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Cassidy battled the Hustler, T.I. battled T.I.P so it's only fair that R&B singers join in the fight. Enter Usher's newest album, Raymond v. Raymond. By kicking off his sixth studio album with the monster hit, "Papers", publicly announcing is divorce, Raymond v. Raymond promises to keep up with the Usher brand. Recently releasing the albums' second single, "Daddy's Home (Hey Daddy) featuring Plies, Usher has an unstoppable momentum behind the new album. Guest appearances on Raymond v. Raymond include, Nicki Minaj on "Lil Freak", Atlanta native Ludacris, "She Don't Know" and Will.i.am, "OMG" and T.I. on "Guilty"

The song "Mars v. Venus", opposite of Jay Z's "Venus v. Mars" is a seductive and sensual sex ballad. Usher sings, "Your eyes say it all (all)/their fix upon an object of desire, You can't control (no)/but gravity compels you to ignite and explode, until our time in space combines, have you fantasize the unknown/ girl lets take it off the ground, you know how I put it down/have you seeing stars"

Usher stays within his normal lane on most songs but show us he is not afraid to step out of his comfort zone on a song like "So Many Girls", which sounds like a track the Black Eyed Peas would perform over, still, the song is a good one. The only real song that is unfavorable on Raymond v. Raymond is Guilty featuring T.I. The beat is bland, unlikeable and the hook is an annoying repetitive one. Despite Jay Z's claim that Usher will take Michael Jackson's place as the King of Pop, Raymond v. Raymond lacks the classic and timeless songs that will allow usher to comfortable fit in a pair of shoes that size.

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	hiphopking 3 years ago whatever he did in his life makes his musik that much betta ima usher fan till death

	YaYBaby 3 years ago Hopefully this album is just an example of the mid-life crisis Usher is facing. He did make some poor choices in his life, according to industry experts, which prevented him from extending his stardom to where it could have been. But we are human.