Usher, Go bye-bye? Say hello to Ne-Yo...

I don't know if you noticed it or not, but with the rise of Def Jam artist, Ne-Yo, hasn't it felt like Usher is back? If you listen closely to some of Ne-Yo's vocal runs, it's plain to see that there is some influences from Usher, dibbed and dabbed within his ranges.

If you heard, "Back like that", the new single from Wu-Tang Marathon-man, Ghostface Killah, without a reference to who actually sung the vocals, it's clear that you'd think that Usher was back. Well hey, if you're going to mirror a successful artist, Usher is the one to mirror.


If you get the chance, go to www.mtv.com and search for Ne-Yo's TRL performance of, "So Sick." The moves seem so familiar. I felt like I was watching the "U Got it Bad" choreography that was used in the Usher video that co-starred his so-called ex, Chili of TLC.



If we take it a step futher, all Urban Pop stars have taken a few moves and vocal works from the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. So if the familiarity of what's going on with Ne-Yo is true, does that make him R&B son (brother to Usher and Justin Timberlake), or the grandson (Son of Usher) of Michael.

Whatever the case may be, if you want to be a success in any industry, you don't have to reinvent the wheel... damn, if you think that Michael Jackson invented the "Moonwalk", you got another thing coming...