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Usher

Nice & Slow

1997 · via J. Cole

Usher’s 1997 recording of “Nice & Slow” is the earliest release on file. Usher shares the writing credit with Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal. J. Cole’s “Bunce Road Blues” (2026) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Read the credits on Bunce Road Blues and you'll find Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Brian Casey and the singer himself, all from a 1997 slow jam. Play Nice & Slow first, then go back to Cole and hear what he's standing on.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal and Usher.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1997.

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J. Cole’s “Bunce Road Blues” (2026) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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