People truly believed egos would erupt when Usher and R. Kelly hooked up for their latest single, “Same Girl”. According to their video director Lil’ X, that is far from reality.
“There was no ego when they got together…They were playing basketball on lunch breaks, it was all good. No egos. No gangs. It’s all straight, it’s all good. Just the chemistry and good vibes. You’ll feel it off the screen,” he told MTV.
The song, which deals with Usher and Kelly falling for the same girl, is said to have a story to it as well.
“It’s been a while since we had the resources to do it big, with the music industry how it is … [but fans] can look forward to the song really coming to life with a little extra something…We didn’t go too dancey in this. We do definitely get a nice performance part in this, but for the most part it’s really the story. A little movie and I give people a little moment.”
The “girl” in the video was one that was picked at a casting.
“Just like the lyrics, ‘Coca-Cola red bone’ from the ATL…We put the word out, it’s so many people representing girls with all the magazines and agents, it’s not like back in the day when we had to find our own [models]. Now people send us pics. There’s people out there hunting.”
