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May 13, 2004

COVER Usher's Wild Ride

Growing from hitmaker to superstar by way of Puff Daddy, Ludacris and a messy romance with TLC's Chilli, a guy can find himself in a little trouble. Everybody say, "Yeah!"

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Here I Stand

There comes a time in every R&B singer's life when he stops catching panties and finds himself a wifey. Having married and fathered a son last year, Usher is back to velvety slow-jams, this time embracing domestic life's freaky side. On "Trading Places," which recalls Prince's "The Beautiful One...

2008 RS: 2.5of 5 Stars

Confessions - Special Edition

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"Teen pop" is a term so broad it's practically useless -- as if 13-year-olds and 19-year-olds have identical fantasy needs from their idols. Like a driver's license, the heavy breathing Usher Raymond is best reserved for the older girls. And like a driver's license, Usher spirits those girls far away from the security of parental supervision. Sure he's got a song called "Nice and Slow," but lines...

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