The album itself was Usher's most mature work to date and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004, while 'Yeah!' took home the best rapped/sung collaboration award. By the time the Usher full-length Confessions dropped later that March, 'Yeah!' had hit the top of the Billboard charts. In early 2004, Arista released the single 'Yeah!' Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the addictive, lightly crunk cut fast became a club and radio favorite.

His third album, 8701 (2001), moved him from a teen pop star to a sultry R&B singer. Usher returned with his third proper album, All About U, toward the end of 2000. To tide fans over, he issued a concert recording titled simply Live in 1999. In the meantime, Usher launched an acting career, appearing in the 1998 horror spoof The Faculty and the 1999 urban high-school drama Light It Up. Both of the follow-up singles, 'Nice & Slow' and 'My Way,' also went platinum the former stayed at number one on the R&B charts for eight weeks and became his first number one pop single. The album's first single, 'You Make Me Wanna,' reestablished Usher as one of R&B's hottest artists, and also made him a crossover sensation it topped the R&B charts for 11 weeks, hit number two pop, and eventually went double platinum. In an attempt to display his maturity and songwriting abilities, Usher co-wrote six of the nine songs and enlisted the help of producers Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, and, again, Combs. He also teamed with teen singing sensation Monica for a duet remake of Latimore's 'Let's Straighten It Out.'Īfter graduating from high school, Usher released his sophomore album, My Way, in 1997.

He also joined several top male R&B vocalists to form Black Men United for the single 'You Will Know,' featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack. In 1995, he recorded a national holiday jingle for Coca-Cola. From that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects. The first single, 'Think of You,' gained Usher wide recognition and reached gold status. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as 'Usher,' and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean 'Puffy' Combs. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract.

The 14-year-old auditioned for LaFace co-founder L.A. After Usher Raymond was spotted by a LaFace record executive at a talent show in his hometown of Atlanta, it took no time for his career to take off.

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