Every time I mention that I worked with *NSYNC on “It Makes Me Ill,” like “Oh my god, I love that song!” I didn’t even realize that many people liked that song on the album. They had thought about making it a single at one time, but it never happened. I remember I went to one of their concerts where they performed it, and people were going crazy over it. Why do you think “It Makes Me Ill” still resonates with fans almost 20 years later? I remember Justin was talking to me and said, “You know what? You need to come up with a name for your style of rapping! It’s like you’re rapping, but it’s a melody… maybe you should call it mapping!” I was like, “Uh NO!” Even though they were successful, they were very cool and down to earth. They were just amazing singers and artists. They were all really great and easy as far as recording them it wasn’t like we had to do a lot of tricks or anything with their voices. They were all funny, and they were quick in the studio. That was one of my best experiences back then. What was your experience working with *NSYNC on the song? I’m shocked! And to come out of the Big Brother house after a month of being stuck in that house to another hit record is just…wow! Things are really looking bright for me right now. So you never really expect songs that weren’t the big single to really go on and do other things. That was one of my favorite songs that I did back in the day, but it never was an official single for *NSYNC. But I have no idea what made them use that part for the track! But I’m definitely thankful that they used a song that I’ve written. I don’t know, but I know they love that era of music and told me he always loved that song. Out of all the *NSYNC hits to choose from, why do you think she chose this deep cut? I actually went and met with afterwards, who’s an amazing writer and producer. I would’ve never thought anybody would have sampled “It Makes Me Ill” after all these years. had sent me a link to the song to hear it. What was your reaction when you heard how she flipped the song? You can imagine that I was super excited about it! I was really happy. So he reached out to let me know that they had sampled the song and they wanted to work out the publishing split. It’s crazy how things come full circle with people that you’ve worked with over the years. I’ve known her manager Scooter Braun for years, way before he became a manager, when he was an intern for Jermaine Dupri at So So Def.
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