The Best of Both Worlds = R. Kelly x Jay-Z 2pac?

So it seems like R.Kelly’s ode to his deceased homies and fallen family members was originally slated for Tupac Shakur. In this months XXL Magazine, R.Kelly breaks down one of his most celebrated creations, TP2.com piece by piece. Within that, Kellz explains how not only was ‘I Wish’ intended for Mr. Shakur but another collaborative effort as well.

Well ‘I Wish’ was basically about Tupac at first. I met Tupac in L.A.- the [Hotel Nikko], and he was rolling by in his drop-top whatever hot car. I seen him, and I yelled out, “‘Pac! ‘Pac!” He was driving by, rolling by himself. I’m like, ‘This nigga got a lot of balls to be rolling by hisself!” So we kicked it for a minute, I said “Dude, we need to do an album.” See, The Best Of Both Worlds was for me and Pac at first. “I Wish” was gonna be the first song we were gonna do.