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Naviyd Raymond and Usher

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Key Takeaways:

• At simply 16 years previous, Naviyd Raymond launched his debut single “Smooth Blues,” taking full management of the manufacturing and inventive course.
• Usher supported his son by showing in a TikTookay video dancing to the monitor.
• Naviyd deliberately saved the track non-public till launch to take care of the authenticity of his artistic imaginative and prescient.

No matter what, Usher goes to indicate up for his children. The R&B crooner even hopped on a TikTookay video to assist his son Naviyd Raymond, who lately dropped his debut single known as “Smooth Blues.”

In the clip, Naviyd, who has a knack for going viral, and his dad are seen vibing to the track’s pulsing groove — and it has followers of their feels for all of the love on show.

According to the Instagram put up he shared to announce the brand new track, Naviyd wrote and produced the report, additionally dealing with the artistic course, styling and canopy artwork.

“This is the first song I ever produced and it’s very [special] to me so I hope you enjoy [it]. If not, [I don’t care, low key],” Naviyd wrote. “Thank you so much to everyone who helped along the way; it’s been a long and tiring process.”

Naviyd and his brother, Usher “Cinco” Raymond V, are the sons of Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster. Interestingly, Naviyd didn’t even give his dad and mom a preview of the track. “I didn’t show the song to the people closest [to me] because I didn’t want them to mess with my creative process,” he lately told VIBE. “I didn’t show my parents; I barely showed my best friend. I wanted them to hear it with everyone else and then give their opinion because then at that point, I can’t change it, and then it’s stuck like how I wanted it.”

He added, “I’m always open [to] improvement and opinions. But on my first song, I felt like opinions from others would mess up the rawness of my vision, and I would just have catered to what others had said.”

What he delivered was his soulful vocals over a jazzy, home music-flavored bop that clearly will get the danceability co-sign from his dear dad, who occurs to be a music icon. It seems like we will count on to be listening to extra from younger Naviyd.