He got to it first and “Freak-A-Leek” was born. The Lil Jon-concocted beat that originally soundtracked Usher’s megahit was floating around on a beat tape that found its way to Petey Pablo’s studio. That’s why the original version has no rapper.” Jadakiss finally made it onto the song’s Special Edition re-release, while Usher and Jay finally joined forces on wax in 2006, for Kingdom Come’s Pharrell-produced “Anything.” Petey Pablo had “Yeah!” first We approached Jadakiss and he was finishing his album at the time. We ended up making it into a song about lost love which worked out perfectly.” “Originally Jay was supposed to get on it, but he was on vacation and wasn’t going to make it back in time to meet the mastering deadline. Dre as an exit record… Once it became apparent that Detox wasn’t going to happen ’cause he was doing other things, we gave the record to Usher…. Said Just Blaze: “ Detox was supposed to be his final album, that’s why the sample on the song is singing, ‘You’re going to want me back.’ It was originally intended for Dr. Dre’s long-gestating album Detox-with a guest verse from Jay Z. The super producer told that plans were to feature the beat for Dr. Just Blaze would’ve still been waiting to place the beat for “Throwback” if his own producer intuition didn’t kick in. “Throwback” was originally made for Detox Usher’s brother, James “JLack” Lackley, produced both the album’s spacey intro. 1973 was a good yearīecause every sample that appears on the album-from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ “Is There A Place For Me” (“Take Your Hand”) to Dionne Warwick’s “You’re Gonna Need Me” (“Throwback”) to Willie Hutch’s “Mack’s Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene)” (“Superstar”)-was mined from ‘73 vinyls.
The couple got married the following year. Robin supplies the album favorite “Can U Handle It?” while Paula P. Whoops! Paula Patton makes a cameo, tooįortunately, she gets her just due. Faith Evans lends phantom vocalsįaith drops some background vocals on the Dre & Vidal-produced “Superstar,” but was mistakenly not credited in the liner notes. The alternate is a demo, whose accompanying vocals are supplied by Kortney Kaycee Leveringston. But some stans also remember another version that surfaced on mixtapes back in 2004 that was thought to co-star Jay Z’s boo, Beyoncé. The Special Edition bonus track “My Boo,” Usher’s dedication to a first love, featured Alicia Keys’ angelic voice.
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