Massive Sean joined Usher for a shock love fest on Thursday night time (Sept. 12) throughout the first of the Usher: Previous Current Future Tour exhibits at Little Caesars Area within the rapper’s house city of Detroit.
Usher introduced out Massive Sean two-thirds of the way in which into the live performance, throughout “Famous person” — which the latter samples on “Who You Are (Famous person),” a monitor from his just-released sixth studio album Higher Me Than You.
“If we’re gonna come to Detroit we gotta ensure that to shout out all of the legends,” Usher advised the group earlier than introducing Massive Sean, who spit out some traces from his monitor adopted by his 2015 single “Blessings” as he and Usher waded into the group to stroll to a second stage on the rear of the sector flooring, which was decked out like a strip membership, full with a pole dancer and a bar.
“Massive Sean, I don’t thoughts you taking up the stage, however I gotta make a drink,” Usher stated as he acquired behind the bar, mixing drinks for VIP followers within the space. Massive Sean then took over with a rapid-fire mini-set that included parts of “So Good,” “A$$,” “Bounce” Again” and “I Don’t Fuck With You.”
He additionally advised the group that Usher had accompanied him to the downtown Detroit Boys and Women Membership earlier within the day to examine the power, together with its recording studio. Thanking Usher for permitting him to pattern “Famous person,” he famous that “me and Usher haven’t executed a music collectively. We made a promise we’re gonna do a music collectively,” though he didn’t say when, and even when, that may occur.”
Massive Sean did get in a plug for Higher Me Than You earlier than heading off and leaving the remainder of the present to Usher — who shall be again at Little Caesars Area on Friday, Sept. 13.
It was the newest main efficiency for Massive Sean in his house city this 12 months. He carried out on the opening night time of the Nationwide Soccer League draft in April and was a part of the nationally televised opening live performance for the newly renovated Michigan Central, town’s former railway station, in June. He was performing earlier Thursday night for a non-public present at a close-by nightclub, and on Monday, Sept. 16, he’ll be performing “a really particular acoustic you” sponsored by Amazon Music on the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Usher — who carried out the halftime present at Tremendous Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11 — kicked of the Previous Current Future tour on Aug. 20 in Washington, D.C. and wrap up the North American leg with rescheduled live shows in his house city of Atlanta throughout December. A European tour begins March 29 in London with the primary of 10 dates on the O2 Area, in addition to performances in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin.