
A few years ago, Trey Songz fell out of favor with R. Kelly when the young singer put out his own version of the Pied Piper’s “Trapped in the Closet.” But that seems like an eternity ago, and the two singers have actually been working together on Songz’s spring release Trey Day. “I could understand why he would feel that way,” Songz said of Kelly stopping the “Trapped” spinoff in its tracks. “But if I got a young cat that is coming up and looking up to me, I’mma bring him under my wing too. He gave me some fire too. The record R. Kelly and I did together is called ‘IHOP.’ It’s a fun record. R. Kelly is always going to make something funny and great. Like in the ‘Promise’ remix when he goes, ‘I’mma make you scream like Michael Jackson: Hee, hee!’ So in ‘IHOP,’ I sing, ‘Would you be my IHOP, baby?/ Can I place my order?/ 24/7, round-the-clock you open.’ ”