Usher has expressed his remorse at having smacked Nicki Minaj on the bum on the 2014 VMAs.
The R&B star carried out his new tune ‘She Got here II Give It II You’ that includes Minaj reside on the music awards present a decade in the past, when he bumped towards the rapper’s behind whereas enjoying bass guitar earlier than smacking her bum.
Talking in a brand new interview with Charlamagne Tha God and Jess Hilarious that aired on Breakfast Membership Energy 105.1 FM on Monday (February 19), Usher was requested concerning the second of their efficiency.
“Have you ever seen a few of your previous moments, like whenever you had been on stage with Nicki Minaj and also you had been headbutting her ass? Why was you so unhinged?” host Charlamagne requested.
At first, the ‘Yeah!’ artist tried to snort off the reminiscence, replying: “That was Jamaican tradition. So that you gotta go to Jamaica. That was only a second that was enjoyable.”
He added: “By the way in which, it was me enjoying my bass, so I most likely would’ve bumped my shoulder or my hand, however I had my bass in my hand and I used to be enjoying, so I type of bopped off her physique just a little bit. When you return and have a look at the video, you’ll perceive as a result of I did it there for the primary time. That was just a little little bit of Jamaican tradition.”
“Oh no it was on beat and every little thing!” Charlamagne added. “It was on beat, and I used to be like, ‘rattling!’”
“I feel I used to be reaching a bit once I smacked her, although,” Usher continued. “I shouldn’t have smacked her butt. I shouldn’t have did that.”
Usher not too long ago carried out on the Tremendous Bowl Halftime present, the place he introduced out Alicia Keys and welcomed a bunch of different particular friends together with H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon and Ludacris.
His new album ‘Coming Dwelling’ was launched to coincide with the present, and options collaborations with Summer time Walker, 21 Savage, H.E.R., BTS’s Jungkook, Burna Boy, Latto and extra.
Later this yr, Usher will likely be heading on his US ‘Previous Current Future’ tour, earlier than hitting the UK and Europe subsequent yr.
