Usher: I knew it.. I knew it

Normally, I am not big on gossip. In fact, I hate it. Fun to read, but I am not the one to write about it. But, I have to show some appreciation to Usher for telling us before we "heard" it. See, the thing about Usher's music is that he's probably one of the few artists that actually uses his own life's experiences in his music. And, he doesn't hold back. You've just got to listen.

Let's think about the past. Before his breakup with Chili, his album's songs were Burn and Confessions.

Burn (chorus)
I don't understand why.. See it's burning me to hold onto this.. I know this is something I gotta do.. But that don't mean I want to.. What I'm trying to say is that I-love-you I just.. I feel like this is coming to an end.. And its better for me to let it go now than hold on and hurt you.. I gotta let it burn.

See right there, he's telling Chili he don't feel like it's going good in the relationship and it bothers him.

Confessions (chorus)
Everything that I've been doing is all bad.. I got a chick on the side with a crib and a ride.. I've been telling you so many lies.. Aint no good it's all bad.. I just wanna confess.. Its been going on so long.. Girl I been doing you so wrong.. And I want u to know that.

He's confessing. He doing Chili dirty this whole time. Did she know? Did she not know? Eh, who cares!

Now, let's see some songs after he got that old lady (yeah I said it) pregnant and the made the mistake of marrying her. I am going to use Love in this Club and Moving Mountains.

Love in this Club (you know all I need is the chorus)
I wanna make love in this club.. In this club.. In this club.. In this club
I wanna make love in this club.. In this club.. In this club.. In this club

Now, what you don't understand about that? Who the hell wants to make love in the club? Didn't Chris Rock already remind us that there is no sex in the champagne room. NONE. Usher isn't even in the strip club. He's talking about making love in the regular club. We've already established you make songs about how you're feeling and your EXPERIENCES. I'm telling you, Usher is making, or want to make, love somewhere in the club. That's why his baby momma is strapped to his ass when he goes out. She knows the deal. That's how her old ass got him. She was one of the hoes in the club. He tripped up is all.

Moving Mountains (I'm going strong here)
Now, now she loved me, shawty I loved her.. Used to jump up in the maybach and roll out.. Used to care, she used to share.. The love that she used to give me can't be found.. I lost my way, she said she'd stay.. And lately I've been sleeping with a ghost.. My stock is down and out, I used to be worth my weight in gold.. That was before the great depression kicked in and rocked us.. And that was before the hurricane came in and stopped us.. I told you to leave, but you lied to me.. When you said that, baby no worries I promise to get us back

I know sorries, just wouldn't do it.. Her heart is obliterated, I'm trying to travel through.. But it's like moving mountains.. It's like moving mountains... hey.. But I keep climbing and hoping things would change.. And the sky turns grey, and the water from the rain washes progress away.. It's like moving mountains... It's like .. moving mountains... Why just leave me, just leave me, be.. Just leave me, just leave me, be.. Why you just leave me, just leave me, Be.. Why you just leave me, just leave me be ooh

Now there's a lot going on here. We'll break this all down. In the first part, he's talking to Chili. He's reminiscing how it used to be with her. Then he fucked up with the old lady and now his "stock is down"! He's sleeping with a ghost because Chili is NOT there anymore. It's like she's died in the sense that he can't even communicate with her right now. He's depressed and calling the whole situation a hurricane. Let's call it Hurricane Tameka.
(check the Usher side-eye as she tries to snatch a drink OUT of his hand)

In the second part, he's still relating to Chili in the first few lines and then goes into how he's feeling about the aftermath of Hurricane Tameka. It's like moving mountains. Think about Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Three years later and it's still a major disaster. If getting America to help Black folk isn't like moving mountains, I don't know what is.. well.. maybe dealing with an old lady that pussy-trapped you. Anyway, the last few lines are telling us exactly what he wants to happen. Usher wants his life back. He wants Tameka just leave him the hell alone. Go on. Get gone. Git!!

On another note, this is what makes Usher one of the best R&B singers of this era. He's too damn real.