Numerous chart hits have spun off each of his albums. Another pair - the upbeat "Caught Up" and the aptly titled "Burn" - also rate as some of the vocalist's best moments yet. A small batch of Jam & Lewis productions, including the effortlessly gliding "Truth Hurts," continue to help raise Usher's loverman stock. The following "Throwback," produced by Just Blaze, sounds like it was made for the sole purpose of trailing Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name." Like that hit, "Throwback"'s sensitively treated soul sample provides a nostalgic tint that complements the wistful, regret-filled tone of the lyrics. "Yeah!"'s crunk-meets-R&B foundation, featuring an instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp and one of Usher's most muscular turns, is so absorbing that Ludacris' 1500th guest verse floats by with little notice. On the other side of the coin, the smartest move Usher makes here is in allowing the Lil Jon-produced "Yeah!" to take its rightful place as the only club track any attempt at doing something stylistically similar would've failed miserably in its presence. At an hour in duration, it could be stripped of five songs and be far more powerful, especially since no one would have to do any wading to get to the meaty parts. In the end, Kanye decides to come clean and tell his partner the truth about his actions.Confessions' most detracting factor is its length. Kanye raps about the struggle of infidelity and the fear of being caught, as well as the fear of losing his partner. He admits to a past affair that resulted in an unexpected pregnancy, causing him to confront the difficulty of telling his partner the truth. The second part of the song transitions to Kanye rapping about his own confessions. In a phone call with a friend from prison, Usher acknowledges that he's not perfect and that he had to fight back in a dangerous situation. Usher admits that he's made mistakes as well, cheating on his partner, but decides that they need to move on and leave the past behind them. However, things took a turn when he heard rumors of her "frontin' on radio and the fuse." While Usher initially wanted to keep things civil and avoid confrontation, he struggles with the idea of being made to look like the "bad guy" in the situation. In Usher and Kanye West's song "Confessions Pt 2," Usher confesses to a past relationship where he believed he had found his "ride or die," someone who would never leave his side. If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all)Īnd this by far is the hardest thing I think that I ever had to do I know when she broke the news you told her "Man, don't say that" You know it ain't y'all little secret, you famous you can't go nowhereĬause everytime you go there, it's hoes there Man, you at the clinic? Dog, slow down that's your childīut if you keep it, then you gotta tell your girl you was cheatin' Man, how did she bring it up? How did she break it down? If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (all, yeah, yeah)īut to give you part two of my confessions 'Cause I pulled one out my heart and these are my confessions If you stay with me then it'll be a blessin', no stressing You gotta hear me girl, I done learned a lesson' I was in the field still lookin' for a thrillĪnd I knew it was bogus I should've kept it realĪnd I confess that, just when I thought I could really try to get awayīut I never knew that it would catch up wit' a nigga one day Ya homie said she saw me but she didn't have proofīut I knew I really should've just been tellin' you the truthĪnd I confess about the days I was rollin' my Seville with the custom gold grill I confess about the incident when I was with a shorty in the Lexus coupe I'm so throwed and I don't know what to doīut to give you part two of my confessions (if you got something to confess too right now, step to the mic, Twista) If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all (allĭamn near cried when I got that phone call (call) I guess I gotta give part two of my confessions These are my confessions, man I'm throwed and I don't know what to do My chick on the side, said she got one on the way This is the hottest remix I ever did in my life If I ain't grab the ratchet and let them cowards have it Nobody walking on this earth is (that's right) Wouldn't be alive, if I didn't bust firstīut I'd be in the grave if I didn't let it spray Sittin' in my cell, heard about the burst Hello, you got a collect call from Franklin correction facility will you accept the charges? 'Cause if I really start talking it'll be something If you got nothing good to say then don't say nothing Hey, if you gonna tell anything, then you should have told everything Heard about frontin' on radio and the fuseĭon't make me feel good to lie, even though you make me wanna cry I took in your kids did everything that you wanted me too I even made you out to be the woman that I will be with for life
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