Usher was already a crossover artist and why is it when a black artist like Usher or Beyonce decide to different type of music they are consider a "sellout", Some people are so close minded and ignorant that they only see black and white. Here I Stand was a great album he didn't release the right material far as singles Trading Places should've been the second single follow by This Ain't Sex, Best Thing ft Jay Z, Usher was a bit too defensive during that era with the wifey that no one liked so his music suffered a bit