00:00 R&B's my dad.
00:02 Okay, I know, I can't think of it.
00:04 I don't like that one anyway.
00:05 Good evening.
00:10 My name is Babyface,
00:12 and I am here to read mean headlines about myself.
00:14 Rolling Stone, "F*ck That Shy Sh*t."
00:18 How Babyface got pulled into an epic beat battle.
00:20 F*ck that shy sh*t.
00:28 It ain't worth going in front of no people.
00:34 Not to me.
00:37 F*ck that shy sh*t.
00:41 Oh, he did change.
00:43 One more time.
00:43 And.
00:45 F*ck that shy sh*t.
00:49 It ain't worth going in front of people.
00:52 That's what I mean.
00:53 Oh.
00:55 Oh, that shy sh*t.
00:58 I'm gonna sing as loud as I can,
01:04 'cause I can.
01:05 Yeah.
01:06 Oh, that's good.
01:08 That's good.
01:09 All right, we got one from Vibe.
01:14 After Usher claimed the throne,
01:16 Babyface questions what it means to be the king of R&B.
01:21 We all want to know who's the greatest to sing.
01:25 We all need to know who was the greatest in R&B.
01:32 We all need to know who's the greatest, who's the king.
01:39 Well, it's time to usher in the new king.
01:44 And his name is Usher.
01:47 His name is Usher.
01:50 Now, we should groove that.
01:52 And his name is Usher.
01:53 His name is Usher.
01:56 His name is Usher.
02:00 Oh, Usher.
02:03 If you want a king that knows how to sing of R&B,
02:11 usher in the new king.
02:15 And his name is Usher.
02:17 He's gonna be glad about that anyway.
02:20 All right, another headline.
02:24 Babyface says he's too much of a perfectionist to bump his old music.
02:28 Babyface also brushed off the year-long conversation started by Diddy
02:32 about R&B's death, telling us he doesn't buy that.
02:35 I don't buy R&B dying.
02:38 That's gospel.
02:42 Okay, let's keep going.
02:44 Let's roll with that.
02:48 Somebody said that R&B's dead.
02:53 Well, I don't buy it.
02:56 I don't buy that.
03:00 Somebody said it's truly dead.
03:06 Yes, well, I don't buy that.
03:10 R&B is not dead.
03:13 And R&B is not dead.
03:17 No, no, no.
03:19 It's not dead.
03:20 No, no, no.
03:21 I hear it in the streets all the time.
03:24 I hear it still on the radio.
03:28 R&B's not dead.
03:30 Okay, I know.
03:31 I can't think of it.
03:32 I don't like that one anyway.
03:33 Up next, I'll be addressing all my lovely critics.
03:39 Rolling Stone review of Return of the Tinder Lover.
03:44 4.5 stars out of 5.
03:47 A little more stylistic deviation could have helped.
03:50 Problem is I agree with them.
03:54 I'll consider that the next time around.
04:00 Thank you for that lovely note.
04:03 Appreciate it.
04:04 Pitchfork review of the Return of the Tinder Lover.
04:08 7.2 out of 10.
04:11 Okay, not as good.
04:13 Babyface's voice is as smooth as it's ever been,
04:16 but it's also always been somewhat granular in design.
04:19 It sounds like a bloom of smoke.
04:23 I don't even know what that means, granular.
04:26 What rhymes with granular?
04:28 Somebody out there give me granular rhyme, rhyme quick.
04:30 That's what I thought.
04:34 They said I'm granular in design,
04:37 but I'm not a fanular of that line.
04:39 Okay, ready?
04:42 [music]
04:52 Try something else that feels a little too granular in design.
04:55 [music]
04:58 They say I'm granular in design,
05:00 I'm not a fanular of that line.
05:04 I don't care what they say,
05:05 I'm gonna do it my way.
05:10 They say I'm granular in design,
05:14 I'm not a fanular of that line.
05:17 I don't care what they say,
05:19 I'm gonna do it my way, my way.
05:24 Whatever, something like that.
05:28 So right now I'm going to sing to the keyboard trolls.
05:33 So there's a tweet here,
05:35 "Love Anita, man, but Babyface ain't no opening act for no damn body."
05:40 I appreciate that thought,
05:42 but I'm gonna be honest with you,
05:45 I'd open for Anita anytime, she's still a legend.
05:47 [music]
05:54 I'd like to dedicate this to all the people that
05:56 questioned whether I wanted to open or was willing to open.
06:00 For Anita,
06:04 these are my words to you.
06:05 Love.
06:08 It could be in Philly,
06:13 or DC,
06:16 or Indianapolis,
06:19 New York City.
06:22 I don't care where it is,
06:26 wherever it be,
06:28 let it be known.
06:32 [music]
06:35 I will open for Anita anytime she wants me.
06:38 Wherever it be,
06:42 anytime, anyplace that she wants me.
06:49 Opening act.
06:58 His face doesn't move.
07:02 [silence]
07:05 I'm trying to not move my face.
07:06 And I guess when you're called Babyface,
07:07 you can't allow yourself to look like a 64-year-old.
07:10 Well, I'm actually 65, so that's different.
07:15 [music]
07:18 His face doesn't move.
07:20 I guess when you're called Babyface,
07:28 you can't allow yourself to look 64-year-old.
07:33 [silence]
07:37 I moved my face.
07:38 His face doesn't move.
07:40 I guess when you're called Babyface,
07:46 you can't allow yourself to look like you're 64-year-old.
07:54 64-year-old.
07:58 [music]
08:05 Anyway, I want to thank you for your time.
08:09 I have no idea what I just did.
08:12 I'm probably going to hate looking at this when I look at it,
08:14 but I think I'm done.
08:16 So thank you so much.
08:25 [silence]
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