Eric Bellinger Throws Shots At The Weeknd Over Making Comments About Usher

On a episode of Cam Newton's Funky Friday podcast, the retired NFL player put the R&B singer-songwriter in the hot seat by directly asking if he thought The Weeknd could sing After Bellinger reflected on The Weeknd claiming that Usher bit his style on the singer’s 2012 single, “Climax.” “I was in the studio with Usher. I was like, ‘Bro, I got this. You don't even got to respond. I got you.’ So I did my video. But then he still walked behind me,” Bellinger recounted. “It's like we just be having fun with it. I'mma call somebody out. Bellinger added that Usher’s vocals on the song weren’t in The Weeknd’s “register.” “I ain’t never heard you up there, champ,” the vocalist said On whether the Weekend artist can sing, Bellinger replied, “I think he can sing... if you like the billy goat vibe. He's a hitmaker, and it ain't no doubt about it In April 2020, The Weeknd told Variety that the song felt like "a Weeknd song," claiming it drew from his 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. Bellinger, who’s been a songwriter for Usher for years, took offense to the remark and launched #ClimaxChallenge on social media. The song’s co-producer, Diplo, however, would admit that HOB was an influence on the track’s sound.

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