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Poor Usher?
06/23/10
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What's a thirty-one-year-old to do when his sound outgrows an emerging fan base of texters? Does he compete with the Next Big Thing--a younger, flashier, cuter version of himself (currently: Trey Songz) or does he create quality music that reflects his own place in life? 

Apparently, he been there, done that with 2008's Here I Stand. The album was considered a flop by many even though the joint went platinum. Call it his Kingdom Come. And like Jay-Z, he seemed to surmise (however incorrectly) that no one wants to hear about downers associated with maturity, unless it's used as a twisted metaphor for sex. In that case, you might have a hit.
Read the entire article at TheLoop21.com.
What's a thirty-one-year-old to do when his sound outgrows an emerging fan base of texters? Does he compete with the Next Big Thing--a younger, flashier, cuter version of himself (currently: Trey Songz) or does he create quality music that reflects his own place in life? 

Apparently, he been there, done that with 2008's Here I Stand. The album was considered a flop by many even though the joint went platinum. Call it his Kingdom Come. And like Jay-Z, he seemed to surmise (however incorrectly) that no one wants to hear about downers associated with maturity, unless it's used as a twisted metaphor for sex. In that case, you might have a hit.
Read the entire article at TheLoop21.com.
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