Rerun Y2K #12 answer

USHER

Why USHER is a Y2K word

"U Got It Bad" and "Yeah!" made him the defining R&B hitmaker of the early 2000s. Conveniently, also a real word.

About Rerun

Rerun is a free daily word game set in the culture of another time. Season 01 is Y2K: guess one late-’90s or 2000s word in six tries, with a category as your clue. A new puzzle unlocks every day at midnight Pacific.