NEW YORK (J Records) - Academy award-winning actor and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter
Jamie Foxx - currently riding high on pop, R&B, and rap charts as Kanye West's guest on his No 1 single "
Gold Digger" - is near completion of UNPREDICTABLE, his first album for J Records. Foxx's new album, featuring guest appearances by Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Pharrell Williams, Ludacris, and Twista, will arrive in stores December 6th on J Records, a division of SONY BMG
Music Entertainment.
The official first single will be the album's title track "Unpredictable," featuring rap phenomenon
Ludacris and will impact radio on November 7th. "
Unpredictable" was written by Harold Lilly and produced by Unusual Suspects.
In addition to Ludacris, Jamie has enlisted a number of artists, producers and songwriters as guests on UNPREDICTABLE, including Kanye West on "Extravaganza," Mary J. Blige on the remake of "Love Changes;" Pharrell Williams shows up on "Still Here" (which he produced); Twista guests on "DJ Play A Love Song," which was written by Sean Garrett and produced by Polow and "Can I Take You Home" was produced by Timbaland.
Jamie Foxx, who has always regarded himself as a singer and musician first, and actor second, returns to his first passion with UNPREDICTABLE, described as "the fulfillment of a lifelong dream." Winner of this year's Oscar as Best Actor for his portrayal of the legendary Ray Charles in Ray, Foxx also shared a Grammy nomination this year in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for "Slow Jamz" by Twista featuring Kanye West and Foxx (a track from Twista's Kamikaze album). Foxx can also be heard on "Build You Up," a track on 50 Cent's current album, The Massacre.
The recognition that Foxx has earned from his peers in R&B and hip-hop reinforces his dedication to music. A classically trained pianist who was raised in the church, he studied seriously at San Diego Performing Arts College before moving into comedy on television and in film. His Oscar- winning performance in Ray was a major indication that Foxx's musical aspirations could not be held back. Industry insiders caught a glimpse of that at Clive Davis' legendary pre-Grammy party earlier this year, when Foxx stopped the show with his version of Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" and a gorgeous duet with Mary J. Blige on "Love Changes" - which now makes its debut on UNPREDICTABLE.
