Ne-Yo and Shakira Collaboration Cleared Up

Ne-Yo has written several hits for other female artists such as Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, and Rihanna

Last month, a song titled “Forbidden Fruit” leaked on the internet that found R&B singer Ne-Yo with lyrics that weren’t quite commonly sang about from a male point of view. Rumors quickly spread around the internet that the song would be a collaboration with Shakira. Rap-Up.com recently spoke with Ne-Yo to get the truth behind the forbidden fruit.

“I wrote that for [Shakira]. She wound up not taking it. A lot of these songs that wind up on the Internet, people don’t get the back story and then it just sounds weird. You have me singing a song and I’m saying ‘he’ a lot, and nobody makes the assumption that I’m a songwriter and I do write songs for women every now and then. People don’t gather that so then they go, ‘Oh, what is this? What is Ne-Yo doing? Is he trying to tell us something?’ No, I’m not trying to tell you anything. You shouldn’t have downloaded the song, pirates!�

Shakira is, however, currently in the studio working on her brand new album that is predicted for a 2009 release.