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UPDATE: Jermaine Dupri Says The "Feedback" Remix Was Ciara's Idea; "Janet had nothing to do with it."

Written by SOHH Soul Man

Posted on February 3, 2008 10:34 AM

So last night, emails were being passed between Jermaine Dupri and SOHH staffers.

yea, that's sexy... sexy...sexy!

Apparently JD is pissed at me saying "Janet's ship is sinking if she collaborated with Ciara."

According to Jermaine Dupri this remix

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO "FEEDBACK" REMIX Featuring CIARA!

was Ciara's doing and "Janet [Jackson] had nothing to do with it." However, if people like it, they'll jump all over it I am sure.


Shorty then goes on a rant about SOHH and that this is why people don't like doing interviews with SOHH (we've interviewed everyone from 50cent to Alicia Keys so fall back). Basically defending the fact that Janet's musical replacement is on her remix and we called them out.

JD, imma fan of your work. A big fan... but lemme say this. If you are balling out of control as you say and you got everything under control as you portray... then why the hell are you spending the better part of an hour -- on a late Saturday night-- emailing us about a blog entry posted on a site you claim to have depleting regard for.

I mean damn... there must be some truth to it.

I wonder what Janet thinks of the remix... and to say she hasn't heard it is garbage. It's the lead single to her 10th CD... come on!

File this one under.... YOU AINT SAY SHIT WHEN I WAS BIGGIN' UP "ROCK WITH U".


p.s. the remix don't sound half bad. Go team CIARA!

60 Comments

Ciara sucks, that "Feedback" song sucks. Ciara pretty much proved she has no vocal talent using that computerized Roger Troutman sound to cover up her lack of voice.

Perhaps Janet is reaching....yeah reaching, I am a huge fan of Janet and I am 26 yrs old. Now days I buy Janet's album for her slow jams. Feedback is cool, the remix is soooo industry. Janet time to make grown folks music please. Feedback is a hit but fuck em if the radio aint bite'n its a club joint anyway. As a DJ I'd throw Missy's Ching a Ling, and Feedback right behind it. Just because of the tempo.

thats good 4 yall....because yall shouldnt had said ciara said she didnt want n e thing to do with janet...which was a lie.....she never said that...she was specifically n particularly sayin she didnt kno y people compared the two...she idolizes janet...evry 12 knows that...sooooo...y would she say she didnt want n e thing to do with her....

If Jermaine has heard then it has officially spread...now r&b/hip hop stations wil lstart spinning the record more so Jermaine needs to be thankful because Feedback was setting up to be another Commercial Flop(check billboard) and Ciara came and saved the day. And she called Janet the best on the remix, so she was paying homage to an icon.

sista gurl....as u mite can hear...tha only reason ciara used tha voice machine is because janet also used it...the remix is fiyah....fallback

I like the remix...it's a collaboration that everyone wanted...it's like the madonna & britney, everyone wanted to see this and Ciara did her thing as did Janet.Why can't we embrace and uplift 2 beautiful black women who are doing their thing.

Hell yeah. I'm from the A and I don't listen to either one of them, but the remix is straight. Soulman, yo hatin ass need to fall back seriously. I'm switching over to Allhiphop!!!

I like the song a lot better with Ciara on it. It's definitely a club banger! JD needs to calm down because it is not that serious. Personally, Ciara saved the song!

WHO ACTUALLY CARES THE SONG IS OK I PREFER THE ORIGINAL VERSION BUT THE REMIX IS OK I LIKE CIARA AND JANET AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY BOTH MAKING MORE THAN US PERIOD.

Careful Soulman, Jermaine is gonna do you like Bow Wow did Gyant (not)

Jermaine knows that the remix is hot and brought some interest back to the song he's just being political about it.
Anyway , I thought LA was in charge of Janet's project this time...?

Go Team Ciara! lmao

vrey disrespectful. why can't people encourage black women to get along. this will only hurt the collaboration

oh please stop hating ci was just having some fun shes 20 years younger than janets ass so people need to stop hating shes young and sucesful stop hating on that

I agree 100% with Blueberry...the remix is hot and I actually like it better than the original version..and all that ranting if for publicity. Next thing u know, both Ciara and Janet gonna do a "world premier" video...lol

Go team Ciara!!lol

Can we please stop saying that Ciara saved the song. She did not do anything but cut and paste her voice over Janet's lines. The beat is still the same and the song is for the clubs PERIOD!! I love it and I love the oher new track "LUV"! Ciara saved the song plese GTFOH with that BS!! Trying to be good today cause it is sunday but I got tired of hearing that CIARA ISH!!!

Your a very angry person...

....wow

JD, I know you're reading this comments so take this shit to heart. That Ciara remix is straight bullshit and if it's released as an official Remix, I will lose all respect for Janet. I know you guys are looking for a hit, but putting out blantant bullshit is not the way to go. Rock wit U and LUV are great songs. Especially LUV, it's classic feel-good Janet. Don't try to please the kids with this Ciara crap. I'm not hating on Ciara, but the remix is horrible. Pleasing the younger crowd is the reason why an artist can have the #1 song in the country for weeks, but can't sell albums. Good music is dead because of the kids. Take a stand dammit! Good music can live again!

Yall some hatin ass muthafuckas!!!!! Its a fuckin electro song!!!! Get off Ciaras tip!!!! The remix is BEYOND HOT!!!! Janet and Ciara are just as HOT!!!!! Just fuckin enjoy the music OR keep ya HATING ASS MOVIN!!!!! Some of yall bitches dont like the remix because you simply dont like Ciara. Well BITCH THATS TOOO DAMN BAD!!!!! Either yo BITCH ASS can get over yourself and enjoy the remix like everybody else OR you can keep you HATIN ASS at ya house!!!! Cuz aint nobody tryna hear it. The remix is HOT, you're not, ACCEPT and MOVE ON!!!

Feedback is fire without Ciara! Because I like them both it would be cool to see them dance together. Seems like JD needs to chill out, unless you did say "Janet ship is sinking", then you need to chill the F--- out! Janets new music is the BOMB! Stop Hatin!

Love janet and ciara, the point is - ciara should have asked before sending out a remix !

Riiiiiiiight...Why should Janet do any promoting when her mouthpiece does all the talking for her....

why should ciara ask before releasing this remix? it's not her fault...it's the people like sohh stirrin' up the trouble.ciara loves the song and simply did a remix what's wrong with that? mostly everyone liked it...even some janet fans. and even though it ain't an official remix...everybody wants a video for it lol.

And another thing, Erykah Badu gets NO looks ont his site, huh? And you continue to promote this trainwreck of a single? "Honey" is a much better single...stop playin yourself, ma dude, and track down Ms. Badu for that real shit....

Yall some hatin ass muthafuckas!!!!! Its a fuckin electro song!!!! Get off Ciaras tip!!!! The remix is BEYOND HOT!!!! Janet and Ciara are just as HOT!!!!! Just fuckin enjoy the music OR keep ya HATING ASS MOVIN!!!!! Some of yall bitches dont like the remix because you simply dont like Ciara. Well BITCH THATS TOOO DAMN BAD!!!!! Either yo BITCH ASS can get over yourself and enjoy the remix like everybody else OR you can keep you HATIN ASS at ya house!!!! Cuz aint nobody tryna hear it. The remix is HOT, you're not, ACCEPT and MOVE ON!!!
^^^ COSIGN !!!

Hateration is what we do best....

And another thing, Erykah Badu gets NO looks ont his site, huh?


^^^^

Sit down... SOHH was the first to interview Erykah upon her return. Check the archives before you go barking up the wrong tree.

Why are you all trying to create beef between te two? I don't see how Janet collaborating with Ciara is a bad thing. That was a stupid comment to make. And for JD to get mad at that, is stupid, too.

As far as the song, I think having Ciara on it made it more interesting...being that she is constantly compared to Janet. Instead of Janey acting snobby towards Ciara she should embrace her. JD is such an instigator. He must be intimidated by Ciara. Don't they understand this is something, J and C coming together, is something people want to see. BTW, the song is not doing well...it's falling off the charts, so it's a good luck for both of them. Too bad too the big headed people can't see that.

I don't understand why some would cause beef between two black successful women. If anything we should be proud that two heads are better than one. For Pete's sake it is just music. Not a f***ing war zone!

I know you did that one interview, homie, I'm talkin in general. Janet gets 3-4 posts in a row a nd Erykah gets 1 dinky plug a month? That's fowl....

PROOF?

i see where tha heat's coming from!!
this ppl scared ciara mite overtake JANETS COMEBACK!! well it aint really a comeback.....coz 1) we sure ave forgotten bout her rinkly ass 2) her 20y.o flop in 06.....is anova proof of why she needa sit her ass down!!


CIARA DID HER THANG ON THA TRACK!!
FUCK SOHH.....FOR ALL I CARE!!!
cant even support a sista from yur own town.

First Ciara, didnt go out of her way last year to say she wants nothing to do with Janet. She just doesnt like it when people say that she is the next Janet or is her replacement because Ciara is doing her own thing. The comparisons come from Ciara being a fan of Janet. The remix is hot, so you guys need to stop hating. And why is JD dissing Ciara aren't they cool with eachother?(Im basing this off back stage pics from the BET Hip Hop Awards)

Let me say this.....for starters CIARA needs to find herself and STOP trying to be JANET. Everyone knows including CIARA that she has nothing without JANETS inspiration. If CIARA was a true artist she would stop trying to ride on JANET's coat tail. CIARA FANS this is for you..... find a real artist to look up to not a LOST SOUL WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!!

JANET HAS DONE IT AGAIN!!

Why everyone arguing over the 2 women who can't sing a fvk. Ciara sound like a rapper and not a singer.
i never like the song then don't like it now

I LIKE THE REMIX BUT ITS NOT OFFICAL JANET AINT ACTIN SNOBBY TO NO ONE. AND SO WHAT IF FEEDBACK IS FALLEN OFF N DIDNT HIT NUMBER ONE ITS A HOTT ASS SONG JUST LIKE BEYONCES GET ME BODIED. YALL LIKE THAT SOULJA BOI BULLSHIT GET THA FUCK OUTTA HURR.

EVERY SOHH BLOG HAS HATERS RUNNING IT...IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE TO HATE ON EITHER CIARA OR JANET...I HAVE TO ADMIT, CIARA SAVED THE "FEEDBACK" SONG CAUSE IT WASNT WORKIN W/ THE ORIGINAL...AND WHY DO PPL HATE ON CIARA? SHES DOIN WHAT SHE LOVES JUSS LIKE JANET...FALL BACK! AS I RECALL, JANET WAS CONSIDERED A WHISPER SINGER NOT TOO LONG AGO JUSS LIKE CIARA WAS. CIARA IS COMMIN UP IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND JANET WILL REMAIN AS ONE OF THE BEST. WHY CANT THERE BE TWO R&B SINGERS ON TOP? SMH

Ciara is doing her thing...fuck what everybody else says cause all they can do it talk stuff behind the computer. People need to stop startin stuff between Janet and Ciara. Janet's gonna get replaced someday anyway and times tickin for her

Hey, I'm looking for something around here called "talent". Anybody seen it? Musical and vocal talent, I mean, of course, not the Roger Troutman/T-Pain-Digital-Vocalizer talent. Everybody's using that damn thing and I'm tired of hearing it. T-pain(every song), Snoop (sensual seduction but it worked for him), Lil Wayne (shawty lo-dey kno remix), and now Ciara. It's starting to get old

Aren't all artist inspired by others??? Why do we never get this kind of hate with Justin, Chris, or Usher. They are influnced by M. J. So what' the big deal?? It's just like black people (especially woman) to be catty and bring each other down. It's the way of our culture....

Ciara's music is ok! but the Feedback Mix Sucks......

The REMIX is on FIRE CIARA did her thing love the lyrics!!! SO ON FIRE! She used Voice thing to match the song which is sang in the vocie thing. Also Ciara saved Janet the Feedback was FLOPPING HARD! And for her to be so HUMBLE and pay Homage to her own idol is something n Y black ppl always dont wanna work wit each other and help one another? Now Brit n Madonna ppl were dying to see them come together and ppl loved it!! Now Ppl love Ci n see she is doing her thnag but Janet n her stanky azz Attitude along with her Midget Bow Wow Sexy Buddy JD hatin on Ci cuz she hot n blowing up while Janet is still in music buis. They really need to stop HATIN! Everyone see how honorable, humble Ciara and her camp are cant say same about the Biggest legend upset Janet everything she puts out lately is FLOPPING n she is supposed to be a legend old azz SIT DOWN!

Sohh yall need to stop hating on this remix! If you ask me Ciara made this song sooooo much better! Feedback was boring as hell and contrary to belief Janet is not all what it do anymore. She is an icon and will always be, but the sunsets on everyone shine in time and Ciara is next in line. All the world do is repeat itself anyway so do me a favor, get it over it and accept it!

THE SONG IS WAY BETTER WITH CIARA ON IT CUZ THE ORIGINAL WAS BORING AS HELL AND NOBODY WAS FEELIN IT. CIARA ADDED FIRE TO THE SONG AND SHE CAN SING BETTER THEN JANET ALSO DANCE BETTER THAN JANET AND THAT'S KEEPIN IT REAL! HATERS ARE WASTIN THEIR TIME! AND OF COURSE JANET KNOW ABOUT THE REMIX CUZ YOU HAVE TO INFORM THE ORIGINAL SINGER TO MAKE AN OFFICAL REMIX! AND NOBODY REALLY GIVES A DAMN WHAT JD THINKS! YALL MAD CUZ CIARA IS A THREAT CUZ NOBODY SAID NOTHIN ABOUT TIMBERLANDS REMIX TO IT DID THEY?! NOPE SO YALL CAN SHUT UP CIARA IS THE FUTURE HATE IT OR LOVE IT YA DIGG!

@ Tamia090807

You stupid bitch!!!!! What the fuck do you mean she saved the song? The song has consistently rose on the charts.... the video is getting air time...remember Janet has been sabotaged for the past 4-years... All Ciara did was sing a few lines in the song.... the original is hot and the remix is the same... you are sooooo foul! Why do ya'll hate on an icon? This is a sucker ass sight... that generates a tremendous amount of tabloidish tactics.... the writing is suggestive and rude.... it's niggerish! Be peaceful and supportive.... why do you feel you need to stir up drama? JANET IS GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR.... I CAN'T WAIT.......


@ kae

ERYKAH BADU IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST.... PLEASE DON'T COMPARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE QUEENS WHO ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ICONS.... WHAT'S YOUR DEAL? HONEY AND FEEDBACK REPRESENTS TWO DIFFERNET GENRES... GROW THE FUCK UP!!!!

@ sista_gurl

you suck!!!! you hatin' ass jealous hag!!!! get a life.... you bullshit blogger!

BITCH!!!!

JANET'S BACK...GET INTO IT OR OVER GET OVER IT!!!!!

OK. I am all the way in fucking Spain and had to make time to come on here just to school some of yall...SPECIFICALLY KAE!

Why is it every time you turn around someone else is being compared to Janet? It's so ridiculous to hear someone like Kae saying give Badu love because Honey is sooo much better than Feedback. What are you smoking? Janet's single leaked and got the whole blogoshere (1.34 million) up in a tizzy. Do you think that would be the case if the song was wack? And furthermore, why is a #1 hit on Billboard the only determining factor on whether a song is good? The Janet-used-to-be-fans (KAE) are the worse offenders on here to me. They hate on the music but NOT ONE of them bought it but sure as hell have it on their MP3 players. But then comment on how the song is doing on the charts.

lol @ how y'all getting heated over absolutely nothing. this whole ish is riddiculous. smh @ these janet jackson stans getting mad just because nobody eatin up 'Feedback' like they hoped. as far as i'm concenred that song is ai. just ai. there were better tracks on 20YO (get it out me, show me, so excited). but its whatever

The song is hot with or without Ciara and Janet also inspires Ciara. So people calm down, its nothiing to act stupid over but, if people like it play it! Janet is the shit and everyone knows this but Ciara just want to be apart of Janets project because she loves her. Janet's ship will never sink. Janet's an icon and a legend did you forget. I love you Janet. # 1 Janet fan peace.

People that are saying Feeback is flopping need to look at all the charts on billboard Janet is listed on on canadian charts at #28 and r&b the song is steady climbing the charts the ony chart that shows a decline in position is pop charts, and that only a spot or two. Janet's Feedback is on about 10 charts total on billboard charts all of them show that the song is moving up except for 2 . Janet does not need ciara or anyone else for that matter when it comes to her music. Janet is an icon and all the other wanna be's need to take note of that.

Soulman,

I think you may have jumped the gun on this one. For one - the song isn't half bad, but to continue to diss Janet for no earthly reason is feeding into exactly what the people who write Ms Jackson off as a "has-been" and "old" WANT you to do.

I have several issues with this mindset; 1) Why do we continue to feed into the ridiculousness that African American singers/performers are no longer of any use by the time they reach 30 years old, when the Rolling Stones can continue to make 100 million dollars a year? Because white folk LOVE their favorite artist(s) until the end. They even go so far as to introduce their children to those artists.

Check out an Aerosmith concert and you'll find THREE generations of fans and because of that, they fill STADIUMS... then I want you to go to a Temptations concert and see if they can fill up a THEATER.

This self-hate needs to stop, really.

Additionally, isn't it kind of devoid of common sense to beef with celebrities who actually give you some "exclusive" love from time to time?

Lastly, what if Janet did sanction the Ciara song, what if, as the baddest chick in the game for 20 years, in her mind, it only made sense to pass on her Queen of Pop throne to the next logical successor? I mean, if not Ciara... then who? I, for one, would LOVE to see an actual VIDEO with Janet and Ciara dancing together.. but then, that's just me.


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The remix is hot what the fuck is the big deal...


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I been a big fan of Miss Janet the majority of my life,26y/o. I love some Ciara!! Neither one of them are really singers at best more entertainers, if either one lost a foot I wouldn't look forward to seeing them perform anything-I like the remix a bit more and kinda wished there was a version with just ciara-but, I would hate to have Janets heart crushed like that.....I love you JANET.....this would be a good/great reason to remake the video with more dancing!!janet teaching the kids discipline

Then people wonder why Tina Turner never relied on ignorant ass black people to revive her career. I remember being upset that I went to her show and like 90 percent of the crowd was white. But then I remembered it was groups like the Rolling Stones and Heaven 17 that helped get her back on track. If she relied on "her people" she never would have made a comeback because they would have called her old. (Which people still do.) If Mick Jagger can strut across the stage and Madonna can do her thing, so can Janet. It's one thing to not like somebody but to want to see them fail and constantly try to stir up shit is stupid. This blog culture shit is toxic.

@ Me.... "Agreed"

^^uh no!! not ignorant ass blacks!! Janets fans are a plethora of colors!LOL. Its not her fans who look for her downfall-its those that really weren't fans in the begining the younger are appealing to the younger, their peers......Tina Turner was a soulful black rock chick, a style not too many were styling after. Janet has set trends and has been watched worldwide and in the times we're in there are many that idolized her then and now who want to express the impression they've got from Janet.......this blog shit is not what makes up her career its weak influenced minds that would rather flow with todays age conscience youthfulness

I agree with CRIZZY AND MS PEARL. That is true, people think that life ends at 40. Like u are supposed to be at the retirement home waiting for your kids to visit or call. Life only gets better as u get older and Life is what you make of it. If Janet still loves to do what she do for the "love" then let her. Let's stop with the oh she 41, she old, she this and that! It is annoying because no one says it about Jay-Z or R.kelly who are almost 40 if not already and they are still doing it and brushing the hate off. I love Janet and I am glad she still chooses to entertain in the crazy ass YOUTH obsessed music business. Me personally I can relate more to a 41 year old then a 19 year old talking about crank that and superman this and batman that. Grow up kids if it weren't for the past there would be no present. Be grateful and pray that you make it to that age one day. Oh and still look good doing it!

Look, I know we love Janet. BUT, this remix with Ci-Ci is HOT!!! They really need to release this remix and do a video. Janet is having a hard time connecting to a younger audience. She will need to bridge the gap in order to peak interest in this song and in her album.

dag its not that serious with everyone getting hyped with this topic. ya need to lay off JD cause all he said was that jant didn't know about the remix.how is he an instigator,etc. GET A LIFE.

has anyone on here acually talked to janet or ciara personally to get the real scoop. I THOUGHT NOT!!! The way i see it 3/4 of these entertainers out here will never have half the success janet is having. and for people to say she's all washed up than why are people still concerned about what her next move is. think about it after 30yrs. plus in the business she's still relevant in the industry that in itself is a honor. Right now janet is still havin fun i think this album will do good sales. if not at the end of the day she can kick back and say i've sold 100 plus million albums world wide and than jump up and scream WHO'S BAD!!!

PLUS JANETS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW AT THIS STAGE IN THE GAME YOUR PRETTY MUCH MAKIN ALBUMS FOR YOU TRUE FANS WHICH SHE DOES HAVE. I'D RATHER SEE HER JUST KEEP PUTTIN OUT GOOD RECORDS. WE GOT YO BACK J

I Like the Remix A Whole Lot

I'm a huge fan, but I had to listen to the original Feedback a couple of times to feel it. The remix, the first time I was hooked. Remixes are a good thing and Ciara made it better. If this venture doesn't work out JJ, maybe it's time to check out Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. JD probably helped your personal life, but he's killing your professional life.

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