Usher’s 6th studio album, Raymond Vs Raymond comes immediately after separating with his wife Tameka, who allegedly tried to break him up with his beloved mama, then hurled insults at him via her twitter a/c after finding out that he had moved on and was dating another girl, nway babymama drama banana. I mean, he still sounds as sexy, still doing them baby making jamms, he still got the six pack, he still got the dance moves, the swag, and what’s better than a man aging gracefully? From a devastating marriage, an album flop, the birth of an adorable son, a divorce to yet another new album, Usher sure deserves to be called, “Superman” You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.In this decade, hotstuff has become synonymous to Trey Songz but stop right there! Usher has certainly managed to thrive on and is still up against the emerging R&B sex symbols of this day and age. Ludacris (04.03)Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. The album is a solid R&B offering and demonstrates that Usher knows where his strengths lie and those who have always liked him will certainly not be disappointed.Ġ4. This album is a decent offering but because it is the sixth one Usher has given the world, I guess I expected some boundaries to be pushed or some new musical paths to be tread but maybe this is my fault not his. “Moreâ€, the album’s final track, is also more upbeat and shows that Usher can still get people on dance floors.
“Lil Freak†is the album’s official second single and whilst initial sales aren’t great I think these may pick up the more this song is heard because it is a decent club track. This being said, there were some exceptions to this rule. It is an album of maturity but unfortunately it looks like he has sacrificed his youthful energy as this albums lack a sense of vigor and the droning nature of songs blend them together, rather than distinguishing them. It had greater success on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and this may just indicate that Usher’s newest offerings are not going to cross genres like previous hits, “Yeah†and “U Remind Me.†Initial sales seem to reflect that this album is not aimed at the mainstream, with “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)â€, the album’s first released single only reaching #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Papers†is an insight to his world rocked by divorce proceedings and “Foolin’ Around†is the star at his apologetic best, a track that highlights his amazing voice whilst demonstrating his rapping skills. Long-standing Usher fans are likely to relate more to some of the tracks.
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Usher Raymond IV, to give the lad his full name, tried to hype up the album by saying that it would be “racy, risky and edgy, and sometimes about personal experiences.†Maybe these two things go hand in hand because I know very little about the man himself and found this album relatively flat.
are backed up with production work by Jermaine Dupri and The Neptunes amongst others. Collaborations seem to be all the rage now-a-days and Usher brings in the big guns for his sixth studio album.
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