Usher’s Cutting Room Floor: 9 Forgotten Neptunes Collaborations
Usher and The Neptunes used to make beautiful music together. That was back in 2001—in Trekkie language, that’s stardate 8701 to be exact. Funny how time flies because in damn near ten years since Usher’s flawless effort, he didn’t just lose his main squeeze Chilli, marry Tameka Foster Raymond, and balance a nice guy-bad boy personality disorder, his albums have been missing that x-factor, Skateboard P.
Leading up to each of Usher’s studio efforts, the internet is host to throwaway tracks from studio sessions between the winning trifecta of Chad, P, and Usher. We didn’t stutter, yes, winning! “U Don’t Have to Call” and “I Don’t Know” (accented by Diddy’s jiggy-ass raps) were no flash in the pan. The rest of the songs, while many are good, weren’t best suited as singles. We’d settle for album cuts, but that seems more like lateral movement than the vertical trajectory the Virginia boys were headed in 2001. So in light of this long lost recording relationship, we dug up 9 tracks from Usher’s vault. Until these stars align again, read our Neptunes x Usher discourse below.
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Missy Elliott f. Teyana Taylor, “Put It On Ya”
Missy back talking that “Double Dutch Bus” talk? Yes please. And is that lil Teyana, the same one from that MTV Sweet 16 show that went on to guest appear at parties around the country, but never quite got around to releasing music? It may have something to do with the Neptunes pseudo B-more crunk, but we’re hoping these two spend a lot more time together. And put something out for goodness sakes!
Download: Missy Elliott f. Teyana Taylor, “Put It On Ya”
