Where’s He Going With This?
Forgive me if I’m guilty, but is it wrong to automatically rule out a song called ” Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” when it’s common knowledge that the daddy in question is currently changing the diapers of two little kids?
I really enjoy Usher’s music. Well, the first four albums anyway. He lost me with the ode to Tameka, but that was more of an issue of execution than direction. It’s not fair to say a divorcee with two young sons can’t still sell himself as some club hopping eternal bachelor. You know, a shell of his former self.
Sure, he can do that but that doesn’t mean any of us have to buy it. I meant that literally and figuratively. That said thus far I’m a bit lost on where Usher is going with this new album. There are lot of different songs floating around and all of them venture into separate directions.
“Papers” is the unclaimed half-sister of “Confessions (Part II)”. There’s the song “Lil’ Freak” with Nicki Minaj that I love despite not being used to Usher cursing at me about three-ways and hand jobs.
That would have me thinking Usher’s really trying to pursue a raunchier sound this go round to mesh with the current top R&B male artist — the unapologetically oversexed Trey Songz. But then I hear “There Goes My Baby,” which follows the tradition of his previous hits and I get stumped. “Foolin’ Around” follows a similar format with its woe is me the cheater subject matter.
And then I see this video. If I’m not mistaken, the radio version of this features Catfish Mouth. Oh wait, forgive me poster, Mrs. Future Plies, I meant your future fake pharmacist, Plies. Let me stop “bringing another black man down.”
Thankfully I see Plies was left out of the video, but his lack of camera time doesn’t motivate to get into this song. I don’t know, ya’ll, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” just seems sort of there. A few months ago Bryan Michael Cox told MTV News that Ush made the record because he’s “in a place where he really wants to express what’s going on in his life.”
I’ve expressed more about where I am in life while in the drive-thru line at Jack in the Box.
I’m surely not ready to forget about Usher altogether. There are some good new songs out there and it he sounds pretty good on the “Invented Sex” remix. But if this album is going to be stuck on him wanting to bone every chick in the world before his nanny shows up (or hell, he might want her to) then I’ll just say he better be glad Chris Brown’s still reeling from having fist of fury.
The song and the video are alright but nothing special. Usher just seems confused about what direction he wants to go in with this album because Confessions spoke about his breakup with Chilli and people were interested because we didn’t really know anything about the situation. Everybody knows everything that went down between him and Manteka and I’m not interested to hear anything else about that relationship, and I agree that he better be glad that Street Fighter Brown has anger issues otherwise it would be a wrap for him.
man, “seduction” usher had swag on a hundred thousand trillion…now i see why men are scared to marry. This song is just “there” like you said michael, im just ready for another R&B dude to take over. THese ones we got now are tired…
Dream-great prducer, but cant sing, and gets repetitive real quick
neyo-brilliant writer, decent singer/dancer, no it factor
cbreezy-ike turner issues, makes mediocre music, but more talented than most
trey songz-great voice, hot tracks, want to have sex with you, but youre not a star
He needs to release Take That or There Goes My Baby
And I agree with Babygirlja
@sickwitit, Check out Raheem DeVaughn, He’s next. his making real music; like a current Stevie Wonder
My heart stopped @ “Catfish Mouth” ||||//|/\/////__________
on topic: It seems Ursh is going in a different directions (IMO none in a good way). If what was supposed to be his entire album that leaked last month is what he’s selling, I suggest he pick up an application for UPS or something.
Usher is death. He’s lame for exploiting another relationship to sell records. Bitch move indeed!
@Lorin
trust i already been up on raheem, just like donnell jones and musiq soulchild, but none of them are pop stars imo
I think its definitely time for Usher to consider his future and what type of music he wants to stick to. It feels like he’s taken a step back from Confessions…. Do he really wanna be the creepy ass old man in the game singing about how he can do you right? If so I can get him the gold teeth and the f’d up hat/overly dark sunglasses pants suit right now
He has an opportunity to gracefully slip into the same category with such refined R&B crooners as Luther Vandross, The Isley Brothers (prior to 2000), Brian McKnight (prior to 2003), and Maxwell. I wish he would just take it.
The sexed up, classless R&B is played. The demographic who likes that music isn’t paying for albums anyway. He should go after a more mature market with both buying and staying power. He does still have talent but people aren’t going to listen if they’re irritated by his charades and attempts to stay forever relevant to the 16-25 year old demographic.