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Jamie Foxx Recruits Oscar-Winning Pals For 'Blame It' Video


The clip features everyone from Ron Howard to T-Pain, Foxx says.

by Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting Sway Calloway
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Jamie Foxx and Sway at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party on Saturday  (Photo: MTV News )


Ron Howard is not exactly the guy you imagine hanging out with T-Pain on a video set. But those two — and several other stars you'd recognize — came together on the set of the video for one



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of the hottest songs in clubs right now, "Blame It." Blame that on Jamie Foxx.

"Man, we got a beast out there, I'm telling you," Foxx boasted of the song, also features T-Pain.

"And you know how I am," the actor/singer said Saturday night on the red carpet of Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy Gala. "They gave the wrong dude the hit song. I can't do it right now, I'm in this suit right now, but you gonna catch me out doing that song."

"Blame It" is the second single off of Foxx's already-gold LP Intuition. The video was shot a couple of weeks ago in L.A.

"The video [by director] Hype Williams, we went vintage," Foxx explained before rattling off his A-list cast: "Ron Howard, who's [won] an Oscar; Jake Gyllenhaal, Oscar-nominated; Forest Whitaker, Oscar winner; Samuel Jackson, Oscar-nominated; Quincy Jones, Oscar winner and Grammys beyond; Clarence Avant; Morris Chestnut; Tatiana Ali, Ced' the Entertainer; Tommy Davidson — the biggest video!"

Foxx said he was inspired by the late, great Notorious B.I.G. to call on so many friends for the clip.

"We wanted to sort of relive the Biggie [experience]," Foxx said. "Remember when Biggie did the 'One More Chance' remix video? So, we relived that. But [we have] the most Oscar-nominated and Oscar winners in one video that you ever seen."

Foxx is preparing for his next tour, where he said he'll be singing and doing jokes. You can also catch him on Busta Rhymes' new LP, Back on My B.S. (due March 24), via the record "Decision." The track also features Mary J. Blige, Common and John Legend.




This report is provided by MTV News




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