Jesse McCartney Teams Up With Ludacris

Jesse McCartney is shying away from pop songs for a little while and adding some R&B in the mix by teaming up with rapper Ludacris. McCartney is usually known for his pop hits like "Beautiful Soul" but decided to work with Ludacris on a remix version of his new single, "How Do You Sleep?"

"We're setting the bar high for 2009 features," McCartney told MTV News on the set of the track's video. "It's gonna be a big year. It's gonna be a big song. My boy Sean Garrett, who is probably one of the biggest songwriters of our generation, sort of facilitated the whole thing. Sean called up Luda, Luda hopped on the joint, and here we are shooting the video."

Once McCartney brought the idea to Ludacris, he hopped right on-board. The song, which is about missing a lost love, and the concept of the video is something that sparked Ludacris's interest.

"You have the Ludacris element, with me car-surfing on the hood on one of these old-school cars," he explained to MTV News. "And I said, 'As long as you have one of those old-school cars and big-ass chains in a video, I'm down.' ... What else do you want in a video?"

What is a music video if there aren't any hot women and fast cars? McCartney said they'll be moving through the desert at about 80 or 90 mph, jumping in and out of cars and talking to hot women.

Ludacris jokingly said, "Old-school cars, big-ass chains and hot women ... that's it! You don't need an explanation to that."