Usher released "Lil Freak" Featuring Nicki Minaj

R&B crooner Usher links up with Young Money lady in charge Nicki Minaj for the official music video on BET's 106 & Park last Wednesday, for his latest single "Lil' Freak," was inspired by real-life experiences, produced by Polow Da Don. The so-called freaky video which is claimed to have 'Saw' elements - the dark, underground club scene is full of tempting treats, including R&B singer Ciara, who makes a cameo along with Jamie Foxx. The song, after-all, is all about Usher getting his girl to recruit another chick so that she, Usher and the other girl can have a threesome.
The song was released as the second US-only single from his sixth studio album, "Raymond v. Raymond," which is set to drop next Tuesday via Sony Music. The song, lyrically based around the thrill of orchestrating threesomes in a club, is of more explicit nature than typical Usher songs, dating back to 2001's "U Don't Have to Call". The song is mid-tempo, with supported by heavy bass beats produced by Polow da Don, which Prefix Magazine called "Jurrasic Park synths." Pitchfork Media called "a monstrous swirl of orchestral exoticism."
Usher's "Lil' Freak" might have caught you off guard when it debuted. According to Usher, the song is not only a great record but, true when it comes to his life. "I mean, I wrote about it," Usher said that when he sang about asking girls to get him girls on the track "Lil' Freak," he wasn't just entertaining. The song was inspired by real life. Young Money female rapper Minaj rocks a sexy Cruella de Vil hairstyle — half black, half blond. She helps lure a woman into Usher's underground playground.
The video features, of all things, random women dancing around Usher and being "Little Freaks." It's dark and sexual, as one would expect from the parentally advised lyrics. Usher is his usual cool, laid back self, while the seductive Minaj is getting her "Barbie" on with yet another two-tone wig and makes several puns in her lines.
Usher and Minaj shot the music video on March 9 in Los Angeles and directed by Taj Stansberry, who he explained about video, "My general idea was to take the word and show it's many faceted sides, twisting and turning it to where there's really no distinguishing between one freak and another. Usher went there," he says. "When you're engaging in sexual activity, there are many transitions and this is not about what they look like literally, but what they look like metaphorically. It's about luring people into a situation. Because you have your thoughts on a ménage à trois, but then we're doing it in a non-obvious way." In all, the video is interesting to look at and should be the perfect bridge to the release of Usher's new album "Raymond Vs Raymond" on March 30.