Usher questions "Raymond v. Raymond" title

Last fall, Usher returned with the first single from his sixth studio album. Around this time, Usher had filed divorce papers with his wife of two years, Tameka Foster. He had shut out people close to him because of her and their relationship had turned sour. The first single, "Papers," spoke on their relationship and what it cost him.

Weeks after the release of "Papers," Usher revealed the title of the album to be Raymond v. Raymond. He described the album as his most-personal release to date. Many people loved his Confessions album and how personal it was. While that album was great, none of the stories were true. On this album, it was coming from the heart and it was true.

Because Usher described the album as being his most personal release of his career, many people assumed that he named his album after his divorce. Now, months after the release of the album, Usher is now basking in his success. From the album, he has had two major hits in "Daddy's Home" and "Lil Freak." With his latest single, "There Goes my Baby," looking poised to become a hit, too, Usher is now speaking on the album.

In an interview with Concrete Loop, Usher said that most people feel that he was speaking of his divorce when he named his album Raymond v. Raymond. However, Usher said that the title runs much deeper than that. Not denying that the album is not his most personal yet, Usher said that was the case because he examined himself on the release. He said the "Raymonds" that are battling are the ones that reside within himself. Usher said that it is odd that people would assume that he was talking about his divorce when he came up with the title long before he had filed for divorce. However, initially he had planned to call his album Monster.