Ciara has good music and good dancing abilities but no drive. She flops to hell because she's arrogant and too big for her britches. She was in a perfect position after The Evolution, but instead of sticking with Jazze Pha and her original team, she fired them all. Dumb bitch.
Usher at least had one huge era. Ciara hasn't really had that despite the hits. Her sound in 2007 was PERFECT but she abandoned it because she thought she could attain pop success like it's easy or something. She's the opposite of forward-thinking and it shows
