G-Dragon, leader of the popular K-pop group Big Bang, will work with Missy Elliott to on his solo studio album, due for release on Aug. 18.
Miss Elliott is a five-time Grammy award winner known for such hits as “Get Your Freak On.”
Yang Hyun-suk, CEO of YG Entertainment made the announcement via the official blog “From YG.” Yang said that G-Dragon wrote both the music and lyrics for the album and produced it, just as he did for his first solo album.
Aug. 18 is also the 24-year-old’s birth date.
The second album will contain about 10 songs. G-Dragon and Missy Elliott have discussed how to proceed over the phone and G-Dragon will first write the lyrics and rap and then mail the demo music to Miss Elliott. The American rapper then will add her rap to complete the song, YG said.
G-Dragon will be completing his solo world tour this weekend in Singapore and will start shooting the music video and the album cover.