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===2007β2009: ''Intuition'' === [[File:Foxx-Hollywood Walk of Fame.JPG|thumb|upright|Foxx's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]] 2007 brought him the lead role in the action thriller film ''[[The Kingdom (2007 film)|The Kingdom]]'' opposite [[Chris Cooper]], [[Jason Bateman]], [[Jennifer Garner]] and [[Ashraf Barhom]]. In September 2007, Foxx was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]: "[it was] one of the most amazing days of my life," said Foxx.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-09-15 |title=Jamie Foxx gets Walk of Fame star |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6996295.stm |access-date=2023-05-15}}</ref> In April 2009, Foxx played the lead role in the dramatic film ''[[The Soloist]]''. A few months later in October 2009, he played a starring role alongside [[Gerard Butler]] in the thriller ''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]''. In 2007, his company FoxxKing Entertainment signed deals with [[MTV]] and [[VH1]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adalian |first=Josef |date=November 14, 2007 |title=Jamie Foxx pacts with MTV, VH1 |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/jamie-foxx-pacts-with-mtv-vh1-1117976014/ |access-date=September 22, 2020 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> Foxx released his third album titled ''[[Intuition (Jamie Foxx album)|Intuition]]'' in 2008, featuring [[Kanye West]], [[T.I.]], [[Ne-Yo]], [[Lil' Kim]] and [[T-Pain]]. The album's first single, "[[Just Like Me (Jamie Foxx song)|Just Like Me]]" featuring T.I., was promoted by a video directed by [[Brett Ratner]] which featured an appearance by actress [[Taraji P. Henson]]. The second single "[[Blame It (song)|Blame It]]" featured T-Pain and became a top 5 single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and a number-one single on the Billboard [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. The song received many accolades for Foxx, including a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] at the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]]. The "Blame It" music video, directed by [[Hype Williams]], features cameo appearances by [[Forest Whitaker]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Quincy Jones]] and his ''Jarhead'' co-star [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], amongst others. Foxx's musical career has also included a number of collaborations. In 2007, he recorded the song "She Goes All the Way" with country superstars [[Rascal Flatts]] for their ''[[Still Feels Good]]'' album. Foxx performed backing vocals for artist/songwriter [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]. He featured alongside [[The-Dream]] on [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]]' "[[Please Excuse My Hands]]". He also appeared alongside [[Fabolous]] on the remix of [[Ne-Yo]]'s "[[Year of the Gentleman|Miss Independent]]". Foxx collaborated with rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] on the track "Around the World". Foxx also featured on T.I.'s single "[[Live in the Sky]]" from the album ''[[King (T.I. album)|King]]''. On January 22, 2007, Foxx launched [[The Foxxhole]], a channel on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] featuring talk-radio programs, stand-up comedy albums and music primarily by African-American performers, as well as much of Foxx's own material. Foxx's own talk-radio variety program ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' airs Friday evenings on The Foxxhole with guests including musicians, actors and fellow comedians; co-hosts have included Johnny Mack, Speedy, [[Claudia Jordan]], [[The Poetess]], Lewis Dix, [[Yvette Wilson]], T.D.P and [[Tyrin Turner]]. On the April 17, 2009, episode of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', Foxx and his co-hosts made several sexually suggestive and disparaging jokes regarding the teenage singer [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref name="FoxxholeApril09">{{Cite web |last=Serpe |first=Gina |date=April 14, 2009 |title=Jamie Foxx Slams Miley Cyrus: 'Make a Sex Tape...Do Some Heroin' |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b118545_jamie_foxx_slams_miley_cyrus_make_sex.html |access-date=April 17, 2009 |publisher=[[E! Online]]}}</ref> Several days later Foxx issued a public apology on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' in response to growing public outcry and televised criticism by Cyrus's father, country singer [[Billy Ray Cyrus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Natalie |date=April 15, 2009 |title=Jamie Foxx Apologizes to Miley ''Tonight'' |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b118751_jamie_foxx_apologizes_miley_tonight.html |access-date=April 17, 2009 |publisher=[[E! Online]]}}</ref> On April 6, 2009, Foxx, a longtime fan of [[country music]], performed the [[George Strait]] song "[[You Look So Good in Love]]" at the George Strait Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert. Jamie Foxx hosted the [[BET Awards#2009 tribute to Michael Jackson|2009 BET Awards ceremony]] on June 28, 2009, which featured several tributes to pop star [[Michael Jackson]], who had died three days prior to the show. As well as performing "[[Blame It]]" with [[T-Pain]] and "[[She Got Her Own]]" with [[Ne-Yo]] and [[Fabolous]], Foxx opened the show with a rendition of Jackson's "[[Beat It]]" dance routine and closed the show with a cover of [[the Jackson 5]]'s "[[I'll Be There (Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]" with Ne-Yo. "We want to celebrate this black man. He belongs to us and we shared him with everybody else.", said Foxx during the ceremony.
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