Ashanti and Ja Rule were each responsible for more than a few early aughts hits, but nothing connected with audiences more than when they collaborated. Neither of the former-Murder Inc. artists have been very present on the charts for the last few years, partly to do with Ja Rule's recent bid in Prison.

With Ja now a free man, we may be seeing a reunion between the two frequent collaborators, according to Ashanti.Â âI spoke to [Ja] the other day and Iâm super, super excited for him,â said the R&B singer. âHe is in great spiritsâ¦He has a studio downstairs in the house. Thatâs where heâs gonna be all the time. Heâs super excited about the musicâ¦Hopefully, we get it all popping. Itâs no denying our chemistry...I mean, he has to focus on his stuff right now. And I gotta focus on mine.â

Ashanti let go of some details from her upcoming album,Â BraveHeart.Â âI collaborated with a lot of people,â she revealed. âI did some stuff with Cool & Dre. I did some stuff with Detail, heâs super dope, just recently. Meek, Frenchâ¦Me and Jaâs gonna Skype. Thatâs what Iâll do and Iâll play him some records.â

Ashanti's BraveHeart will be out July 30th.

Watch the full interview below.

[UPDATE: Ja Rule & Ashanti Spotted In The Studio]

It's official - Ja Rule and Ashanti are collaborating on new music. Last night, the latter posted an Instagram photo of them in the lab with the ecstatic caption:Â "Uhh ohhhhh me & my bro @ruleyorkcity in the lizzaaaabbbbb!!!!!!! We havenât seen each other in 4ever!!! & it feels great!!!"

Peep the evidence in the gallery above, as well as the video for "Always On Time" below.

Who's looking forward to this?Â