Raymond v. Raymond

So I wrote this article for my school's paper. However, since I was quoted as a source in another article, the paper ethically could not print my article.
So, why let a good thing go to waste? Here's my review of Usher's new album Raymond v. Raymond.

Usher’s latest album, “Raymond v Raymond,” features songs suitable for everything from dancing to kissing your honey to “Making Love (Into the Night).” The artist’s smooth voice does not disappoint as he croons his ballads about love or the loss of it. His songs feature strong R&B beats that vary in tempo as Usher shows yet again that he can speed it up and slow it down. “Raymond v Raymond” also shares the mic with other notable voices, such as Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, will.i.am, P. Diddy and T.I., all of whom seem to have lower voices than the album’s main man. Don’t let the weak first track, “Monstar”’s, out-of-place techno background tracking turn you off. The rest of the album does not fail to bring to your ears the easy to listen to, fun to groove to music of Usher that we all know and love.