The 37-year-old artist is a Black Masking Indian who sews his own colorful suits. His blending those practices with rap music has made him one of the city’s most in-demand performers.
Joined by the likes of Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lil Jon, will.i.am and H.E.R., Usher delivered a slick set that was a throwback to a hit-packed era of the mid-2000s.