I don't know - didn't Dupri work on Janet Jackson's 20 Y. O. album? The music seemed bland, although I think he's also responsible for The Emancipation of Mimi, so who knows?
The most popular producer right now is Timbaland, and while I'm sure they've got great potential together, Utada didn't achieve great results, sales-wise (but maybe that was a promotion issue). Regardless of producer, the song just needs to be good. If that means sampling from one of his Korean songs, so be it.
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