Jermaine Dupri Previews Nelly, Ashanti, And Juicy J Collaboration

Jermaine Dupri shared a snippet of a Nelly and Ashanti song on social media. On Wednesday (Jan. 3), the songwriter took to his Instagram story to give fans a temporary listen to the pending track.

“Boy, I really want to stay. So we can play this little game we play,” sings Ashanti over the up-tempo instrumental. Dupri then skips to a portion of the record featuring vocal additions from Juicy J and Nelly and the infamous “Y’all know what this is” tag.

“Yo, what’s up yall,” exclaims the 51-year-old as he pauses the music and speaks directly to the camera. “I’m in here trynna get this mix done, on my new record featuring Nelly, Ashanti, and Juicy J… It’s an EP [I’m putting out] on Mass Appeal. The first single was with me and Jaqueese called ‘Pick It Up.’ This gon’ be the second song. That’s what we on today.”

Initially teased back in November 2023, the Grammy Award-winning musician uploaded a video with the reunited couple. Once released, the track will be Ashanti and Nelly’s first time on a song together since their 2008 hit, “Body On Me.”

In the post, JD detailed, “Although we talking bout double Dutch, this a NEW RECORD ALERT !!” as the musicians debated the jump-rope game. The flirtatious single and pending EP are just a portion of Jermaine Dupri’s projects in the works.

“I’m working on a new situation where I’m going to start putting out new artists,” Dupri detailed to VIBE in the October 2023 digital cover story

“I don’t know how long before I can really say this and when it’s gonna happen, but I’m just gonna crank back up and finish doing what I started,” he continues. “It’s artists out here that have come from So So Def that are out here making their way and doing what they gotta do… brand new artists and [me] putting people out here, I love it and it is no reason for the stop and ain’t nobody else doing it. Next year, look out for so much sh*t. I finally got the cover of VIBE now, too. I’m gonna go crazy on ni**as.”

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