{"id":34526,"date":"2018-10-12T16:41:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/usher-and-zaytoven-drop-surprise-album-a\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T22:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T22:48:04","slug":"usher-and-zaytoven-drop-surprise-album-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/usher-and-zaytoven-drop-surprise-album-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Usher and Zaytoven Drop Surprise Album, &#8220;A&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18217\" src=\"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/09\/usher-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a couple years since <a href=\"https:\/\/usheratl.com\/\"><strong>Usher<\/strong><\/a> dropped a new project, but here we are with an 8-track project just days away from his 40th birthday. Complete with a trailer, his collaboration with Producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaytovenbeatz.com\/\"><strong>Zaytoven<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>&#8220;A,&#8221;<\/strong> pays homage to their hometown Atlanta, Georgia shot in locations like the roller skating rink Cascade, the Waffle House, and the strip club. &#8220;A&#8221; includes a couple features with <a href=\"https:\/\/freebandz.com\/\"><strong>Future<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/only1gunna.com\/\">Gunna<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-ratio-16-9 whatever-embed-responsive\"><span class=\"J8aHC2RSMB8eXpPtIFXyzPfkl7oJhLcwOH94BCl13NKKi30pFg2O6rUn7yAAfUmv9uGoqwbanjdRhWL5QNWETSD05\"><iframe title=\"\u201cA\u201d - USHER (TRAILER)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQQ5Tj_i2Dk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Some might argue he&#8217;s trying &#8220;too hard&#8221; to assimilate to the new sound, critiques from those who were a huge fan of his original R&amp;B sound. 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