I asked back in June whatever had happened to Nelly. Turns out, he's making songs that could use better sound mixing so the lyrics are actually individually discernible!
And that include references to better Usher songs and videos. Has it really been long enough since "Burn" came out, and was it every popular enough, for the song to be a cultural touchstone? I actually don't hate this, but I think the video is genuinely terrible, and a huge trigger for my huge irrational fear of eye damage. Nobody uses burning cars rotating over the ocean as a metaphor for their emotional states. I'm not a big fan of totalizing statements, and even I feel comfortable saying that.