My friend and I have been arguing about this and I feel that Prince is a better artist than Michael Jackson.
He claims that Michael is the reason Prince's videos were even shown on MTV because MJ opened the door for black artists on TV.

Michael Jackson may have sold 50 million records but his talent cannot compare to those of Prince. Prince is a better artist overall.
He plays countless instruments, he sings and dances and he writes his own music as well as music for other artists and movie soundtracks.

Prince is the type of artist that all musicians should aspire to be.
He's different, unique, and he reinvents himself everytime.

Who do you think is better?

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Prince is, in fact, better.
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Will this comparison between Prince and MJ ever end????

luv4u said:

No cause they are both the same age and they both got huge around the same time

Prince is a musical genius, technically as well as physically.

He's a great entertainer as well as an amazing all-round musicican.

Michael Jackson is an amazing entertainer. He is also a wonderful musician but nowhere near Prince's standards, in my opinion.

There is no doubt that Prince is the greater artist. He still has a career too surely that is testament to his greatness. And he is not a paedophile. No contest. Prince all the way.

X infinity.

MJ hasn't done anything but be a freak since the Thriller days.

Wasn't he the first one to start grabbing his crotch? Gee, thanks for that contribution to entertainment, Michael, I HATE that shit!!

OH PLEASE PEOPLE!

you cant even compare them

there both great

and nobody should be hatin on michael, that man has done great things such as prince.

Stop comparing the two, because I love Michael Jackson too.

Neither one is superior to each other.

Please stop this post!

And Michael being a pervert or freak or pedaphile!please!

them parents KNEW about michael so they know what they was doing when they sent there kids to michael's house.

mmm hmm
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studal said:

Michael Jackson was never convicted of this so matter what your views are, you cannot label him as such.

No smoke without fire and I have every faith that he will be caught and brought to justice the next time he gets out the Jesus Juice.

joyceisblasian said:

I think Prince has sold close to 100 million records compare to "you said MJs 50 million."

And what instruments Michael plays besides little boys? Ain't no grown Man will hang out with little boys like MJ has done in the past and not have something wrong with him! Maybe he has gotten help now?

Ellectrika said:

OJ Simpson walked too.

I love both and can't say how happy I was when Michael got off, i don't want to see michael behind bars, I just don't. As artists, they are both superb. Anyone who cannot appreciate what mike brought to the table as a very young man who could write and produce excellent songs and pioneer videos and his dancing just doesn't like HIM. Truth is, Michael has always been a gifted songwriter who never took the time to really learn an instrument. Doesn't matter, he understood songwriting well enough not to and had the leverage to get the best musicians and producers to bring his ideas to full fruition. Prince on the other hand has not always been the darling of black america that some people seem to think he was. He was always a crossover act starting with Dirty Mind, he really fought hard for acceptance but I do believe that he was a crossover artist before the video age took off and that Mtv would have seen fit to place him on mtv with or without Michael. Remember his 1999 vids were all over MTV at around the same time as Thriller songs. it's impossible not to compare them and they both see lots of themselves in each other and have always had a semi-friendly rivalry and deep down respect for the other. As to the question who is the best artist? Well, you have to give the edge to Prince while not forgetting that Michael is a mighty force in his own right.

studal said:

Well, when and if that happens then he will be convicted.

And yes, sometimes there is smoke without a fire. Usually from people getting overheated with conspiracy theories.

Astasheiks said:

I doubt he's gotten help tho, you have to admit you have a problem first.

ain't much help for when whitey come to get you, if they gone get you they gone get you. if i was him i'd stay the hell away from america.

Without a doubt,Prince is a much better artist!

Prince is a better overall musician however they are both great entertainers so Prince is overall better.

you gotta think of them both w/out the stupid accusations michael got.

of course ps better.

i don't we have 2 compare them cuz they r different... (i prefer p) but i still think that m.j hasn't something in common with p cuz m.j changed his colour bcuz he cares about what people say but p shows that he doesn't care at all!

Serena said:

Ellectrika said:

oj wasnt convicted either. what's your point?

Ellectrika said:

when a child can describe your penis in explicit detail including the dicoloration spots and the location of those spots to the police, and then the police photos match the description, there is now way you are innocent.

and that's what happened with the first child that accused michael

Why does this always happen on this forum?! damn....
This is a Prince forum, so you're going to get the obvious answer

I like them both. They've both done great things and stupid things because they're human. Aside from fans, many people think Prince is crazy too, but I still love the guy.

I thought the original 1993 case, the kid's discription didn't really match so.... But that doesn't matter now. The "Prince vs Michael" thing is old, can we just talk about the music?
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bboy87 said:

Someone pointed it out! Gracious! Not that this thread was a bad idea but...c'mon

bboy87 said:

i'm not saying you are wrong, but i had not heard that the descriptions didnt match. do you have a link?