One Direction + Juicy J? Rapper Teams Up With Liam Payne: 'We Working!' — billboard.com

One Direction have never released a song with a rapper before (though they did rap a little of Drake's "Started From the Bottom" in 2013). But that might be about to change: Juicy J Instagrammed a photo Thursday (Jan. 29) in the studio with Liam Payne. One Direction's 'Four' Makes Historic No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart One Direction's 10 Biggest Billboard Hits Last year, One Direction set a record with Four -- no other group has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their first four releases. Though the group has stayed away from the hip-hop sounds that dominate radio, Juicy J has a proven track record on radio hits in recent years: He added verses to Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," Mike Will Made-It's "23," and Usher's "I Don't Mind," all of which cracked the top 15 on the Hot 100. Making history gives One Direction license to experiment.

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