Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris, SexBeat | Fun Friday 💎

Reunited after 16 years, Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris bring some surefire, sensual fun to Fun Friday with “SexBeat”.

Fun Friday features songs that are energetic and exciting; supercharged for the weekend.  There will be no BALLADS whatsoever on Fun Fridays! So, with that considered, for Fun Friday, April 24, 2020, we enlist Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris for the sensual R&B joint, “SexBeat”. Okay, it’s a bit slower in BPMs than the usual Fun Friday entry, but, it’s certainly fun.  

“SexBeat” commences romantically with a lush keyboard intro. This sets the sensual vibe of the record.  While “SexBeat” maintains a degree of lushness, things become more assertive once the actual ‘sex beat’ – a trap beat – drops.  The production is one of the biggest selling points, and it comes courtesy of Lil Jon, continuing the throwback vibes that characterize the entire record.  Following the intro, you would expect Usher to take over. Nope – it’s Ludacris, with ad-libs from Lil Jon! Ludacris is loud and suggestive, as to be expected.  That said, he’s not nearly as filthy as more contemporary rappers might’ve been (“Have you ever had orgasms in the double digits, digits, digits, digits?”).  Still, don’t get it twisted – he’s Luda after all!

Usher makes his first appearance on the chorus, where the emphasis is on the ‘sex beat,’ with the keyword being sex.  “When we get in that room and the bass go boom,” he sings on the chorus, continuing, “Something about the way you make me move, move.” From there, he’s on autopilot on the second verse, admitting, “I painted pictures in my mind / Tonight, I’m bringing ‘em to life, oh-oh, through my…”

Clearly, “SexBeat” is tailor made for FUN FRIDAY, especially a fun Friday night.  This is a prime example where Fun Fridays and Steamy Saturdays can overlap. 

Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris • “SexBeat” • RCA • 2020

Fun Friday No. 4: Usher, Lil Jon, & Ludacris, “SexBeat” [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Broesis, The Musical Hype, OmarMedinaFilms, Pixabay, RCA, taniarose]