Nicki Minaj and Linda Perry’s try and file a TikTok-fueled remix of “What’s Up?” ended earlier than it began.

Nicki Minaj was set to hitch Linda Perry in a brand new tackle the 1993 anthem “What’s Up?” for an official model of the viral TikTok mashup mixing 4 Non Blondes’ hit with Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap,” however the collaboration fell by means of because of scheduling conflicts and Perry’s refusal to work remotely.

The sudden pairing of other rock and Hip-Hop took over TikTok final month, racking up greater than 460,000 consumer movies and sending “What’s Up?” again onto a number of Billboard charts.

The viral momentum caught Perry abruptly.

“This is definitely a different type of blow-up, because it’s happening on TikTok,” Perry instructed VICE backstage at Mexico City’s Corona Capital Festival. “I embrace anything that happens with anything that I create, because it’s pretty awesome. It also lets kids who never knew the song give it a whole new life with this mash-up. I love it. I’m having fun with it.”

While Perry doesn’t often dabble in mashups, she instantly noticed the attraction of the viral remix. Talks between her and Minaj moved rapidly towards a doable studio model. However, geography acquired in the way in which.

“She (Minaj) was in New York and we were going to try to do our own and I was like ‘Let’s just end this with her and I,’” Perry defined. “Let’s just put a kibosh on this. But, I can’t go to New York and she can’t come to L.A., so it’s probably not going to happen.”

Perry, recognized for her analog strategy to music-making, refused to compromise on her course of. She prefers working in individual and dominated out digital file swapping, which finally blocked the collaboration from shifting ahead.

Despite the setback, the viral success of the mashup has drawn consideration from different stars.

Perry lately labored with Jennifer Lopez on one other model of the pattern, proving the track’s lasting cultural affect and its skill to cross genres and generations.

“What’s Up?” has seen a number of revivals over the previous 30 years, however this TikTok-fueled resurgence has pushed the observe into a brand new area—bridging ’90s rock with trendy Hip-Hop and introducing it to youthful audiences who weren’t even born when it first dropped.

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