The sample from New Birth’s 1973 song “Wild Flower,” heard in the intro, laid the foundation for how the song would turn out.Īcclaimed songwriter Harold Lilly - who had placements with Brandy, Monica, Toni Braxton and more - remembers the first time he heard the instrumental. The title track, co-produced by Jim Jonsin and Bigg D, was released on October 18, 2005. Fortunately for Foxx, “Unpredictable” featuring Ludacris was the right move. Selecting the first single can sometimes be tricky, especially when it’s for a comeback album. Produced by Harold Lilly, Jim Jonsin and Bigg D Written by Derrick Baker, Harold Lilly, James Scheffer and Ludacris Collipark, RL and Harold Lilly) about their experiences crafting some of the singles, as well as some standouts. In celebration of the 15th anniversary of Unpredictable, Rated R&B spoke with a few of Foxx’s collaborators (Sean Garrett, Mike City, Mr. I let them know my ideas, and they would let me know if it was cool.” “We just linked up with the hottest cats. “The Jamie Foxx thing is how you get into your own thing, you sing your own songs, you write these cushy songs and try to be safe,” he explained. He told The Associated Press that he “didn’t want to do a ‘Jamie Foxx thing'” on this album. This time, he recruited more producers and songwriters to help shape what would become a musical masterpiece.
He took a slightly different approach to Unpredictable compared to Peep This. With his new deal, Foxx started working on his sophomore album, which was initially titled Southern Gentleman, before being renamed Unpredictable. Two weeks before the film’s October 2004 release, it was announced that Foxx, who appeared on Twista’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Slow Jamz” with Kanye West, had signed a deal with Clive Davis’ label J Records.
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