Meet Usher Raymond V!

Copyright 2008 Essence Magazine / Essence Magazine
R&B star Usher is giving the world a first look at his adorable baby boy in the new issue ofEssence magazine, on newsstands now, and we have a look at the incredible cover!

The shots are some of the first of Usher Raymond V, who was born to the R&B star and his wife, Tameka, last year. In the magazine, new dad Usher talks about how fatherhood has changed his career and says he takes fatherhood very seriously.

"Now I represent what he is to become," he tells the mag. "He's going to admire me, he's going to look up to me. He's going to say, 'I wanna be' -- or he should say -- 'I wanna be like my father. I wanna be a man of valor. I wanna possess what my father has as a man.' To get married was a choice. To have a child is a responsibility."

The singer's fifth studio album, Here I Stand, has burned up the charts on the strength of such tunes as "Love in This Club," which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Published 7/9/08 by the Insider

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  • hello Usher, im not a crazy fan but i love u i have followed you from the beginning and have watched you grow from a boy to a remarkable man very grounded, god bless your mother. I am about to turn 45 tomorrow and my nephew died in a motorcycle...
    Anonymous 10/27/09 Reply
  • Tell him his got a wife in SA , he is as cute as the father
    his such an adorable little boy
    Anonymous 8/19/09 Reply
  • i have that book i have read that it nice pretty cover you guys have alot going on so do i I have alot to think about so do you
    Anonymous 8/10/09 Reply
  • LITTLE USHER LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS AMAZING FATHER. I AM USHER'S NUMBER 1 FAN. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET THE MAN OF MY DREAMS. LOVE YOU USHER ALWAYS!!!
    Anonymous 7/22/09 Reply
    • i am definantly ushers number uno!! i cannot wait to meet my beautiful hubby!!
      Anonymous 10/14/09
  • OMG how cutee
    heyy the namess hannah
    nd i totally love youu
    Anonymous 7/6/09 Reply
  • O M G < usherr i love youu lOl'ss ! Haa
    i love yourr songss . yourr movess . your voice ! lOl'ss ! Haa
    i wish i couldd meet youuu some dayyy
    omg i love youu so murchhh

    my namess hannahh by the wayy
    Anonymous 7/6/09 Reply
  • Hi Ursher,
    I am Michelle, I would like to meet you. I have something important to tell you. here my phone number: 954 530-8270. I live in Florida.
    mkreyol 7/5/09 Reply
  • I would just like to tell Mr. Usher Raymond and his wife that I am praying for them and their children. It is no ones business as to why you are having issues. Put everything in God's hands and He will take care of it all. May God continue to bless...
  • i love you call me usher
    Anonymous 6/14/09 Reply
  • i want usher to know something inportent
    Anonymous 6/14/09 Reply
  • i love your music and videos.if you want talk to me sometimes 6155689284. thankyou by.
    Anonymous 6/8/09 Reply
  • LIKE FATHER LIKE SON.
    Anonymous 5/6/09 Reply
  • He looks just like usher because he has his daddy's eyes and lips. I am so happy for tameka and usher
    Anonymous 3/31/09 Reply
  • HEY USHER, CONGRATS,WOW HE IS SO CUTE AND HANDSOME.I KNOW YOU ARE ENJOYING YOURSELF WITH THE BABY,KISS HIM FOR ME!
    NeemaN 1/21/09 Reply
  • his baby is so cute
    Anonymous 1/9/09 Reply