![]() Any man shopping for jets has some pretty serious overhead. He has the focus to do the work, to manage a career that includes all manner of products, including his own record label with a growing stable of rising stars.Īnd he has the need for work. The discipline it takes to polish dancing moves, to bend his voice to that perfect girls-will-squeal croon, is good preparation for the film world, he says. “But as much as I respect what Will’s done in movies, I’m more about the music and the dancing, right now. “People talk about me doing things very similar to the way Will Smith did them. “Ben gives me advice on everything,” says Usher. His godfather is Tony-winning “triple threat” Ben Vereen, an actor who could sing and dance as well as act. Usher has had sound advice as he branches out into more than just music. Famous for his onstage bumps and grinds and PG-13 pop – songs like “My Boo” and “You Make Me Wanna”– he plays to packed, screaming, mostly female audiences from Atlanta to Adelaide. “A little romantic, a little funny, maybe a little tough, too.” “I want to be a little bit of everything on the screen,” Usher says. The mobster puts Darrell on the job, protecting his fetching daughter ( Emmanuelle Chriqui). A performer since childhood, he has dabbled in films, from “The Faculty” (1998) to “Texas Rangers” (2001).īut “In the Mix” is a starring role, “a guy I could relate to, a guy I think my fans can relate to,” he says.ĭarrell, his character, is a New York club DJ who saves the life of a mob boss ( Chazz Palminteri) by accident. It’s good to be Usher, what with the Top Ten hits, the sold-out tours, and now a major motion picture. He’s so personable, a funny blend of too-cocky and self-deprecating, that he manages this without being obnoxious – even when he’s buying things his fans could only dream of. Usher runs late to this chat show or that autograph signing because he loves to shop. “You know, I was just in Orlando,” he says. There’s a clothing line, custom gift cards, and more copies of his hit CDs – “Confessions,” “8701” – to move.Īnd a new movie, “In the Mix,” which opened Wednesday. He has a new three-disc DVD based on his “Truth Tour,” with a behind-the-scenes documentary, which he narrates, and footage of his blockbuster concert stop in Atlanta, his hometown. “Stepping back from the music, a little, just to see what’s there.” “That’s kind of what I’m doing right now,” the R&B singer says. That’s a pretty good time to step back, maybe take stock of his life. But it's cool.Usher Raymond IV just turned 27. "I'm sleeping on the couch and Sovereign, she now has my old bedroom. "She's kicking me out," he said with a laugh. "I'm like, 'Mom, you're kind of out of space, what are you gonna do?' She's like, 'Oh no no no no, she's gonna have her room. "My mom, with all of the kids, she gives them their own room," he told Ellen about his children and niece. He admitted that she's already redecorating her place to make room for Sovereign. Usher's mom is also over-the-moon over his baby girl. The superstar shares his two kids with his ex-wife Tameka Foster. "So now I'm starting this whole cycle over again and I'm kind of the apple of her eye right now." ![]() "As they get older, I'm less cool of a dad," Usher explained of how his sons see him these days. ![]() Usher revealed that his sons, Usher Raymond V, 12, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, 11, "are excited about being big brothers." Sovereign's early arrival isn't just leaving a sweet impression on her famous father.
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