No magic rubbed off when he touched Mike's coffin. He's STILL just a very average artist.

Marrk said:

No magic rubbed off when he touched Mike's coffin. He's STILL just a very average artist.

Not to even mention, I don't believe Mike was even in that particular coffin, as beautiful as it was. I don't believe he ever left the funeral home. I think his family are/were way too protective of him than to drag him out to that public memorial, where anybody might have tried anything with that coffin.

Cotontige said:

trueiopian said:

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Let's take it there.

You're tripping man, I don't remember MJ breakdancing ... You don't like Usher ok, I have no problem with that, but dude has his own style, I mean just go on youtube and watch Pop Ya Collar, U Remind Me, U Got It Bad, Let It Burn and tell me it looks like Mike.

Do I like store brand items ? Yes, when they're good I don't care ... but honestly, you see youreself moving like MJ in a club ? Usher looks like a regular dude who can dance, MJ looks like a dancine machine.

I agree with the identity crisis part, I pmean look at this post, but in studio I like his voice.

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I would say that Ne-Yo is the biggest MJ immitator of all. Watch any of his videos and u get this MJ-wannabe moves, even the type of music of his last two singles I heard ("Beautiful Monster" and "Champagne Life") are so MJ-esque and unfortunately that's the best way to turn himself into a joke

Usher is not as much of a copycat as Ne-Yo, I mean his music (at least the singles I am aware of) has nothing to do with MJ's music, his videos also do not have much in common with MJ videos besides the odd dance move here and there which is not however on the total immitation level of Ne-Yo. It's on his live performances that the guy really immitates and also in a funny way. I saw him on GMA singing his crap song ("DJ Got Us...") and doing all the MJ moves which were not even fitting the music. That's a shame because he is a good dancer and he could come up with moves which at least fit the music (I know originality is too much to ask)

I wouldn't put Chris Brown in the same category as them. His latest two videos ("Deuces" and "Yeah") do not remind me of MJ at all and the choreography in "Yeah" is just great and exciting

As for someone taking the place of MJ, it ain't gonna happen. Those kids should try and build their own hype (which all of them had and lost in various degrees) instead of jumping on someone else's bandwagon. I'd say in that regard Chris Brown is doing better as his Rihanna debacle forced him to start rebuilding his fanbase from scratch and so far he's doing good. Usher remains popular while his music becomes crappier and crappier so he has no incentive to change direction and Ne-Yo seems to have slipped into irrelevancy as a performer.

RipTheJacker said:

here's one man (that some of you all know and love) who MIGHT disagree with that statement

"I feel pressure to be the new michael"...?

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very funny.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Hey, Michael...Usher thinks he's being pressured to be the new you. What say you?

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clasic

When I stumble across Usher’s horrible lyrics, I think Michael would never. Dude is not even close.

lastdecember said:

I just wish i could erase this whole fucking generation, I am the next this i am the next that. I feel pressure to fill michaels shoes, JT and I are the new Michael and Prince etc......everyone is so hung up on trying to be someone else that dont realize that they fucking suck, thats right USHER and others u suck straight up suck, until you carve your own path and make something worthy of even being in competition with any that came b4 you, shut up and produce some good music for once, stop with the soundbytes and HYPE BS, get in the studio and do some good music that actually will last longer than a piece of chewing gum, and sorry, but no one has been doing that in a long time.

cinnamongal said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Hey, Michael...Usher thinks he's being pressured to be the new you. What say you?

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clasic

!! aww shit I love how it's turning into a GIF thread !!

EmeraldSkies said:

Nice Usher is delusional Like him though, but he is trippin

"Yo, Ush, Im real happy for you and Imma let you finish, but I AM the best Michael Jackson wanna be of all time! OF ALL TIME!.... Usher doesn't care about me!"

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FrenchGuy said:

"Yo, Ush, Im real happy for you and Imma let you finish, but I AM the best Michael Jackson wanna be of all time! OF ALL TIME!.... Usher doesn't care about me!"

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The only albums I have is 8701 and Confessions,

when 8701 was released he was announced as the new MJ

and he had some succes in Europe with the hits from

both albums. Even now he still has some succes but compared 2 MJ?

Nonono, a lot of people don't even know who he is.

I know he's much more succesful in the US but after Confessions I lost my

intrest...like I lost my intrest in a lot of R&B acts;

these days they try 2 mix R&B with Euro-elektro sound and I don't like it.

In Europe we've heard Eurodance music so much that it's sad that

I can't listen 2 R&B with those annoying sounds.....Black Eyed Peas for instance..

what were they thinking???

And...nobody can replace MJ, I sometimes critize him but he was a great artist/performer!

(new album NOT bad at all, Monster!!!)

while taking in some theatre,word got back to The Earl Of Rochester about ushers' delusional aspirations about being the next Michael Jackson and he was none too pleased.

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wow, he seriously needs to calm down

FrenchGuy said:

"Yo, Ush, Im real happy for you and Imma let you finish, but I AM the best Michael Jackson wanna be of all time! OF ALL TIME!.... Usher doesn't care about me!"

Like hot grits on Al Green, Kanye is likely to be dogged by this incident for the rest of his life, lol.

Confessions was a HUGE record. He should feel pressure just to properly follow that album up, and he's already messed up twice.

here's the reaction about usher feeling pressure to be the new michael from a few bar patrons.

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"I feel pressure to be the new Michael"

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ViintageJunkiie said:

"I feel pressure to be the new Michael"

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HAAAA

I don't understand one thing why NE-YO was disappointed in his album sales. Is he disappointed because he put on white socks and penny loafers and a stole some moves he is suppose to sell like MJ.

One of the things that is lost in this generation is imagination.

NE-YO, Usher, chris brown, STOP IT.

Poor Usher! He can't tell the difference between 'the pressure to be the next MJ' and constipation. Take a laxative hon!

I thought Chris Brown was supposed to be the next MJ? Oh right, he turned wife beater on us.

Usher the next MJ? I guess Brittney must be the next Barbara Streisand. Today's artists are full of themselves. Tre tre tre declasse.

Cinnie said:

Confessions was a HUGE record. He should feel pressure just to properly follow that album up, and he's already messed up twice.

Im loving this thread!

how about being a better Usher?

The New Michael boat has sailed.

NDRU said:

how about being a better Usher?

The New Michael boat has sailed.

Usher's best days are behind him. Happens to everybody.

I don't think MJ would ever sing

"I wanna make love in this club....in this club....in this club"

Cinnie said:

Confessions was a HUGE record. He should feel pressure just to properly follow that album up, and he's already messed up twice.

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The record is already dead tho

Silly negro.

Has anyone ever said this when another great artist has passed?

And even if they did feel the pressure, they would never come out and say it.

-Did Otis Redding feel pressure to be the new Sam Cooke?

-Did Al Green feel pressure to be the new Otis Redding?

-Did Carlos Santana feel the pressure to be the new Jimi Hendrix?

-Did Iggy Pop feel the pressure to be the new Jim Morrison?

-Did Luther Vandros feel the pressure to be the new Marvin Gaye?

-Did Jay-Z feel the pressure to be the new Notorious BIG?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Silly negro.

Has anyone ever said this when another great artist has passed?

And even if they did feel the pressure, they would never come out and say it.

-Did Otis Redding feel pressure to be the new Sam Cooke?

-Did Al Green feel pressure to be the new Otis Redding?

-Did Carlos Santana feel the pressure to be the new Jimi Hendrix?

-Did Iggy Pop feel the pressure to be the new Jim Morrison?

-Did Luther Vandros feel the pressure to be the new Marvin Gaye?

-Did Jay-Z feel the pressure to be the new Notorious BIG?

Wow that was good, never thought of it that way.

DesireeNevermind said:

NDRU said:

how about being a better Usher?

The New Michael boat has sailed.

Usher's best days are behind him. Happens to everybody.

I don't think MJ would ever sing

"I wanna make love in this club....in this club....in this club"

Yes he's too old to be "the next MJ"

I just don't get how these artists are emulating very creative and unique artists and somehow thinking that makes them on the same level as those artists.

MJ was MJ. Usher should be Usher, he should just do it better