G Herbo believes he can sing Usher’s music higher than Usher himself, however the R&B legend begs to vary.
Herbo confirmed his lighter aspect this week by posting a video of himself singing alongside to Usher’s 2004 tune “Famous person” throughout a automobile journey, even hitting the excessive notes that open the Confessions observe.
After belting out his greatest falsetto, the in any other case gravel-voiced rapper circled and advised his fellow passengers: “That was first rate wasn’t it, although? That was first rate. That boy good!”
The Chicago native displayed much more confidence in his singing potential by captioning the clip with a daring message for Usher. “@usher can’t fuck wit me on my worse day,” he wrote.
The eight-time Grammy-winner wasn’t entertaining any humorous enterprise, although, as he responded to G Herbo’s declare by posting a easy cap emoji underneath The Shade Room’s Instagram submit.
“Usher was HIGHLY offended [crying face emojis] y’all know the OG musicians don’t play bout they expertise,” one fan reacted within the feedback part, whereas one other wrote: “Tremendous [cap] massive cuz ain’t taking part in about them famous person vocals.”
Whereas it’s unclear whether or not he, too, was joking round, Usher isn’t one to again down from a problem, particularly in relation to musical expertise.
When requested in regards to the prospect of him placing his catalog to the take a look at in a Verzuz battle earlier this 12 months, the 44-year-old comprehensively disregarded the competitors. In reality, Usher believes the one particular person that would match him within the Verzuz ring is himself.
“I believe should you ever got here to my present, you’d perceive that I don’t even assume a Verzuz may deal with the entire songs that I’ve, to be sincere,” he stated on the PEOPLE Each Day podcast in August. “It’s like, I may do it on my own. However I don’t wanna do this. That’s not the aim of Verzuz, me versus me.”
He continued: “However I believe it’s nice. It’s nice to have a good time music. However the appreciation of it begins with understanding what it’s and the way lengthy has it taken to do that legacy. And should you select to check it, what are you evaluating to? Are you evaluating it to itself?
“I’m a distinct animal, man. I’m lower from a manner completely different fabric man. And if you put these songs on, I’m telling you, I don’t assume anyone on the earth would need smoke with them songs.”
G Herbo, in the meantime, isn’t the one rapper who’s unafraid to indicate off his R&B pipes. His pal and collaborator 21 Savage went viral in 2020 after he filmed himself singing his coronary heart out to Beyoncé’s “Me, Myself & I,” Usher’s “Let It Burn” and Keyshia Cole’s “Love,” amongst different jams.
21’s exploits later caught the eye of Jazmine Sullivan, who co-signed his rendition of her “On It” collaboration with Ari Lennox, which got here throughout a late-night automobile experience. “Sanggg,” Sullivan wrote underneath an Instagram submit of his voice-breaking efficiency.