Ring menu monster boy9/9/2023 ![]() I was getting tired of trudging through each area. Right out the gate I’m charging through bricks and quickly launching from swing ring to bow launch. The volcano area is where the game becomes interesting and much more enjoyable. 4 part sword slash, quickness and warp ability Dragon Man – can fly without cooldown, shoot fireballs, flamethrower.Lion Man – charge run, stands up with sword and shield.Frog Man – swim/breathe underwater, stands up with sword and shield, double jump.Snake Man – spit poison, stick to green walls, headbutt.Pig Man – weak physical combat, sniffs out secret doors, throw attacks (bomb, boomerang, fireball), not the best.Travelling underwater and underground were great touches to the game but I wanted something more. That would make this game much more interesting. Those games were 2D-ish left to right games that added pivoting layers to the world, allowing the player to turn corners and see new aspects of the level. It took a bit to think of what could be done to improve this, then I thought of Tomba and Paper Mario. I pressed on thinking I would get passed it, but I didn’t. I got bored of the left to right game-play pretty quick to be honest. Memorise all characters abilities and don’t forget them or you’ll get stuck. I initially thought it was cool switching to each character for a certain ability, but it grew to be a hassle since it stops game-play. The game will require the player to use each unlocked character at any given time to progress. I’m out here looking for a switch I missed or hidden area and all I need to do was kill ’em all. Killing every enemy in the room is something you should always do, that’s what this newbie to the series found out. ![]() The animations are amusing and look great. Puzzles make up the bulk of Monster Boy – traverse back and forth from room to room looking for a switch to activate that lever and so forth. If you carefully look at the main village background, there are many layers that create a depth and distance to the town. That’s not to say the others aren’t impressive. It looks great and takes my attention from the mid and background. There are characters with small animations such as wagging their tail or moving their head from side to side. Level design is less of a feat compared to the foreground design. There is a meter for air that quickly depletes so keep an eye on that. The game may seem too easy and then BOSS FIGHT! Even smaller bosses will put up a good battle and require the player to utilise the infinite lives feature. In addition to infinite lives, if you fall off a cliff you will not die but reappear with less HP than before. Underwater exploration is great and being required to find air bubbles reminds me of Sonic. Truffles can be eaten to obtain spells or to upgrade spells to cast upon enemies. The starting weapon is a sword and in addition to the good ‘ol basic swing, you can ground pound like Shovel Knight (or Zelda 2 heh). They aren’t auto collected so be aware of your surroundings and gather them quickly. ![]() If all heart points are lost, Monster Boy will respawn at the previous save point, which looks like a shrine or fountain. Coins are the currency and can be collected from barrels or enemies defeated. Pretty impressive for what could be called a simple platformer. Weapons, Shields, Armor, Bracelets, Boots, and Items are all of the things that can be customised, very cool. Press the + button to see loads of information regarding your character and customisation options. It’s not a guessing game as to when your foe will be defeated. Press the – button to see the World Map that gives a percentage of your exploration. The soundtrack is perfectly fitting to the colourful level design. Enemies have a health bar that is visible while fighting and I love that. You get to see this prior to the start menu and it continues in game luckily for us. The cut scenes are absolutely insane, there should be an anime created for Monster Boy immediately. Transform into six different monsters to fight your way through enemies and puzzles to bring the Cursed Kingdom back to their normal human selves. Monster Boy is about saving a kingdom that has been transformed into monsters by your crazy uncle. This game was in development for almost five years, Game Atelier and FDG are very proud of Monster Boy. I love when developers/publishers respond, they even helped out with tips and tricks for those that were stuck. The developer FDG Entertainment has been active on Twitter prior to the release and after, interacting with fans and reposting images/videos which is the absolute best. I recently purchased Wonder Boy: Dragon’s Trap but was given Monster Boy to review so it took precedence. This is the first time I’ve played a game in the Wonder Boy series, and what better way to begin than on the Nintendo Switch.
0 Comments
Irip 2 serial9/9/2023 However, reperfusion causes additional damage (reperfusion injury). If ischemia is transient and blood flow restored within a short time, most ischemic damage can be reversed. Third, severe mitochondrial damage occurs, including breakdown of membrane lipid, modification of electron transfer chain proteins, and most importantly, mitochondrial permeability transition ( 15). Many of these proteins mediate degradation of cellular components (protein, nucleic acid, lipid) in necrosis and apoptosis. This has profound effects on cellular functions due to the activation of a wide range of proteins by Ca 2+, including proteases, endonucleases, phospholipases, protein kinases/phosphatases, and transcription factors. ![]() ![]() Second, cytosolic free Ca 2+ concentration increases because the activities of membrane-associated ATP-dependent Ca 2+ pumps are reduced, resulting in a net influx of Ca 2+ from extracellular space, mitochondria, and ER lumens. As a result, cells accumulate sodium and other solutes while losing potassium, causing the cell and cellular organelles (mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum ) to swell due to water gained from osmotic balance. First, the activities of energy-dependent Na +/K +-ATPases are diminished. There are several important consequences of ATP depletion. As the cellular oxygen is depleted, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and ATP production rates decrease. Ischemic tissue is deprived of oxygen and essential substrates for energy metabolism. Similar to other stress conditions, I/R causes dramatic changes in cell physiology and metabolism. Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is the major cause of tissue injury under many pathophysiological conditions such as stroke, myocardial infarction, and acute renal failure ( 1, 11). On the basis of these results, we propose that IRIP regulates the activity of a variety of transporters under normal and pathological conditions. We measured transport kinetics of OCT2-mediated uptake and demonstrated that IRIP overexpression significantly decreased V max but did not affect K m. ![]() Conversely, inhibition of IRIP expression by small interfering RNA or antisense RNA increased MPP + uptake. The activities of exogenous organic cation transporters (OCT2 and OCT3), organic anion transporter (OAT1), and monoamine transporters were also inhibited by IRIP. IRIP overexpression inhibited endogenous 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP +) uptake activity in HeLa cells. A possible role of IRIP in regulating transporter activity was subsequently investigated. The interaction between IRIP and RS1 was further confirmed in coimmunoprecipitation assays. The transporter regulator RS1 was identified as an IRIP-interacting protein in yeast two-hybrid screening. Besides ischemia/reperfusion, endotoxemia also activated the expression of IRIP in the liver, lung, and spleen. ![]() Mouse IRIP mRNA was expressed in all tissues tested, the highest level being in the testis, secretory, and endocrine organs. IRIP cDNA was isolated in a differential display analysis of an ischemia/reperfusion-treated kidney RNA sample. We report the identification and characterization of a new ischemia/reperfusion-inducible protein (IRIP), which belongs to the SUA5/YrdC/YciO protein family. ![]() Click the plus icon in the window to see all the large media files on iPhone. Put the cursor on the iPhone to PC option, and click 'Start Transfer'. Finally, select Import > From a USB device, then follow the instructions. After your iPhone is successfully connected to FoneTool, click Phone Transfer on the left pane of FoneTool. Next, on your computer, select the Start button and then select Photos to open the Photos app. Your PC will not find your phone if it is locked. Next, make sure your phone is on and that it is unlocked. The option may actually be named “Transfer images,” but it could also be named “MTP,” “PTP,” or even just “File transfer.” They all basically do the same thing. First, connect your iPhone to your PC with a USB cable. Then, pull down the notification shade and make sure the option to transfer images is selected. Go ahead and connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable. Regardless of which method you choose below, you’ll need to make sure your phone is ready to transfer pictures. Instead, we’re going to look at how to get pictures from your phone to your computer via a simple, old school USB transfer. There’s no shortage of ways to automatically back up your images to the cloud (and then move them from the cloud to your PC), but that’s not what we’re talking about here. RELATED: How to Use Google Photos to Store an Unlimited Amount of Photos Step 2: Open My Computer or Windows Explorer to find your iPhone on the right pane. ![]() If you end up shooting a lot of pictures or videos with your phone, you’ll undoubtedly want to get those pictures onto your PC at some point. Create a folder on your desktop to save transferred photos from iPhone to laptop. They say the best camera is the one you have with you, and more often than not that camera is the one built into your smartphone. Fortunately, it’s pretty straightforward once you know where to look. Getting pictures from your Android phone to your PC can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to start. Clicker heroes redeem9/9/2023 ![]() To redeem the TapTap Heroes gift code, you need to follow these simple steps: – How To Redeem Gift Code In TapTap Heroes⇓ If there is a code that’s displayed as working – but not working for you, please let us know in the comment box. Tappumpkins : Redeem this code and receive the rewards (Expired).MIDAUTUMN : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.OIQEJPAD : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.HIHALLOWEEN : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.Halloween : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.LOVE77777 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.VDGJWSUDTGB : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.LKEGNLK : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.2022HPNY : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on January 15th, 2022).JAN2022TTH : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on January 31st, 2022).SJR5HXDTCBI : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on February 1st, 2022).BTWK3LJX8BR : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on February 12th, 2022).FEB2022TTH : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on February 28th, 2022).LOVE2022TTH : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward(Expires on February 28th, 2022). ![]() XNWFZ5GL8GQ : Code expires on December 8th, 2022.DEC2022SNOW : Code expires on December 31st, 2022.ZZZRMBGX2H3 : Code expires on January 24th, 2023.CGPBVXCEMRH : Code expires on January 15th, 2023.RVNSDSL0EQ9 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.4OOLS2023 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.Below, we have shared all the expired codes, you can try redeeming these expired codes and see if they work for you: – Expired Codes(Out Of Date)⇓Īs we have mentioned above, the redeem codes will work for only a specific time period. To avoid any gift code error, please make sure that you enter the redemption code in the game as we have displayed in the list we have listed above, including the special characters and letter case (capital & small letters). We keep an eye on the new valid codes for this game title, so we recommend you to visit this page regularly. TapTap Heroes gift codes are time-limited these gift codes expire after a few days, so you should redeem them as soon as possible and claim the rewards to progress further the game. TH777 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.QVSE5WDYC9K : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.501LD2023 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.LOVEMOM2023 : Redeem this gift code and receive the reward.2 TapTap Heroes Gift Code FAQ⇓ Active TapTap Heroes Gift Code 2023: Cod rare zombie drop9/9/2023 Liquid Divinium can also be used in place of CODPoints to purchase Distills in the Newton's Cookbook. Each vat powered increases the chances of rarer GobbleGums but can also roll into doubling the output of the other vats or awarding a free vial of Liquid Divinium. Each vat is powered at the cost of a vial of Divinium. Liquid Divinium is spent within Dr Monty's Factory to craft Mega GobbleGums by powering the three vats. An additional 5 vials are rewarded on purchasing one of the four primary Map Packs while 20 vials are given for the Zombies Chronicles pack is purchased. Liquid Divinium can also be purchased via CODPoints, with three vials costing 200 CODPoints, nine costing 600 CODPoints and twenty vials costing 1,000 CODPoints. When crafting Mega GobbleGums in Dr Monty's Factory, players can sometimes earn Divinium in place of a GobbleGum. Players can complete Daily Challenges to earn Divinium or large amounts of Player Experience. However it has been seen that higher rounds along with frivolous spending of points on said rounds will more commonly reward Divinium. Nonetheless, the exact algorithm which is used to determine a Divinium drop is still somewhat of a mystery. However, players tend to agree that once one reaches Round 7 (and provided they have already spent a fair few points), they are guaranteed to earn one with another purchase. Only one vial can be acquired each time.Įarning Divinium, however, is rare, and the chance of if dropping after a purchase seems to be random. Purchasing any of these yields a chance of a Liquid Divinium dropping. Liquid Divinium is earned by spending points around the map on doors, wall weapons, traps, the Pack-a-Punch Machine, perks, the Mystery Box, and the GobbleGum Machine. They have quickly become a large part of many of the strategies on this map. Town is one of the only two maps that offer EMP Grenades. This adds an interesting twist as players are able to use the knuckles in order to move their enemies farther. There are a few ways to earn Liquid Divinium, all of which are detailed below. Town Grief is the only Grief map that has the Galvaknuckles. Hindsight wines9/9/2023 After nearly a decade at Schramsberg, he joined another successful Napa Valley winery where he was responsible for their Sales and Marketing efforts. Later he advanced to a senior sales position for the company. Early in his career at Schramsberg, he worked in the cellar and conducted private tours. Keith started his wine career at Schramsberg, the oldest Sparkling Wine producer in Napa Valley. Keith Hargrove, a native of Napa Valley, has been active in the wine business for the past 25 years. He works closely with the talented team of ownership and instills a level of professionalism and quality that will add to the continued success of the brand. Jac will use his 30+ years of winemaking experience to create the Hindsight Wines portfolio. The principal project that led to his decision was Hindsight Wines. Ten years later, in 2013, Jac decided to launch his own consulting business. Armed with 25 years of experience and a team of professionals garnered from his long experience in Napa Valley, he produced some of the finest wines Spring Mountain and the Napa Valley had ever experienced. ![]() In 2003, Jac was offered another coveted winemaking opportunity Spring Mountain Vineyard, one of the world's truly outstanding winegrowing estates. The result was a vastly improved and contemporary winery facility prepared to compete in the highly demanding world of 21st century Napa Valley winemaking. In 1997, Jac accepted one of Napa Valley's greatest challenges, becoming winemaker for the venerable Charles Krug Winery in St. He crafted wines of superlative quality for the Anderson family for the next 5 years. ![]() Jac's next career move was in 1993 when he served as the winemaker for another Stag's Leap winery, S. After 5 years of tutelage under the auspice of the world-renowned Warren Wniarski, Jac accepted the position of Chef de Cave at the neighboring Stag's Leap Winery. After a brief 2 year stay at a small boutique winery in Temecula, Mt Palomar, Jac was offered the position of Assistant Winemaker at the very prestigious Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley. Jean Winery with Pete Downs and Dick Arrowood. In 1982, Jac completed a one year internship at Chateau St. After working as an environmental engineer for several years, he enrolled in the Enology Masters Program at CSU Fresno and graduated as a State Scholar and Scholarship recipient from the American Society of Enology and Vitculture with a 4.0 GPA. ![]() Jac graduated with a degree in Biology from UC Berkeley in 1972. We are committed to delivering the absolute best value in Napa Valley wine and we truly hope you enjoy them. We get tremendous pleasure from our customers who tell us how much they enjoy our wine. This is what we strive to do at Hindsight Vineyards.Īs a small boutique wine producer, we stay true to our vision of making sustainably produced, world-class, yet reasonably priced, Napa Valley wine. Nevertheless, it is still possible to produce extraordinary wines made with Napa Valley grapes, and make these wines available to wine lovers at a reasonable price. While there are many reasons, the most important factor is because Napa Valley grapes are the most expensive grapes in the United States. ![]() All of us who make wine in the Napa Valley benefit from that perfect combination.Many people wonder why wines from the Napa Valley so expensive. It is the epicenter of winemaking in the United States with an abundance of talent, expertise, and arguably the best grapes. First of all Napa Valley is blessed with perfect grape-growing conditions. Napa Valley produces great wines for a number of reasons. Hindsight Vineyards is the creation of 5 people, with over 100 years of cumulative experience, who have a passion for wine, Napa Valley wine in particular, coming together with the ambitious goal to make world-class, yet reasonably priced wines. Grow castle mod apk 1.249/9/2023 And unlike your normal units, heroes can be level up as well as earning new powers. On top of that, the game also features the mighty heroes, whose appearances on the battlefields can easily change the tide of battles. Lead your armies through multiple enemy waves and earn your victories. Depending on your tactics and strategies, you should only focus on certain units so you won’t be wasting too much money. In addition, there are also multiple upgrades that you can make on your units. ![]() Or curse them with your mysterious voodoo stuffs Multiple upgrades for your units Unleash magical attacks toward your enemies. Pick up the powerful archers who’re capable of dealing with the enemies. Choose between multiple units with unique powers and abilities. Different units with varied powers and abilitiesĪnd as you get involved in the game, you’ll have access to a variety of different units that you can have in your army. Feel free to top your tower high up with multiple floors or unlock new fire powers. Choose between multiple upgrades such as building new levels, expand your towers to fit more men inside, give it better defenses so it can withstand enemies’ attacks. ![]() Gamers can take part in the constructions and upgrades of their castles. Upgrade and build up your castle tower after each stage In addition, the simple defend game with improved mechanics make Grow Castle extremely accessible and enjoyable. Fail and your entire kingdom’s fate shall be extremely hopeless. Find yourself defending your castle to the last enemies’ attacks. To start with, Android gamers will have access to the unique yet addictive strategy gameplay with Grow Castle. Here you’ll find all the exciting features that the game has to offer: Enjoy the unique and satisfying strategy game Defend your beloved kingdom and its people from the hands of the evil monsters or all will end. With the upgraded castle, you can fit more units as well as recruit new ones so they may hold down their enemies. Spend time to reinforce your defense, and most importantly, rebuild and expand your castle. Make uses of the upgrades and customizations as you promote the powers of each unit in your army. ![]() Have the fighting the enemies in unique formations depending on their forces. Death or alive, you have sworn to protect the kingdom along with the martyrs who will fight as long as they’re still breathing. That being said, it’s your job to make a heroic stance at the castle. Without it, the evil forces can easily travel through the pass and reach the capital. This would be your kingdom’s last defense which guards the border. Here, you’ll have an only goal, to defend the castle that your troops are positioned on. Right off the bat, gamers will find themselves caught in the battlefield with enemies’ already approaching yours. Find out more about this amazing game with our reviews. Pick up this awesome mobile game which you can enjoy whenever you want. Find yourself being challenged by all kinds of different enemies and giant bosses. Upgrade your armies so they’ll become more effective during battles. Embrace multiple tactics depending on your unit’s unique skills and abilities. Make uses of multiple ally units as you bring them to the battlefield. Prevent them from getting through your defenses at all costs or the outcome will be unbearable. Defend the kingdom with all that you have to keep the enemies at bay. Download Grow Castle Mod latest 1.37.18 Android APKĮxperience the simple yet addictive strategy game in Grow Castle where you’ll control your army to defend the kingdom from the ever-growing enemies’ attacks.Multiple challenges and achievements to complete.Play the game with or without the Internet. ![]()
![]() So let’s delete it!īut there’s a lot more you can do with the Android Assistant. If you’re never going ot hail an Uber, it’s just wasting space. Sometimes, however, you just realize you don’t need the app and big or small, there’s no reason to have it sit on your device. Want to delete an app off your phone? You can do that on the phone itself, of course, but it’s not so easy to see how big the different programs are: notice above that Dropbox is eating up almost 60MB of disk space. In fact, after a minute or so, we can see quite a few more apps are shown as being installed on the V20: While you have the program running on your Windows or Mac system, the phone itself displays the Android Assistant splash screen:Īll the action’s within the program on your computer, of course. Of course modern phones can have 32GB or more of storage, so it’s not something we should expect would happen instantaneously anyway. Above it shows 1 app, but there are more on the LG, as is gradually revealed as it continues to read the phone’s data system. ![]() Interestingly, it takes the program a while to fully read what’s on the device, as you can see in the Apps count. Once you fiddle with the USB access - you’ll need to enable debug mode, but Coolmuster shows you how to do that, step by step - the program shows a summary of the device and what you have in all the different categories: To test the software, I installed it on a Windows 10 system and plugged in an LG V20 (see my review of the LG V20 Android Phone on YouTube). It’s just easier, and once you’ve used an app like Coolmuster Android Assistant, you’ll wonder how you ever just left everything on your phone and hoped it’d be safe! That’s why there’s a whole world of third party applications for both Mac and Windows that let you access everything on your phone independent of the OS and cloud backup systems. Both Android and iOS support cloud backups, but then where are all the files? And extracting text messages? Good luck: neither Google nor Apple seems to think that you’d ever want to have them migrate off your phone for any purpose. Modern smartphones have far more capabilities than any previous generation of devices, which is great but also presents some significant challenges too. The biggest problem people have with their smartphone is being able to extract data and information from the phone, whether it’s an address book backup or photos you took last year while on holiday. Mtg sek kuar lands9/8/2023 Its DMU version still draws you cards while also rewarding you for killing creatures, either your own or your opponents. Xira, the Golden Sting is the reincarnation of original Legends creature Xira Arien. Xira makes a cute commander for an insect tribal deck, but is dwarfed by its newest Dominaria United printing. Sure, three mana might be a little excessive to draw a card, but it’s not like we’re playing blue. If you’re looking for a generic “Jund good stuff” deck, Xira Arien’s simple ability and cheap mana cost makes it an easy choice. No one’s really sure what to do with Xira Arien, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a decent commander. It’ll also probably die to Murder before it can even attack. On a mere 7/7 flying body, the original Vaevictus isn’t even guaranteed to trample past those 2/2 Drake tokens. The trade off for an 8-mana casting value and a 3-mana upkeep, on top of an ability that wants you to spend as much mana as possible, just doesn’t cut it anymore. Vaevictis Asmadi, the original Jund Elder Dragon from Legends, isn’t nearly as threatening anymore as it once was. It’s just about as underwhelming as Adun Oakenshield, but it scores extra points for having off-color vigilance and… shroud from auras?īartel is a weird card, but not as unplayable as Adun. Bartel Runeaxeīartel Runeaxe is the other Jund Legends legend. This is great for collectors and the odd Vorthos in your group, but it’s not recommended for its power. While Jund decks typically have a lot of graveyard play, this is a 6-mana investment for an ability that’s worth one. ![]() This Legends legend is a cheap 1/2 creature with an activated Disentomb effect that costs three mana. Adun OakenshieldĪs one of the first ever Jund cards (nevermind one of the first Jund legends), Adun Oakenshield is incredibly expensive for such a mechanically boring card. You’ll love playing Jund if you love sacrificing permanents, forcing your opponents to sacrifice permanents, and swinging in for huge damage with demons, dragons, and whatever else. Jund combines the aggression of red and green decks with the oppression of black decks to start damaging your opponents early and often. Jund is all about permanents and punishment. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King | Illustration by Wisnu Tan Usher 87019/8/2023 “How do I say hello? I just wanna talk to you / How do I say you’re beautiful when I can’t take my eyes off you? / I don’t wanna say the wrong thing, I wanna use the right words to impress you,” he timidly sings.The video for “U Remind Me” was filmed in April 2001 to accompany the official release to the general public the following month. Speaking of favorites, another underrated track on the album helmed by Jam & Lewis is “How Do I Say.” Here, a speechless Usher tries to find the right words to describe how he feels towards a crush. I know it was one of Usher’s favorites, too.” Of course, when you write a song for an artist and with an artist and watch them bring it to life, that’s always the coolest thing. It’s definitely one of our favorite songs that we wrote. “There was never really a video done or anything for it. “That’s one of our favorite songs that was never a big single or anything,” shares Jam. He also mentions Usher wanted to make a song to evoke the feeling of ballads they wrote and produced, such as New Edition’s “Can You Stand The Rain” and Force MDs’ “Tender Love,” while adding his unique spin. He can really sing.” When we wrote ‘Can U Help Me, that was kind of the idea of it.” “We wanted to make sure we had songs that really showed off his voice, where when you heard it, you went, ‘Wow. Even if he was just sitting on a chair singing, he was amazing,” says Jam. “Being in the studio with him, we were impressed by his vocals. Since Jam & Lewis were familiar with Usher’s vocal ability from working with him in years prior, they wanted to craft a song that would allow him to solidify himself as more than an entertainer. “Can you help me? Tell me what you want from me / Can you help me? Tell me why you wanna leave,” Usher croons on the standout track. For nearly six minutes, Usher pleads to his woman to work with him on saving their relationship. Take “Can U Help Me,” for instance, another track produced by Jam & Lewis. Hits aside, 8701 was a solid album all-around. The latter tune also earned Usher a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 45th ceremony. The album also spawned the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “U Got It Bad,” co-produced by Dupri and Cox, and The Neptunes-produced “U Don’t Have to Call,” which peaked at No. “U Remind Me” wasn’t the only hit on 8701. But then he’s taken the reins of that and built an amazing career from that.” He’s like a musical student that’s been mentored by a lot of great creative people in his life. Then, the maturity from that into the Jermaine Dupri My Way era, into the 8701 era. “Then he went from that to the DeVante Swing- ‘Can U Get Wit It’. It sounded like little Michael Jackson,” he recounts. “I look at Usher and I think about when I heard his first song, ‘Call Me A Mack’, where he had the little boy voice. Jam goes into describing how Usher naturally evolved over the years prior to 8701. He contributed his skills on “Intro-Lude 8701” and “Without U (Interlude),” with support from Jam & Lewis.Ī post-teen Usher, 23 at the time, had told JET Magazine that 8701 reflected his “evolution as an artist.” Looking back 20 years later, Jam agrees, citing it was “a moment of growth.” Usher showing his growth as an artist wasn’t anything new, though. Similar to his sophomore album, My Way, Usher was involved with the songwriting process of 8701 - and production, too. In addition to working with Jam & Lewis on his third LP, he teamed up with other producers such as Babyface, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Mike City, Soulshock & Karlin, The Neptunes and Soulshock & Karlin. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |