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Show of hands, who’s actually anticipating this album?

*raises hand*

What? And why wouldn’t I?

Usher falls in that list of people who are better artists when depressed or angry. He somehow strayed from being an all-season pop hit to joining the Mary J. Blige‘s and Joe Budden‘s of the world. Not that I wish bad on the man, but I rather hear him confessing about cheating on Chilli than hear him get lovey-dovey about his marriage.

And now, on the heels of a nasty divorce, following the birth of his second son, his life couldn’t be messier. One can only hope the music’s intensity mirrors his life’s. Papers better not be an indication of what to expect.