Usher delivers a fun, 60s’ retro-soul track with the assistance of Pharrell’s signature-heavy percussions and bass breakdowns. The seductive, mid-tempo “Lemme See” captures signature staples from everyone involved: Jim Jonsin‘s synth-heavy production, Usher’s come-hither crooning and Rick Ross’ luxury rhymes. “Show Me” is one of the best songs on “Looking 4 Myself.” The Danja Handz produced track pulls you in from jump and keeps you bouncing with the perfect combination of feel-good soundscapes and lyricism, courtesy of Nathaniel Hills, Usher, Kevin Cossom and Marcella Araica. Usher glazes the slingy soundscapes of “I Care 4 U” with his struggle to show as much as his lover desires. “Climax,” the album’s lead single, is a lightly synthesized heartbreak song that focuses on the singer’s anguish over a failed relationship, backed by smoldering production courtesy of Diplo.ĭanja Handz successfully mixes retro ’90s hip-hop/R&B sound with the z-generation’s current obsession, dubstep. “Looking”‘s second single, produced by Max Martin and Shellback, is sexually charged and straight-up dance, reminiscent to 2010’s “DJ Got Us Falling in Love,” except two times better. The album’s first single, “Climax,” isn’t the only track on the album that spells out out S.E.X. There’s a lot going on (a synth-heavy hook whose melody nods to Billy Joel’s ’80s classic “Uptown Girl”), and yet not much at all (note the mediocre lyricism) on the will.i.am produced “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.” It simply sets the stage for better tracks to come. Which “Looking 4 Myself” track will lead Usher to the top of the charts? Here’s our track-by-track review of each song. Usher’s 20 Biggest Billboard Hits | Usher Billboard Cover Story “It’s all about striving for greatness and offering the best I have,” Usher said of “Looking 4 Myself,” one of the best full-length offerings in his 20 year long career. He just wanted to make something that felt fresh,” Diplo added. “He wasn’t chasing a sound or jumping on trends. “But instead, Usher took things to the next level. “The easiest thing to do when you have success is to keep doing that until it’s broken,” Corson told us for Usher’s recent Billboard cover story. 1 Song on a Billboard Chart In Seventh Decade With 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'Īccording to Usher’s RCA Music Group president/COO Tom Corson and “Climax” producer Diplo, Usher came out “ballsy” from jump.
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