Lil Jon is understood for his exuberant nature, however the “Flip Down For What” rapper was uncharacteristically quiet when he sat down on the sofa on the Jennifer Hudson Present on Thursday (Feb. 22) to speak about his position in Usher‘s halftime present throughout Tremendous Bowl LVIII earlier this month.
“Yeah, it’s fairly loopy to be part of one thing like that,” he stated of his spot becoming a member of Ush for a run by their hit 2004 hype-up anthem “Yeah!” in the course of the musical break within the most-watched Tremendous Bowl ever, for which he additionally served as musical director.
The low-key MC stated none of it made him nervous as a result of he turns these butterflies into vitality he makes use of to herald new followers, although he did cop to the preparation being “lots of arduous work… placing the present collectively was actually arduous as a result of it’s Usher’s greatest present of his profession.” Along with Jon, the efficiency featured cameos from Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri and Will.i.am.
And whereas he was accountable for shaping the 13-minute flight by Usher’s catalog, Lil Jon stated he needed to hearken to the singer’s recommendations about which songs would make the minimize, which was the “hardest half” of the method. “We narrowed it down after which he made modifications to the very finish,” Jon laughed, noting that, in contrast to Usher, you gained’t discover him on curler skates anytime quickly.
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Confessions hit “Yeah!,” Jon recounted how he leaked the final music recorded for Usher’s multi-platinum LP — “Burn” was already tapped because the lead single — after speaking to producer Jermaine Dupri, who informed Jon to “do what you do.” Although Usher’s report firm despatched out a cease-and-desist to stations enjoying “Yeah!” on the time, a DJ at New York’s Sizzling 97, realizing it was a smash, resisted, saved enjoying it and framed the letter on her wall as a memento.
Elsewhere within the interview, Jon talked about his new Whole Meditation album and his renewed deal with guided meditation and prioritizing his psychological, and bodily, well being. “You flip up, however you then gotta flip down!” Jon stated.
Watch Lil Jon on Hudson’s present beneath.