Jay Z said in an interview that MJ was singing on Girls, Girls, Girls remix.
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Oct 17 2001 10:08 AM EDT
Michael Jackson To Join Jay-Z On ‘Girls’ Remix
Gloved One repays Jigga for hip-hop ‘You Rock My World’ rhymes, track due in late December.
By Teri vanHorn, with additional reporting by Tina Johnson and Shaheem Reid
LOS ANGELES — Jay-Z and Michael Jackson won’t stop ’til they get enough (remixes).
Since Jigga rhymed on a hip-hop version of the Gloved One’s single “You Rock My World,” Jackson plans to return the favor by singing the hook on a “Girls, Girls, Girls” remix.
“My mom likes it because she gets to see how successful her son is. ‘You’re working with Michael Jackson, you must be all right; you must be pretty good,’ ” Jay-Z said while lounging in a Beverly Hills hotel suite Saturday. He had just returned from working on the track at a nearby studio.
The “Girls, Girls, Girls” remix, produced by Kanye West, will be released around Christmas, Jay said.
The Jay-Z/Jackson alliance became public when the rapper brought M.J. onstage during a Long Island, New York, festival concert last summer (see “Jay-Z’s Special Guest A Thriller For Summer Jam Crowd”
. “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” the first single from Jay-Z’s recent The Blueprint, samples the Jackson 5′s “I Want You Back.”
Jay said he and Jackson haven’t discussed shooting videos together but said he’s open to the possibility. “I’m working on my dance moves, so we’ll see. No, I’m joking — no dancing. I have rhythm, but I’m cool to leave that to Mike.”