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My Thoughts-Usher Raymond

Hey guys I'm back again. This time I'm talking about Usher Raymond Terry IV aka Usher, aka Ursher lol. As you recall I did a post about Ne-Yo recently, this will be similar to that....If you havent read that go check it out.



Now Usher has a new album coming out on the 16th of September. It's called Hard II Love, and I honestly am not sure it will be very good....but hey i'll review that when it comes out...

Unless you live under a damn rock you know all about Usher. He's a singer-entertainer. He was inspired by Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson, and the great Michael Jakcson. He is followed by Chris Brown, who I will do a MT blog about one day.....

You know Usher's career goes back quite a ways and to be honest, I've liked his music from day one. I didnt really become a huge fan until i heard songs like U Got it Bad, U Remind Me, and U Don't' Have to Call. Hmm all these songs start with "U" lol.

I have gotten all of Usher's albums so you can say i'm a pretty big fan. Let me pose a  couple questions...

Is Usher the modern day Michael Jackson?
Okay this is honestly not a tough question. The answer is no. Yes Usher can dance his ass off. Yes he has lots and lots of hits...but he's not MJ. Kobe is not MJ lol. See what I did there? I'm saying Usher is a great artist but not quite. Cause with Michael Jackson, you're talking about the most dominant artist.....but you could say Usher is the closest thing we've seen to MJ....




Did Usher Ever Fall Off?
I've got to think about this one...The answer is no....NO! lol. I mean if it werent for his recent success I would say yeah, but he's back like he never left. The stretch from late 2012 to early 2016 wasn't a great period for him but hey, he's back to retake the throne from Trey Songz...that's right Trigga lol. Dont' forget Trey came out with Trigga a near flawless album.

Well anyway thanks for reading. What artists would you like me to talk about next...check that database, I've already done a few artists like Drake, Jay-z, and Kanye West.


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