FURTADO PRIMES TOMB RAIDER TRACK
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[ June 5th 2001 ]

American talk show host Jay Leno has secured the performing talents of Missy Elliott and Nelly Furtado for a one-time spot during next weeks broadcast, MTV dot com reports today. The duo will perform their Tomb Raider track "Get Ur Freak On" June 14th on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno", Furtado confirmed backstage during Z100 Zootopia 2001 concert in New York last Friday.

Of Furtado's collaboration with Missy Elliot, the singer said her decision was "out of love", bringing her back to her hip-hop roots: "I used to MC when I was 14, so that was a while back now," Furtado said. "It's kind of funny how I've come full-circle, and here I am [with] one of the best urban acts in the world...on her record!" The Elliot/Furtado due joins Moby, U2 and Nine Inch Nails on Elektra's Tomb Raider soundtrack which officially released today. Paramount's Tomb Raider movie will debut June 11th for a special press presentation, making it's public premiere June 15th across the U.S.