. Once we collaborated with the “Window Seat Remix“, the lanes of communication was open… she laced me.
On T.I.:
I felt the time was right for me and T.I. to work together. We had never personally collaborated with each other on a record one on one. Early on in my career, I had said [negative] things when I didn’t know him. Just us being bosses and us being leaders and us being examples, we bossed up. We both did. He came from home doing what he did. I did my thing.
Just on a mutual respect for each other, I reached out to him. When I got that verse back, I was like, ‘He meant that.’ We had been seeing each other over a period of time, saluting each other, bumping into each other, he knew I was a fan of his. We captured that moment in time which was one of the dopest records. And that meant the most to me. I used to play that T.I. verse in my studio, like, ‘This set the tone, right here. It set the tone.’ It just felt good for the homie to lace me. I salute Tip.
On Jadakiss:
Jada was always that New York underdog. That next lyricist. You could be the hottest at the time, but if you slippin’, Jada is one record away. He’s a cool dude, somebody I got a mutual respect and a friendship with.
Previously: Video: Erykah Badu feat. Rick Ross – Window Seat (Remix) + Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY) | Rick Ross feat. T.I., Jadakiss & Erykah Badu – Maybach Music 3
After the jump, part one of The Next 48 Hours with Rick Ross.
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