Plies Talks About Being Cut From Usher’s ‘Love In This Club’ Remix
There was a version of the remix of Usher’s “Love in This Club” on tap that was almost completely different than the one actually released. We almost heard Usher trying to have sex in the nightspot with Mariah Carey instead of Beyoncé.
“At the time, it was conveyed to me that it was supposed to be Usher, Mariah Carey and me,” Plies told us about how he laid two verses for a remix to the hit single. “Obviously, that was a no-brainer as far as putting down what I had to do. … I sent two verses to them. Then I get a call from a friend of mine at a radio station that they was getting ready to go with the record, but the version they had didn’t have me on it.”
Of course, the version that went to radio featured Usher, Beyoncé and Lil Wayne.
“For me, I never allow myself to ever take anything personal in this business,” he explained record. “I know a lot of times [there’s] so much political stuff tied into a decision. It was good [for] me, because I got a call from Usher, and he let me know he was clear about the situation. He loved the verse, he loved the record, but on their end, they ended up going with the version they went with. For Usher to even consider me to be a part of the situation, that was good enough for me.”
Source: MTV News
