Usher Gets Ripped To Pieces For “A” Album By Fans: Mid-Life Crisis & Other Jokes
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.
okay nigga, this is my confession …this shit suck and you 40. you supposed to be on ya charlie wilson at this point but you rather be lil uzi. tell zaytoven to delete this shit lil usher https://t.co/dy1yEcPcvH
— smiley (@smilington) October 11, 2018
Usher on the cover of his new album with Zaytoven pic.twitter.com/pCjREl2lPU
— Tito's Santana 🏁🏁🏁 (@Im_VelvetJones) October 11, 2018
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
— Capt. Strap Sparrow (@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.
when i heard usher was dropping an album tonight but the songs are all trap beats and he's sing-rapping pic.twitter.com/xe5EMS5O1P
— Arnold Woods (@ArnoldtheThird) 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.