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♪ Get out, leave, right now. ♪

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♪ It's the end of you and me. ♪

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(hip hop music)

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<v ->Don't leave or get out</v>

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because JoJo gave us all our jams back.

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On her 28th birthday last month, December 20th,

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the singer gave her fans an unusual gift:

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new, completely re-recorded versions

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of her first two albums,

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2004's JoJo and 2006's The High Road.

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♪ It's just a little too late, a little too wrong, ♪

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♪ and I can't wait. ♪

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<v ->It's definitely not too little or too late.</v>

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I remember looking for my favorite JoJo song "High Road"

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and not being able to find it.

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Well, that's because JoJo didn't own the masters,

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and her former label, Blackground Records,

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removed them from streaming.

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The same label responsible for the absence

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of Aaliyah's complete catalog on streaming services.

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♪ I'll be more than a lover, more than a woman. ♪

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<v ->But after a legal battle,</v>

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JoJo is ready to move on from this dark period in her life

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and breathe fresh air into her classics.

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Speaking on the re-recordings, the singer said,

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"I see people on my timeline like,

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"Why can't I find your first two albums?

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"Can you fix this?

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"And I wanted to top seeing these comments!

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"My only option was going to be

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"to get into the studio.

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"I had to recreate new masters of these songs.

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"We had to completely redo everything."

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♪ Not gonna let you bring me down. ♪

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♪ I'll take the high road. ♪

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<v ->Yes, queen.</v>

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Now you can find a full interview

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and some of the new recordings with our article

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over at Billboard.com.

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And congrats, JoJo.

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I love it.

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For Billboard News, I'm Tetris Kelly.

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(electronic music)