His fans are waiting for the “grown & sexy” Usher.
Usher came through with a surprise album to the delight of many fans. His last record Hard II Love had a self-prophesying title as it failed to connect with fans as his previous records did. Although A comes as a kind of homage for the innovative sound that came out of his hometown city of Atlanta, many of his fans are disappointed in the release, saying that the album classifies the music icon as a trend-hopper.
His age is part of the equation. Usher’s pushing 40 has some people wondering why he is still trying to rock with the youngins on his Zaytoven-produced record.
According to some, the singer lost his “musical identity.” The songs themselves might be good, but the essence fans fell in love with is missing. The day-one stans insist that all they want is a classic r&b album, instead of the kind of sing-rapping bangers that new artists have brought to the forefront of mainstream music.
Usher refuses to give us the traditional R&B album we keep asking him for.
— Sylvia Obell (@SylviaObell) October 11, 2018
Usher lost his musical identity, he became hooked to whatever sound that’s is trending at the time.
Just because trend doesn't necessarily fit you 🤷🏿♂️
— Rap Game Forrest Gump 🇬🇭 (@Sixfever) October 12, 2018
usher refuses to make grown-up music& it’s so funny. his older music is actually more mature than recent. benjamin button headass music.he’s 100% that nigga in the club who spends the whole night taking up mad space to do pop-lock routines by himself& stays til the lights come on
— CeciATL (@CeciATL) October 11, 2018
i see Usher is dropping a new album but if it sounds like "i'm old and still not making music for my demographic because i refuse to grow with my fanbase," he can keep it
— Ziggy Starlust (@hatzigsut) October 11, 2018
If the record came from a new artist, A might not be getting such harsh criticism. Since Usher has been rocking the game for over 20 years, starting with his self-titled debut of 1994, expectations are bound to be attached to any material he releases.
Like, if we don't all want to get pregnant from this album what are we even doing.
— meghoulbits 👻 (@megobits) October 11, 2018
Married twice, couple kids, long respectable career, but now Mr. Raymond's coming at women with the…
"who you been texting daily? who you been texting daily? you know I don't do fugazi. you know I don't do fugazi."
In 2018.
Usher had better lyrics at 16, tbh. pic.twitter.com/vhRnmdUWiO
— Miss TLC (@IAmMissTLC) October 11, 2018
Artist’s and their craft are likely to evolve over time. It’s a process. Those who aren’t rocking with this album can wait for the next one. Usher might be middle-aged, but he doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
