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Why U Still Love Usher, This Generation’s Most Enduring Pop Star

Let It Burn

Baby-faced and with a voice like honey, Usher's evolved from middling ’90s R&B novelty to genuine pop star. And with ‘Good Kisser,’ he reminds us why he’s still relevant.

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Before there was #TeamBreezy, the perennially hashtagged name of Chris Brown’s self-identified monster of a loyal fanbase, there was me: a sixth-grader with a 28Kbps Internet connection and a played-to-death copy of Usher’s second album, My Way.

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