Usher’s trying hard to get that lost swagga back.

All his songs sound the same. I’m glad Tameka taking his “papers” lol…. you finna be broke homie

YES! CAN’T WAIT

Raymond vs. Raymond? Interesting? What’s up with the “alter-ego’ gimmick?

Usher is coming back!!!! This is hot

I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHO THIS SONG IS ABOUT

ANYWAYS I LOVE THE SONG CANT WAIT TILL HIS NEXT ALBUM

LOL @ these lyrics. “I know it’s you I love, but I also know its you I don’t like..” LMAO. WTF.

He kinda went at Tameka in that song but I guess he has some stuff to get off his chest. I really wish their marriage would have survived.

Michael Jackson 2.0

Who cares Usher is coming back? He is GARBAGE!

The only good song he had was “My way”… that came out loooong time ago… Yall remember, Tyrese was in the video… anyway. All his songs sound the same and he is washed up… New R&B talents are up now… like Trey Songs, Jeremih…just to name a few…..

@Educated Goon

LOL Dang, tell em why you mad.

I liked Here I Stand, but this heat makes me think he will top it.

Im sorry Ursha, N E X T!

The lyrics are good, but this sounds just like any other track. He should have stayed out of them strip clubs in Vegas while recording this album.

I guess we are never going to get songs like Let it burn or confessions anymore.

@13..I agree mama. Love me some USHER but this is most certainly not it. But I love the fact that hes going to have my baby Anthony Hamilton on his new album, I love me some Anthony. Its funny how its stated that he wrote this album b4 his divorce, but hearing this song makes me think otherwise….like hmmm did he already know what was going to occur? which probably gave him the inspiration for this song & album.

CLEARLY…THIS SONG IS ABOUT HIS EX-WIFEY..ITS AAIGHT, LETS SEE WHAT ELSE HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE

I must admit,Usher looks good in this picture!

I love it! Usher kept it 100 on this new joint, man!. I’m just so glad he’s back!

Glad Usher is coming back fresh. Marrying Tameka was the worst thing for him to do, but glad he has moved on. He doesn’t seem like the type of man to commit to one woman just yet, cause he still wants to have fun, and he is still young so he has the right to do so. On another note, this alter-ego album concept is starting to get annoying, but I’ll still take a listen.

THIS SONG IS BETTER THEN THAT CHRIS BROWN CRAP

NOW THAT’S HOT!!!! ABOUT TIME USHER… THAT’S WHAT WE BEEN WAITING FOR… DAMN… I GUESS A RELATIONSHIP GOOD OR BAD WILL BRING MUSIC…

I WANT TO HEAR A LIL MORE OF THE ALBUM… THAT’S A GR8 INTRO…

It’s aight……..Nothing special, ain’t nothing I ain’t heard b4, but it’s aight, whatever.

I ain’t a hater, I’m just saying……..

i think its deep and it will defiantly catch on if you not ALREADY feelin it.. i personally am interested in hearing his new music because i know its gonna reflect where he is now and HIS opinions and truths from what he has been up to which for some reason im interested in even though i kinda fell off his trail when he got married and did HERE I STAND.. i think it will be a quality album and i love Usher… just my opinion

@Demar

Exactly, lol. You beat me to it. Every one of these artists has an alter-ego now, and it’s used as the themes to their albums i.e. Beyonce’s “Sasha Fierce”, Rihanna’s “Good Girl Gone Bad”, Ciara’s “Evolution, Keyshia Cole’s “A Different Me”, “T.I vs. TIP”, etc. Nothing but pawns.

#23 evolution ain’t have no alter ego

WILL THATS USHER’S LAST NAME

omg omg omg hot hot hot !!!!!!!!!!!!

well, i liked it!

I can’t get enough of this joint! Seriously!

It’s a NO for me!

Tacky Tacky Tacky

The more I listen to it, I really really like it. I hope this album is better than the last…

I love this sound. Usher does seem to use his relationship for album material lol.

I really don’t like it; I think he already had his time to shine. I’m not sure that this CD will be better than the other one. I don’t think he’ll have the success of his “Confessions” era once more.

Why does he always need a damn publicity stunt to sell an album just put out the music and cut the bs.. Dont like the song anyway…

I have a question guys and girls: Why has divorce become common?

@34 because people dont honor their vows and blame everybody else for their problem like usher’s ass…

@JUDAH,

I get what ur saying,
but EVOLUTION has nothing 2 do with alter-egos. Evolution is about changing & evolving into a different more better person. Ciara named her album “EVOLUTION,” because she was GROWING & CHANGING, coming into her grown woman,
i;e “EVOLUTION”

Papers = garbage

@34 MAURICE

That’s a good question! it’s like people get married just to get divorced! it’s crazy!

Anyway I like Usher but his songs are becoming a bit boring and predictable!

I like this song. >>>>>>>>>>Raymond vs. Raymond is coming

@23 Evolution didn’t have a alter ego you must have meant Fantasy Ride since her alter ego was Super C but when did Keyshia get a alter ego their wasnt one on A Different Me either

@ GISELLE, don’t hold your breath.

I cosign D.MARIE & MAURICE 1000%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank yall soOo much for that !

WHAT? This is straight FIRE! Aint no male out there that can SANG like Ush! These kids aint got the chops that Ush has (maybe Ne-Yo…but he cant get over trying to be a Michael clone). There is not a male r&b vocalist alive, in the industry, that can out sing Usher. I commend him on being so forthcoming, yet again, on his personal life. CLEARLY thats when he is at his best. the modern day Marvin Gaye is a troubled man. instead of tearing down this blessed and talented man, i am going to give it up to him. He deserves it. Welcome back Mr. Entertainment. They’ll be singing it and requesting it VERY soon.

This is wayyyyyyyyyyy better than chris browns new single transformer. That song is atrocious. This is real music, personal experiences bring out your best music and this was a good choice for a single. Usher is definately back. Haters have no say cause this song is gonna be #1 on billboard regardless!

bashing your x wife to put yourself on a pedal stool… dam ursher you get around a applaude for this one. if you really loved that girl you would put her on blast like that. you were not doing it when you were married. I DONT CARE WHAT HAPPEN IN THEIR MARRIAGE SHE IS A WOMAN AND IF SHE TRULY LOVED THIS MAN THIS SONG WOULD BE VERY HURTFUL…

DONT LIKE THIS SONG AT ALL TALKING ABOUT YOUR X. TO MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD THIS IS A NO NO IN MY BOOK

Ursh better bring it this time around..dont really care for the song..

1. He does not look good in this photo.
2. Im glad he is getting a divorce because something seemed wrong about that union.
3. This song is meh w/e

That is all.

Usher tryna sell records this time around. the song is alright

#23. Good Girl Gone Bad and A Different Me didn’t have alter egos either…u r reaching man. Just because the title is Raymond vs. Raymond doesn’t mean it’s an alter-ego. He could just be talking about the battle within himself.

usher still got it. I just heard this song on the radio and I like it.

@ MAURICE, 1 mo thing…….

The reason why people like Usher constantly get divorced, is because……
Usher’s so-called marriage was never real from jump.
What Usher & Tameka had was a wedding, they never had a MARRIAGE, and that’s why it didn’t last……..it wasn’t real, it was flossy, flashy & fake, just like the majority of HOLLYWEIRD……..

@ MAURICE

America is lazy. Instead of cooking a healthy meal, we go to McDonald’s drive thru. Instead of going to the mall, we shop online. Instead of making a marriage work, we “sign papers.” The beat and melodies of this song are exceptional, but the lyrics (some of which actually promote divorce) are troublesome.

It’s decent..not bad at all.

I was wondering when somebody would comment how TERRIBLE he looks in that photo. Please don’t tell me its new….LMAO. I didn’t even recognize him.

*going to listen to the song now*

Interesting perspective and I love that. There are enough songs about typical R&B topics, I like that Usher is once again using his pain to delve into real everyday issues, ie: “Confessions”. So now I’m expecting the album to be a good a one.

Decent track though initially I felt like I was hearing “Love In This Club” for a moment… which made me frown.

Naw….I don’t like this….lmao.

Ugh @ Sean Garett voice on this. I’ve always thought he was a terrible vocalist, but his songwriting is getting kinda weak too.

Divorces are common these days because people treat marriage as a game. They get married for all the wrong reasons.

to the person that said “there is not one rnb male vocalist that can sing better than Usher…that is pure comedy.

The cigar is…lame.

His whole image wreaks of “tries too hard.” It doesn’t come naturally.

First of all this song is not promoting divorce. He’s simply stating what happened in his marriage that pushed him to the brink of divorce. He has legitimate reasons as to why they didn’t work out. It changed him completely, he abandoned his mother, he finally noticed that he was changing for the worse. How is it going to be an alter ego when it’s himself versus himself. Come one people. He’s probably referring to how he was before the marriage and what the marriage changed him into. He’s not bashing her, he’s singing about his experiences. He admits to still loving her, last time I checked you don’t bash people that you love, he’s not defaming her in any way. Usher is one of the best and no matter how much you hate it, this is going to be a hit, as will the album.

Let’s break this piece down: When a man says, “I’m dying” and “I done damn near lost my Momma, I done been through so much drama”…now that’s some heavy $#!T. We all remember when Usher fired his mother, Jonetta. Everyone on CL said he was making a big mistake and that she was the only one who had his back. So, he laid everything on the line and tried to make it work.

Unlike Bobby and Whitney is signing his papers early on. He wasn’t ready, but she probably wasn’t ready either. And, once you’ve died to one another, one preacher said, you may as well go on down to the court house and do your paperwork.

So, where does that leave “for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, til death do us part?” He flew off to Las Vegas and Tameka flew off to Brazil. He was trying to live life in the fast lane and she was trying to turn back the hands of time. A two-way train wreck on a single track.

So, why would he write a divorce song? Well, like Eminem said, “This is what I do.” I think he leveled the playing field, admitted his faults and shared in the blame. He was fair. In the end, Usher says, “All my fellows up in here, if you had enough and you ready to sign, say: I’m ready” Then, he said, “All my ladies, if you sick and tired, and you ready to sign, say I’m ready!”

When it get’s to that point, its usually a mutual disfunction. A lot of thought went into that song. “Fightin like Dogs at Six in the Morning.” “I know there’s gonna be some more $#!T tonight” Passing a car

Music for grown folks, LOVES IT!!!

@2 what r u talking about!!!!

My dude usher had a PRE-NUP! he wasn’t dumb! so that broad is gonna walk out with same the crap she came in with!.

Not feeling the song 2 much, but it was definitely real! that’s what i like about it!

57. Chanizzle, I think the song is promoting divorce! He’s calling for all his fellows and ladies, if they’ve had enough, they say: “I’m Ready”!

And, as far as the marrage changing him, well that’s what a marriage is suspose to do when two become one!!! The unity candle ceremony is a symbol of two indivuduals placing the flame from their seperate candle onto the third candle. At that point they look each other in the eye and blow out their individual candles.

And, the bible says “therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife…! Abandoning his mother is not the reason he and Tameka broke up. He married her for better or worse, so you can’t blame her for that. They both made it worse.

And, yes he is bashing her when he talks about the fights, boos, and impact she’s having on his image. Like he took a chance and turned his back on the world. Like he’s blaming her for turning him into the man that he thought he never would be. Oh yes, he’s bashing her. Making a song about their divorce “papers” is a bash! He’s no better than Eminem bashing Miriah about their past!

Sure, he still has the voice and he’ll make more hits, but only a certain type of women will trust a man after he airs their dirty laundry. He may not be bashing the Tameka that he loved, but he let everyone know just how he felt about the Tameka that he didn’t like!

Why is he playing the victim? We ALL have seen this go down in front of the public eye and as far as I can see, unless proven other wise, Usher is the one who f’ed that up. Mrs. Raymond was playing her position. Even damn near killed herself to live up to what her husband wanted from her. USHER you’re a chump for this one. Now if he would’ve come back like,’OKAY I GOT MARRIED AND I WAS STILL A WHORE’ I’d buy it, but Im not feeling the ‘woe is me’ approach to a marriage he f’ed up. Creeping around town with this one and that one, and then 2days after u hit it, u serv her papers…. thats not a man bruh, thats a coward…. FAIL….

61. So did you leave your parents when you got married, or are you going to?? Probably not. His mother was his support system and he realized that once he did what he did.
I’m not at all justifying his actions because I don’t believe in divorce, I just think everyone here is judging him when no one actually knows what really went down. As far as the fights and what not he did not once say they were her fault. He acknowledged both of their flaws in the song. Marriages are suppose to change people for the better, not worse. His obviously did the latter. Tomeka is probably just as hurt, if not more hurt than he is about the entire ordeal, she just can’t make a song about it because she can’t sing. This is the way the man vents, let the man vent.
I see where you’re coming from but we can’t just jump the gun when no one knows exactly what happened, it’s all speculation as far as I’m concerned.

And you also have to remember that Sean Garrett wrote this song before he even knew the entire situation. It might be something that Sean Garrett also went through.

No one was saying anything about Confessions when he put all his dirt out there. Now he points out someone else and he’s all of a sudden the bad guy?? Wow.

I`m feeling this song,I can relate to the lyrics,they are deep and not just kiddie surface stuff or shallow.,it`s grown-up music.I give props to Usher because he is one of the few artists who is trying to act his age and accept the fact that he is a man now,he isn`t trying to be or dress like a teen-ager like Jay-z,in timbs and sweat pants and a hoodie that`s two sizes too small.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Mr. Usher is putting his business in the streets. SING it boy. Loved the Here I Stand record, it was beautiful

Stay away from LA REID before he ruins your career like he’s trying to do Mariah and Janet by releasing wrong singles.

This is a HIT darling.

Didnt he do this already with confessions, like come on ush come up with a new gimmick

Ushers PAPERS and Mariahs STANDING O are my songs for my bad relationship. I’m reading to sign those papers and O, O, O, O, O, O, O bravo to you.

RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND IS NOT ABOUT AN ALTER EGO. IT’S REFERENCING THE DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS. USHER RAYMOND VS. TAMEKA RAYMOND IN COURT.
USHER IS ATTEMPTING TO GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS ALBUM THE WAY HE DID WITH CONFESSIONS. THE PROBLEM IS NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT HIS MARRIAGE TO TAMEKA BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON’T LIKE HER. CHILLI HAD FANS OF HER OWN SO PEOPLE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WENT DOWN…IN THIS CASE NOT SO MUCH. NO ONE CARES.

Nas should add a hot 16 to this !!!!

62. Ace,

That was the real trump card you just played! I agree with you. Just cause he’s ready to sign the papers don’t mean he’s a man who did all he could. He had plenty of warning signs to pass on Tameka! His mother told him to pass. She was older with kids of her own. He was at the top of the game, so I’m sure the agents and managers all discussed marriage with him.

Usher told his story in a song like Dave Letterman talking about his affair as a comedian. The whole audience was cracking up…until they had a chance to think about it. And, even then there were some die-hards who could see no wrong. Usher has his fans saying, ‘this is gonna be a hit’ and ‘he sure can tell the story about life’. He can do no wrong. He’s completely innocent in their eyes.

Usher and R. Kelly can perform their butts off, but they got issues like the Browns…(Bobby and Chris). Usher tried to confess what he was all about, but when he tried to overcome, he failed. His won’t be the first star missing from the walk of fame.

Usher is going to flop so hard with material like this. He may as well give Chris Brown his crown and bow out. I couldn’t even listen to the first 20 seconds.