Around this time Usher was about 14 when his debut single, “Call Me A Mack,” was released in 1993 on the soundtrack to Poetic Justice. The song didn’t really do that well at the time and was quickly forgotten.

A year later, Usher’s self-titled album would be released on LaFace propelled by the hit singles “Can U Get Wit It,” “Think of You” and “The Many Ways” and little girls nationwide would find themselves under his spell from then on.