Monday, December 23, 2002
7. "u don't have to call"/"u don't have to call (remix)," usher/usher featuring ludacris
usher, much moreso than justin, is the closest thing we've got to prime-period (i.e. '82-'84) jacko these days: he sings! he dances! and he oozes personality, in a mostly-suave manner! "u don't have to call" is a tidy "I'm not waiting home" clarion call to all would-be ladyfriends. I'm not a playa, he says, I just play one in videos. it's much akin to the ross-rachel "we were on a break" debate on friends, and usher wins, 'cause he's out with his boys while you're at home, presumably alone. ludacris is his own man, unique as hell with a marvelous tongue-tripping flow; sadly, most of his own records don't do his vast talent justice. but on the "call" remix, he nails what might be the line of the year: "yeah, I graduated at the top of the class/and yeah, I'll strap a harness to the top of yo' ass." plus, he calls usher "ursher." now that's dirrty south.
usher, much moreso than justin, is the closest thing we've got to prime-period (i.e. '82-'84) jacko these days: he sings! he dances! and he oozes personality, in a mostly-suave manner! "u don't have to call" is a tidy "I'm not waiting home" clarion call to all would-be ladyfriends. I'm not a playa, he says, I just play one in videos. it's much akin to the ross-rachel "we were on a break" debate on friends, and usher wins, 'cause he's out with his boys while you're at home, presumably alone. ludacris is his own man, unique as hell with a marvelous tongue-tripping flow; sadly, most of his own records don't do his vast talent justice. but on the "call" remix, he nails what might be the line of the year: "yeah, I graduated at the top of the class/and yeah, I'll strap a harness to the top of yo' ass." plus, he calls usher "ursher." now that's dirrty south.
# posted by Thomas : 12:06 PM
