Usher 's music is a deep fusion of hip-hop and pop according to VH1 , and Justin Timberlake has been influenced by him according to Angus Batey from The Guardian and Ryan B. Patrick from Exclaim .
VH1 regards Usher 's legacy to be `` a deeper fusion of hip-hop and pop , and arguably the greatest live dancing since the King of Pop '' , with The Guardian 's Angus Batey and Exclaim 's Ryan B.Patrick believing the former to have set a template for Justin Timberlake .
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