On top of winning an award, Foxx performed on the live telecast with T-Pain and guitarist Slash. Even though Foxx had experienced a Grammy win before, this one was a lot more significant since it was his first as a lead artist. At the 52nd Grammy Awards, he and T-Pain took home the covenant trophy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Kelly’s “Bump N Grind” in 1994.Īs the year 2009 died down, the accolades for Foxx’s hit single kept coming in. The tipsy track made history in its 12th week atop the chart, experiencing the greatest-run in 15 years at number one since R. Though the party anthem couldn’t knock down Black Eyed Peas’ blockbuster single “Boom Boom Pow” from the summit, Foxx had no problem causing serious damage on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where “Blame It” held down the top spot for 14 consecutive weeks. The hottest club joint at the time flew up many Billboard charts, including the Hot 100 (No. The landmark success of “Blame It” went far beyond music video charts. The star-studded moment went down in 2009 as one of the best visuals, landing the number one spot on BET’s year-end music video countdown show, Notarized. Inspired by the late Notorious B.I.G’s epic “ One More Chance (Remix)” video, Foxx called on his Oscar-recognized super friends and other A-listers for his red-hued visual. The two are mostly to ‘blame’ for the overindulgence in night caps, though. Foxx learned this to be true with his intoxicating club thriller.Įmploying a chopped and screwed backdrop and favoring in distorted vocals, Foxx and his Auto-Tune tutor, T-Pain, pointed the guilty finger at the evils of alcohol that often cause baddies from the club to let loose. But being able to remain true to your integrity as an artist, while adapting to current trends makes you a true musician. Just weeks after entering the new year, the charming singer released “Blame It” as his proper second single.įar from the sophisticated sounds of Unpredictable and even the playful jolts on “Just Like Me,” the T-Pain assisted-single wasn’t anything career-long fans would have expected from the Oscar-winning songster. 8) on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Īfter flipping Ne-Yo’s “ She Got Her Own” with Fabolous and coming in at number three on the Billboard 200 with Intuition in December of 2008, Foxx finally peered at making his presence felt in the pop realm. The results of this double-standard collaboration led Jamie to earn his third non-featured top 10 single (No. Henson as his female companion, who went up against him in a number of hilarious activities, including mini golf, guitar hero and a stare down contest. and acted on the fact that women can think a lady but act like a man too.įor the battle of the sexes-style video, Foxx enlisted Taraji P. “Just Like Me,” Intuition’s lead single, featured rapper T.I. Most times, Foxx comes off as a guest on his own album, crooning lines behind the rhymes of his scene-stealing collaborators.Before Foxx shifted his career into mainstream, he catered to his fans that made his Grammy-nominated sophomore album an R&B best seller in 2005. To help him with this characterization, Foxx enlists a bevy of white-hot names in R&B and hip-hop, including the Dream, Lil' Wayne, T.I., T-Pain, Timbaland and the ubiquitous Ne-Yo. Throughout Intuition, the artist, who turned 41 this month, is still an actor: He convincingly portrays a sex-obsessed playboy nearly half his age. It's trendy, high-gloss R&B laced with slightly sleazy lyrics that center on the various ways Foxx ensnares his fly honeys. Just as he did on Unpredictable, Foxx couches his smooth vocals in super-sleek tracks tailored for either the clubs or the bedroom. But his singing, though technically fine, isn't nearly as nuanced or as colorful. On screen, Foxx is magnetic as he melts into his characters. Three years later, the actor-cum-singing sensation delivers Intuition, the follow-up to his pop breakthrough, in stores today. The CD, featuring the smash title track and "DJ Play a Love Song," quickly went double platinum. It was an out-of-the-box success, selling more than 500,000 copies the first week in stores.
Shortly after taking home an Oscar for his unforgettable portrayal of Ray Charles in the movie Ray, Jamie Foxx released his second studio album, 2005's Unpredictable.