midiscover said:

bboy87 said:

AMEN!

bboy87 said:

midiscover said:

This is the most positive I've seen you talking about a Jackson that's not Janet

this calls for the Vitamin Water and Dollar Bill dance!



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bboy87 said:

I don't support delusions such as the one Usher is spitting

He will never be the next MJ.

BlaqueKnight said:

Michael used to also buy out a few song publishing catalogs. Usher never done that neither.

bboy87 said:

Ouch!

bboy87 said:

Forget Usher, I don't think The Beatles ever had an audience THAT massive.

Biggest Selling Album of All Time
Biggest Selling Double Album
Biggest Selling Remix Album
Biggest TV audience
First artist to have a single debut at #1
Has won more awards than any other artist
Sold out Wembley Stadium 12 times in 10 years
15 Grammy Awards
22 American Music Awards


Don't make me pull out all the stats!

poetcorner61 said:

That gets me too. I don't get it. From Gaga to Usher, artists today have no shame in calling themselves legends and icons or calling their own work epic or a masterpiece. Even when MJ was setting the world on fire, I'm sure he knew that the things that he was doing was groundbreaking, but he didn't go around bigging up his own shit. What happened to letting your work speak for itself?

MJ's reaction to this blasphemy:



And response:



The King has spoken.

I am loving every minute of reading this thread.

Timmy84 said:

NOW....THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' BOUT!

bboy87 said:

My boy Steve Nash keeps it gangsta

I'm sure that one Usher fan is going to come in here with some foolery.

bboy87 said:

Never.


Has he ever even sold out 20K seats!?
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Layzie said:

Isn't that the whole point about why music was better in the past than it is now? Artists like Stevie Wonder, James Brown, and later artists like MJ and Prince never, EVER claimed to be "icons" and never thought that way! They just created and played their music the way THEY thought is should be and put it out there! There was acknowledgment of prior influences but no ego claiming to displace the reputation or status of someone who they considered an icon. Times have certainly changed, with the ego-driven talentless claiming the spot of prior musical icons... True musical genius speaks for itself!

trueiopian said:

Exactly

they sure as hell didn't go to the concert for the free Pepsi

These gifs are hilarious!!!

Wait a minute. Kanye West said he was the new King of Pop

angel345 said:

Say what??

poetcorner61 said:

I agree.

TonyVanDam said:

Funny cause that pic is from Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. 125,000 people went.

SherryJackson said:

Kanye has a better chance than Usher at this point. Right now, the only thing Usher can say he has in common with Michael is that they both married some suspicous looking "females" and had babies.

This type of bragging only shows the deep-rooted insecurity he's had for all these years...which is that he is not irreplaceable at all. Nobody's supposed to even dream of being the next MJ. Stop dreamin.

ernestsewell said:

Now aint that the truth. It started with "You Are Not Alone" and still hasn't stopped.
I Believe I Can Fly
Gotham City
I Wish

The list goes on and on.

alphastreet said:

Thank God! I can't take another one of those in my lifetime.

Usher is the "Godson Of Soul".

And here's proof:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/s...-Soul.html

Worldwide icon?

I mean i'll always give credit where it's due and Usher is a talented dude and has been very successful, i'm a fan, but his ego is out of control. He's not as great as he thinks and I definitely don't see him as a worldwide icon. An icon for his generation? Yes! But that's about it.

I don't even think he has a classic record or song, which is kinda interesting since I think both "8701" and "Confessions" were strong albums, but he has yet to have a classic song. Even Beyonce (whose music I think is disposable for the most part) has "Crazy In Love" and/or "Single Ladies". Alicia Keys' is another one from the newer crop of artists who does have material that will be played years from now. "Fallin" for sure is a great song and will still be getting airplay in 10+ years. I can't say the same for any of Usher's music.

That's one of the main reasons why I don't think he'll be an icon. I don't see his music standing the test of time. His music is just getting worse and worse now too especially with this "Daddy's Home" mess he has out. He needs to do better if he wants to hang with the "big dawgs" lol like MJ, Prince, Stevie, Marvin,etc. All of whom I know he admires.