Ella Mai is glad she “waited and waited” to work with Chris Brown on her debut album

10 Summers/Interscope RecordsElla Mai was determined to work with Chris Brown on her self-titled debut album, and that determination paid off when they recorded the song “Whatchamacallit,” the latest release from the album.  The British singer is one of Brown’s biggest fans, and she knew that track would be for perfect for Breezy.

“I had the song and I was like, ‘I don’t want anyone other than Chris Brown on this song,’” Mai tells ABC Radio. “So we waited and waited, and he was listening to ‘Boo’d Up’ on his Story, maybe about a year ago now. We kinda connected organically and then,