Nelly Furtado

In preparation for her album, Loose, Nelly Furtado, she tried writing rhymes and rapping, she tried out collaborations with a who's who of producers, she tried not to get a sunburn in Miami, she tried her hand at Spanish hip hop, and she tried to create a music more of the body than the mind. A prime example of the latter is first single "Promiscuous", a duet with Loose producer Timbaland, known far and wide for his groundbreaking work with, among others, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake and Aaliyah.

"I threw myself into the deep end to see if I could swim," Furtado says. "I let go of the voice that says, 'Oh, no, what if I can't do this?' because you never know until you try."

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