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Is Beyonce Knowles TODAY'S Michael Jackson

i think a magazine said that beyonce is coming out with a new album in the next 6 months
 
billyworld99 said:
i think a magazine said that beyonce is coming out with a new album in the next 6 months
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Yep..she's taking a 6th month hiatus and coming back again at the end of the year..it's way too soon..

I have a question for some of the Beyonce' fans on here..what do you think was her best album?
 
StarryNights90 said:
Yep..she's taking a 6th month hiatus and coming back again at the end of the year..it's way too soon..

I have a question for some of the Beyonce' fans on here..what do you think was her best album?
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i think her first album when she was at her peak my opiinion though
 
StarryNights90 said:
I think so too..the people on the Beyonce board said that Dangerously In Love was her worst album, which I think is crazy..
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Well I guess its like some fans here think Dangerous was Michaels best album, when most people would automatically say Thriller. Im one of those people btw. I prefer Dangerous to Thriller.
 
L.T.D said:
Well I guess its like some fans here think Dangerous was Michaels best album, when most people would automatically say Thriller. Im one of those people btw. I prefer Dangerous to Thriller.
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I guess that's true..but I feel like all of MJ's albums were great and I can't really decide which one I like..as for Beyonce', I feel like her first album was her only good album..
 
I think people start dumb topics like this to get people all worked up. What do you really expect people on a Michael Jackson board to say "Yeah"? Drama, Drama, Drama.
 
No one can compare to Michael Jackson.
no matter in which aspect,the distance is large.
you really don't need to compare,it's stupid.
 
L.T.D said:
The thread was only comparing them in terms of Beyonce being the biggest star of today, and Michael being the biggest star of the 80's and 90's.

In that way. I think she is the Michael Jackson of today. Not in terms of talent or ability, not to say that she is as big a star as he was. But IMO she is the biggest star of today and Michael was the biggest star of the past so in that way they are ALIKE.
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Michael is the biggest star forever,not just for the past.
Time would tell you the answer.hahaha......
 
well see if Beyonce is as influential as MJ..30 years from now..and if her music is still in heavy rotation, like MJ's is..
 
Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

Questlove from the roots said that Beyonce is the new MJ on his twitter page..he wrote this, but deleted it..

Via Twitter:

ok @RezanWhoi here is my beyonce is the new MJ argument.

thriller breaking open has more to do with the LONG overdue accolades america has FINALLY given black artists after 80 years of injustice.

threatening to shut mtv down if they don't play billie jean has MORE to do with the inequity social problems of america than it did billie jean being a brilliant song.

billie jean IS a brilliant song.

but the TIMING of its release had a WHOLE hell of alot to do with what was going on at the time.

imagine if they gave "super freak" love on mtv when they were supposed to.---you gonna tell me the song that sampled "super freak" could build an empire---but not the song that gave birth to it?

"super freak" was a victim of coming a year too early. when the invisible "no blacks allowed" sign was disguised as a "we play what our audience calls for" game.

that said yes of course. the luck and timing of thriller could NOT have happened to a better person and im HAPPY that i was alive at the time. mike worked hard to get to where he was and this is by far NOT an anti MJ post.

(for those coming late to the party--@RezanWho does NOT agree with me that beyonce is the heir to the MJ throne)


mean what more can i say?

she's well on her way at a quicker and later pace than the unspoken.

this is year 10 for her at THIS level.

it took MJ 13 years before he became GOD status.

noone is EVER disputing MJ being the STANDARD.

noone.

im pro mj til cows come home.


but you CANNOT dispute the fact that being "the first" kinda trumps everything.

i dont even consider Thriller an album more than i do consider it a 45 minute social experiment.

in other words if we LIVED in a world in which there was a FAIR LEVEL playing field in which RACE was NOT a factor in how art was received and promoted at radio:

in english?

--if there was a fair level playing field

-the idea of "watering down" music so that "america" (white people) can easily digest the music would not even be a factor in the creative process (and for those scratching heads that is the NUMBER ONE priority with songwriters and producers---the "popness" and accessibility of a song to someone who needs sugar before the medicine going down....---cause if that were NOT the case then P FUNK woulda had number one hit after number one hit in their 70's heyday.

-pop radio, news outlets, and the like would accept all artists in their formats.

(once again for late comers, mtv refused to play the billie jean video because "black music" was not their forte. ---"we are a rock channel"---sony threatened to take all videos off the air if mtv did not play it. it went from being a token move to singlehandedly allowing us to FINALLY play in some long overdue reindeer games.)

so again.

MJ is more a social experiment in my eyes.

who just so happened to make some kick ass music.

so yes. his music WAS magic. but my point is SOMEONE was gonna break the bank code in 1982.

it was due time

coulda been grandmaster flash

coulda been debarge.

coulda been lionel


coulda been prince.


someone was gonna pull the king arthur move.

mj was the victor.

NOW THAT SAID LETS START MY campaign.


if you are to pick the ONE figure in music today that is taking that baton:

mofos is looking everywhere.

ursh?
justin 1.0?
breezy?

name em.

who is MJ's heir?!?!?!

sorry.

the fact that she had to overcome SERIOUS obstacles to get to even being considered really brings the point home!

and since its the age of irony in which tiger is a pimp. the top rapper in 2010 is a white chick from cali

why not B?

when you make songs that enter the lexicon of america's everyday talk then...*shrug*? is she not a contender?

when you surpass making "a club song" or a "banger" and it winds up becoming "a friggin lifestyle. is she not a contender?

---im sorry there is some vitamin "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" injected into "crazy in love" ?whenever that shit comes on in the club.---i cant quite describes what it is when a song becomes a lifestyle instead of just a song....

--remember when "g thing" came out in 92 and made white people finally feel like niggas? (gheah!----and yall reading this dont even front like yall didnt get your vicarious "beyotch!" on during the chronic era---

THAT is the power of "Crazy in love". a song that made non model, regular, round the way, non black, overweight, uptight, not easy on the eyes, and whatever else category that is meant to be the physical opposite of however beyonce looked in the video....that song made women feel sexy.

---and it was HARD enough to make dudes wanna rhyme over that shit.

when a song can singlehandedly give someone a re-do (you do remember back when her first obstacle was overcoming being the next scrutinized diana ross to the remaining post survivor DC members as florence ballard era right?---she was supposed to be done then right?


crazy wiped our memory clean like that flashy thing in men in black.---


need i go on? she has surpassed the grammy quota. her videos are studied, copied, parodied, and other "ieds". she's her own empire. she writes her own material. newsworthy.

i mean you might have a personal "she stole my lunch money" thing going on--
and its kinda hard for me being a stan to someone you know---but the evidence is there. she appeals to all races. all lifestyle creeds from the kiddest of the kid. to the churchest of the church. s. straights. huxtable men and naborcof creeps. housewives and hoes.---i mean she has EVER demographic on LOCK.

she can ACTUALLY SING.
and dances with the best of them
face is a regular on most fashion mags
sells out stadiums
wins countless grammies
makes anthems
got bank
is her own industry

(still counts for something right?)
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

Songs like video phone to me tend to negate a large portion of his argument.
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

The thing that gets to me is that he is basically saying that the success of Thriller comes from the timing instead of the actual talent that MJ has..once again, he is another person who seems bitter toward MJ and his success..btw, Prince is his favorite artist..
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

I don't think he is bitter toward Mj and his success. i think he thinks fondly of Mj from the times I have heard him speak of MJ.

I do however think he falls into the trap so many fall into of thinking that Mjs success was a coincidence of timing and other forces and had very little to do with what Mj brought to the table.

Oh well...
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

Prepares for the "I hate Bey" quotes. :/

I think MJ is still the KOP, though I do like bey she is'nt or won't be in that level because MJ took it. :)
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

Yeah we've had a thread about Beyonce being this generations MJ. There is no need to attack Bey personally to make an argument. i think if people want to discuss it should be based on the points that Questlove thinks he is making.
 
Re: Questlove from the Roots thinks that Beyonce is the heir to MJ's Throne

here is what someone said on Beyonce's board..

Quest and me think so much alike I just had a conversation like this with my boyfriend. Basically it is all about timing with everything. Had Thriller not came out that year during that time and Sony getting in MTVs ass about showing MJ video Mike wouldnt have been who he is today. Up until thriller Prince and his Purple Rain RULED the 80's you had so many icons and competition back then but that fact that MTV was new and hip and only showed videos for them to just play rock songs and videos which all looked the same then come with Thriller that was the first video that was like a mini movie it intrigued people and took a life of its own. Every real MJ fan knows that Off The Wall album shits on Thriller but because of the video and the impact it had and you have to remember no internet everyone was rushing to buy the song, album and watch MTV with the video in constant rotation. You rewind to now or even when Invincilbe album came out MJ barely sold 500k first week and he was having issues with his previous two albums. People will get offended when I say this but I dont give a shit I think MJ has an unfair advantage I mean if single ladies came out in 84 you dont think she woulda sold 100 mil records? Beyonce has to deal with so much today and she still coming with the hits. I think what questlove was trying to say is that if you take a look at both careers they are similar except beyonce had to prove herself more, she had to go through media strutiny at a young age and people blamed her for everything in DC whereas MJ was loved well up in his adulthood and yea yall can say he didnt have a childhood but i think all that is exaggerated he was with his brothers and they all didnt turn out how he turned out. Mike put him self in certain situations and beyonce gets pick on because she is the best at what she does. I dont know its just that besides the 80's Mike hasnt dont anything to reinvent himself or bring anything new to the game He keeps doing those same boring moves for 25 years and everyone still rides his nuts like its the 80's.

I think the person who posted this on Beyonce's board is very bitter toward MJ!!
 
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SHAMONEMJ90 said:
Questlove from the roots said that Beyonce is the new MJ on his twitter page..he wrote this, but deleted it..

Via Twitter:

ok @RezanWhoi here is my beyonce is the new MJ argument.

thriller breaking open has more to do with the LONG overdue accolades america has FINALLY given black artists after 80 years of injustice.

threatening to shut mtv down if they don't play billie jean has MORE to do with the inequity social problems of america than it did billie jean being a brilliant song.

billie jean IS a brilliant song.

but the TIMING of its release had a WHOLE hell of alot to do with what was going on at the time.

imagine if they gave "super freak" love on mtv when they were supposed to.---you gonna tell me the song that sampled "super freak" could build an empire---but not the song that gave birth to it?

"super freak" was a victim of coming a year too early. when the invisible "no blacks allowed" sign was disguised as a "we play what our audience calls for" game.

that said yes of course. the luck and timing of thriller could NOT have happened to a better person and im HAPPY that i was alive at the time. mike worked hard to get to where he was and this is by far NOT an anti MJ post.

(for those coming late to the party--@RezanWho does NOT agree with me that beyonce is the heir to the MJ throne)


mean what more can i say?

she's well on her way at a quicker and later pace than the unspoken.

this is year 10 for her at THIS level.

it took MJ 13 years before he became GOD status.

noone is EVER disputing MJ being the STANDARD.

noone.

im pro mj til cows come home.


but you CANNOT dispute the fact that being "the first" kinda trumps everything.

i dont even consider Thriller an album more than i do consider it a 45 minute social experiment.

in other words if we LIVED in a world in which there was a FAIR LEVEL playing field in which RACE was NOT a factor in how art was received and promoted at radio:

in english?

--if there was a fair level playing field

-the idea of "watering down" music so that "america" (white people) can easily digest the music would not even be a factor in the creative process (and for those scratching heads that is the NUMBER ONE priority with songwriters and producers---the "popness" and accessibility of a song to someone who needs sugar before the medicine going down....---cause if that were NOT the case then P FUNK woulda had number one hit after number one hit in their 70's heyday.

-pop radio, news outlets, and the like would accept all artists in their formats.

(once again for late comers, mtv refused to play the billie jean video because "black music" was not their forte. ---"we are a rock channel"---sony threatened to take all videos off the air if mtv did not play it. it went from being a token move to singlehandedly allowing us to FINALLY play in some long overdue reindeer games.)

so again.

MJ is more a social experiment in my eyes.

who just so happened to make some kick ass music.

so yes. his music WAS magic. but my point is SOMEONE was gonna break the bank code in 1982.

it was due time

coulda been grandmaster flash

coulda been debarge.

coulda been lionel


coulda been prince.


someone was gonna pull the king arthur move.

mj was the victor.

NOW THAT SAID LETS START MY campaign.


if you are to pick the ONE figure in music today that is taking that baton:

mofos is looking everywhere.

ursh?
justin 1.0?
breezy?

name em.

who is MJ's heir?!?!?!

sorry.

the fact that she had to overcome SERIOUS obstacles to get to even being considered really brings the point home!

and since its the age of irony in which tiger is a pimp. the top rapper in 2010 is a white chick from cali

why not B?

when you make songs that enter the lexicon of america's everyday talk then...*shrug*? is she not a contender?

when you surpass making "a club song" or a "banger" and it winds up becoming "a friggin lifestyle. is she not a contender?

---im sorry there is some vitamin "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" injected into "crazy in love" ?whenever that shit comes on in the club.---i cant quite describes what it is when a song becomes a lifestyle instead of just a song....

--remember when "g thing" came out in 92 and made white people finally feel like niggas? (gheah!----and yall reading this dont even front like yall didnt get your vicarious "beyotch!" on during the chronic era---

THAT is the power of "Crazy in love". a song that made non model, regular, round the way, non black, overweight, uptight, not easy on the eyes, and whatever else category that is meant to be the physical opposite of however beyonce looked in the video....that song made women feel sexy.

---and it was HARD enough to make dudes wanna rhyme over that shit.

when a song can singlehandedly give someone a re-do (you do remember back when her first obstacle was overcoming being the next scrutinized diana ross to the remaining post survivor DC members as florence ballard era right?---she was supposed to be done then right?


crazy wiped our memory clean like that flashy thing in men in black.---


need i go on? she has surpassed the grammy quota. her videos are studied, copied, parodied, and other "ieds". she's her own empire. she writes her own material. newsworthy.

i mean you might have a personal "she stole my lunch money" thing going on--
and its kinda hard for me being a stan to someone you know---but the evidence is there. she appeals to all races. all lifestyle creeds from the kiddest of the kid. to the churchest of the church. s. straights. huxtable men and naborcof creeps. housewives and hoes.---i mean she has EVER demographic on LOCK.

she can ACTUALLY SING.
and dances with the best of them
face is a regular on most fashion mags
sells out stadiums
wins countless grammies
makes anthems
got bank
is her own industry

(still counts for something right?)
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WHY DO YOU GUYS ALWAYS POST THINGS AND ARGUEMENTS THAT ALWAYS RELATE TO THIS "BEYONCE" TOPIC WHEN IT MEANS NOTHING? There have been almost 6 different threads asking the same damn question related to Beyonce. Why? Its almost as if you people want her to be the NEW king of pop LOL which is ridiculous. We know this is not true so why must you guys FEED into it and make yourselves more mad and upset when it means nothing?

First off, Questlove is no God of anything to proclaim another artist as something. He has a biased against Michael and prefers alot of other artists. With that being said, I dont take anyone seriously who downplays classic material as Thriller and Off the wall and then compares it to garbage. Ive spoken to music conscience people REALLY music conscience people who say that Off the wall is one of the greatest r&b soul albums ever made and goes on that top list. The fact that he mentioned Beyonce has done the same thing as Michael and downplayed Michael's success is ridiculous and quite very disrespectful to Michael as an artist and what he achieved because UNLIKE Beyonce Michael exactly worked hard, was innovative and deserved his recogition. I'm really just tired of these Beyonce threads asking if she is the KOP and this that and the other.... she is not and never will be so why discuss when its been argued millions of times. There really is no arguement.

Lets bisect Questloves arguement:

she can ACTUALLY SING. - she has a DESCENT voice there are plenty of better female singers and that doesnt make her a legend just because she can sing there is much more because anyone can JUST sing.
and dances with the best of them- She can not dance and she is not an innovative dancer. If you remove all her backup dancers and she is the only one standing. What can she do?
face is a regular on most fashion mags Questlove how does the fact that she is commercial has anything to do with her music? Michael was popular as well but he exactly was talented and produced GOOD material unlike Beyonce who just sells an image and not good music
sells out stadiums Beyonce has not sold out millions of Stadiums as Michael has and once again what does this has to do with her music? Miley Cyrus sold out as well that dont mean the music is good or makes her extradinary
wins countless grammies The reason why Beyonce wins grammys at every stinking award show is because there is simply no one else to give it to and because she is heavily commercial. They give out awards they are not earned anymore. Anytime a crap song like single ladies can win song of the year? LOL the grammys are not credible at all
makes anthems What anthems has Beyonce made that compared to Man in the mirrer, heal the world, what more can I give, we are the world? Beyonce has never made a popular charitable song or anthem that brings PEOPLE TOGETHER. and quest if your talking about single ladies you have lost all respect from me
got bank There are plenty of BETTER singers than her and are just as rich and MORE talented, that has nothing to do with anything
is her own industry What industry? clothes, material, etc which has nothing to do with music? Give me a break questlove

Ya see all these things has nothing to do with music and questlove should be a shame of downplaying Michael and comparing Beyonce to Michael. What is this world coming to? I see why now the industry is screwed up.
 
Article taken from Martin Scorpeze's music blog..
http://windimoto.com/scorpeze-blog/?p=461

Good people, I want to be brief but the fact is to comprehend MJ is a huge undertaking. Though Mr. Thompson had some interesting points, his claim is poorly thought out and completely without merit.

First off, let me say that there are certain facts about Mrs. Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter than cannot be disputed.

A) She is talented.
B) She can sing.
C) She can dance.
D) She has star quality.
E) She is a beautiful woman.

That being said, there are definitely parallels between Mrs. Knowles and Michael Joseph Jackson:

A) They both have been entertainers since they were children
B) They are both driven to be the best in their field
C) They have reaped great success in the entertainment industry
D) They are both Virgos–thus hard workers and shy people that come alive on stage
E) They both came from groups that they inevitably outgrew
F) They both-because of growing up in the entertainment industry-have somewhat stunted social development
G) They have overbearing fathers who guided their careers.
H) They both bammas
I) They Black

…and that’s where the comparisons stop.

When Berry Gordy stood before the world at MJ’s memorial and finally said out loud what the world already knew but for numerous reasons could not bring itself to freely admit–that Michael Jackson is the greatest entertainer to ever live–NO ONE could offer an argument to the contrary…because there is no argument to the contrary.

There is a point when you are no longer great, but legendary…where you are no longer legendary, but an icon…where you are no longer an icon but the Gold Standard by which all others are measured…MJ reached that level….

MJ didnt just “change the game”, he obliterated the old game and put a new one in its place.

This may sound like hyperbole, but the facts speak for themselves.

No one has sold as many records as MJ. Period. But record sales are only a piece of this pie. Yes, Thriller had a lot of serendipity going for it, but the pieces had been put into place a long time before that…

At the age of FIVE YEARS OLD, MJ was already on a level that he relieved his older brother Jermaine of his lead singer position in the Jackson 5. Grown men refused to play on a bill with him. He was a seasoned enough entertainer that his competition in talent shows swore that he was not a child, but an adult midget (true story). A child had professional adult entertainers shook. Bear in mind, this was the 60’s, where you couldnt lipsynch, use auto-tune, or prerecorded tracks. If you didnt have the goods, you were forced to leave the stage, cute kid or not. The Jackson 5 won EVERY talent show they entered.

Another true story. At the age of THREE YEARS OLD, MJ sang Climb Ev’ry Mountain in school one day. His teacher wept.

Etta James told this story to MJ biographer J. Randy Taraborelli. She said that one night on a tour stop in the Midwest, she noticed a little boy hanging around her dressing room before showtime. She was trying to prepare for the show and the kid was distracting her. She marched up to the kid and told him to get lost. The kid scrambled away. Later, after her set, the boy appeared at her dressing room door. She asked him “What do you want, kid?” The boy replied, “Miss James, my father told me to come and apologize for bothering you earlier. I didn’t meant to, its just that you’re so good. I just want to know how you do it…” Etta had a change of heart and invited the boy in for some pointers. She remembers (in a self-congratulatory way) thinking to herself after the boy had gone, “One day, that boy is going to be the best…because he wants to learn from the best…”.

Mind you, this is going on before Motown ever knew The Jackson 5 existed. The rest, as they say, is history.

There are artists that we enjoy, and then there are artists that we FEEL. They give us pause. They make us consider things. They make us sit up and pay attention, and what they do and say stays with us long after the show is over or the record stops.

I’ve always said that you can divide entertainers into 2 categories: Artists and Acts.

Acts wants your attention and praise. They use whatever talent they may have to gain your favor. It doesnt matter to them how they do it. You pay them and clap for them and they are satisfied.

Artists also wants your attention and praise, but the difference is that an artist feels duty bound to share their gifts. They perform in service of the audience. They feel compelled to connect with their audience, to give a voice to whatever you in the audience may be thinking or feeling. At other times, an artist has something to say that they feel everyone should hear. An artist has purpose and integrity.

Michael Jackson felt duty bound to right the wrongs of the world. He wanted people to stop hurting each other and start loving each other more. It was this message of love that was the foundation of his music and performances until his last day on Earth.

Michael Jackson is an artist. At the age of 18, he pleaded with us to come together in songs like Show You The Way To Go, Living Together, Dreamer, and Strength of One Man. He continued on with a constant message.
-Man of War
-Can You Feel It
-We Are The World
-Earth Song
-They Dont Care About Us
-Beat It
-Heal The World
-Bless His Soul
-Man In The Mirror
-Keep The Faith
-On The Line (which was the theme song to the only film that I know of about the Million Man March)

if you wanna talk empowerment, he said:
“Lift your head up high and scream out to the world
I know I am someone, so let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now cause you know its true
Yes, I believe in me, so you believe in you
Help me sang it
Sing to the world, sing it out loud”

He wrote that when he was 21.

Lots of people write inspirational songs, mattafact there’s a whole sub-genre of music dedicated to just that, but when MJ sang people listened…people in all corners of the globe.

While it may seem that Im just retreading old shit…I remind you that we are talking about someone who is being talked about as the “next” one of this caliber, so I think its important to realize what caliber we taumbout here….

We taumbout a cat who inspired the world to stop and not only realize the plight of Africa, but help…you had kids sending in allowances, and Mr. Joe Six Pack writing a check for famine relief….These days that type of widescale philanthropy is commonplace…

We’re taumbout a cat that made grown men cry during and after his life (I’ve seen it). A person who has little children demanding that their parents buy them his music AFTER his death.

MJ changed the way Black men approached singing. How many baritones are there in R&B these days? These days a little white kid is just as likely to start singing in an R&B style than forming a rock band because of MJ.

MJ wrote songs that are part of the permanent fiber of global culture.

MJ made Fred Astaire bow down.

Even MJ’s hero, the notoriously egocentric genius and architect of modern Black music, James Brown insisted that even though MJ had learned from him that MJ was an original.

To this day, people are still trying to discover what made MJ tick.

MJ survived a scandal that would have obliterated anyone else’s career-TWICE. After 8 years of creative silence, then man announced that he was back and instantly sold out the same arena 50 times over.

This is the man we are talking about here. This is the entertainer we are talking about. This is the artist we are talking about.

And who is Questo proclaiming to be his rightful successor?

Beyonce.

Beyonce?

For all the talent, charisma, success, and work ethic that Beyonce has, let’s be really damn real.

She aint fuckin with MJ.

She may be one of the many entertainers in the mold of MJ, but the “NEXT” MJ?

How so? Because there are some similarities in their careers? That aint enough…

Let take the visual out of the equation.

let’s sit MJ’s catalogue next to Beyonce’s….that’s not even fair…

What is the criteria? Beyonce’s songwriting? Aight, let’s look at that….

on persistent suitors:
MJ – “She comes to the door/crying at my feet/Guilt shines in her eyes/as she slowly sinks in deep/You know our love couldnt last forever/persuade your way/but you aint clever/ I close the door and I say never….”

Yonce – “So what/you bought a pair a shoes/what now I guess you think I owe you/you dont have to call as much as you do/Id give em back to be through with you/so what/my mama likes you…”

on self-empowerment:
MJ – “And when you think of trust/Does it lead you home?/To a place/that you only dream of/When you’re all alone/And you can go by feel/’Stead of circumstance/But the power’s in believing/So give yourself a chance…”

Yonce – “the shoes on my feet/I bought it/the clothes I’m wearing/I bought it/the rock Im rockin/I bought it/cuz I depend on me/if I want it/the watch Im wearin/I bought it/the house I live in/I bought it/the car Im drivin/I bought it/cuz I depend on me…”

on a broken heart:
MJ – “and it doesnt seems to matter/and it doesnt seems right/cuz the will has brought no fortune/still I cry alone at night/dont you judge of my composure/cuz Im bothered everyday/and she didnt leave a letter/she just up and ran away…”

Yonce – “Now that it’s over/Stop calling me/Come pick up your clothes/Ain’t no need to front like you’re still with me/All your homies know/Even your very best friend/Tried to warn me on the low/It took me some time/But now I am strong…”

I think we can see that we’re not dealing with the same caliber of songwriter…Also let me point out, that songwriting and producing actual music is one of the things that MJ was known for (if the word “Quincy” enters your mind, go see my “In Memoriam Part 1″ blog, then rejoin us here). it is common knowledge now that if you want a track on a Yonce album you are REQUIRED to give her a writing AND production credit–whether she did any work or not. Tsk Tsk, mayne. Okay, we know that she’s written lyrics before. Schmoove. But sometimes she doesnt when the credits say otherwise. See If I Was A Boy.

But Beyonce aint twisted knob the first, or arranged a string session, or worked out chords with musicians. Mike has. Kenny Gamble told CBS in 1977 that Mike and his broze didnt need a babysitter in the studio anymore.

Vocally? *looks at the camera*. I’ve only heard B sing ONE song with any kind of believable emotion (the latter song quoted above). Yonce fans, feel free to point me in the direction of any other song by her that moves you emotionally (please say Get Me Bodied). Meanwhile, Mike made HIMSELF cry every time he sang She’s Out Of My Life. EVERY time. Its one thing to sing well, its another thing to make people feel…

Videos? Mike damn near invented the video. I challenge you to make it all the way through this:



Like I was saying…what other criteria are we judging on, Mr. Thompson?

Record sales? Popularity? The scales are not coming anywhere close to balancing with those factors on the table…MJ’s weakest selling album ran 10 million out the gate with little promotion and one video.

Dancing? Again, Fred Astaire, James Brown, and every kid that dances professionally now cites MJ as an inspiration. He created his own dance vocabulary, his moves are studied. Even K-Fed said that the greatest moment in his life was dancing for MJ. Beyonce’s choreographer left her tour to audition for This Is It. Not for a job, to audition. Yes, MJ learned from the best but in the end when you bust certain moves people know automatically who you are mimicking. Yes, Yonce had her Single Ladies moment and everyone wanted to learn the steps but the same thing happened with the Achy Breaky Heart, The Macarena, and MC Hammer’s Chinese Typewriter. Do the Single Ladies dance 10 years from now at a party if you want. People are still doing Thriller–27 years later. Let someone accurately dance like MJ and a crowd gathers…

Is Beyonce the biggest pop star in the world right now? Yes. has she been successful for a while now? Yes. But she’s hardly alone in wearing that distinction.

Lastly, let’s talk about influence. MJ has inspired millions of people to better themselves, care about others, be ecologically responsible (long before it was hip to be “green”…BTW, MJ was a vegetarian back when fast food still tasted good), be the best they can be, follow their dreams, and take pride in being different. He has personally mentored actors, athletes, emcees, choreographers, filmmakers, authors, activists, singers, musicians, entrepreneurs, doctors, etc…both young and old.

What is Yonce’s influence? Inspiring insecure women to shake their asses half naked in a room full of strangers? Who is she inspiring and what is she inspiring them to do? To wear as little clothing as possible? Throwing your man out of the house? Emotionally blackmailing him to marry you? (the less I say about Yonce’s relationship, the better) To writhe around on the floor and spread your legs? To drive around in the Pussy Wagon???

Warning: Opinion ahead.

I absolutely fucking cringe when I hear someone suggest that Yonce is a role model that young women should be emulating. In the last decade, she has gone from suggestive to risque to desperate. What would happen if she put her legs, ass, and titties away? Would we be still be having this conversation about her artistic merit? Sweet Lawd, WHEN will women learn the difference btwn taking ownership of their sexuality and exploiting themselves?

A large part of Yonce’s appeal is that she makes records out of women’s sillier fantasies.

-Kitty Kat: I’ll withhold pussy from you if you dont give me the amount of attention I want
-Irreplaceable: I’ll kick you out the crib and you wont have a word to say about it. Oh yeah, Im going to further provoke you by inviting another dude over here in the middle of a hostile situation
-Freakum Dress: Im feeling insecure about my relationship, so instead of talking to my man…Im going to the club in the sluttiest clothes I can find…that’ll teach his ass
-Single Ladies: if you dont propose to me, Im going to go out to the club make a spectacle of myself

This is some real mature shit here *sarcasm*. the list goes on…ladies, you can follow this advice if you want to and see how far it gets you…Sadly, alot of girls and grown women think that they can pull this type of shit off because they saw Beyonce do it in a video. Trust me, I’ve seen it…

What they fail to realize is that Beyonce can make up fantasies about what its like to deal with men because she’s Beyonce. She’s spent the majority of her life on stage or under the watchful eye of her dad. If there’s one parallel btwn Yonce and MJ that stands out, you can bet your ass that the lack of a social life is one of the most prevalent. Solange can get pregnant at 17, but there was no FUCKING way Matt and Tina would have let Yonce get that far out of their eyesight for that to happen…

Just for comparison, here’s some MJ fantasies: He goes around fighting evil, protecting the world, and saving people from getting hurt…oh yeah, he turned into a zombie once…

Aint no way that Yonce, in her current incarnation, should be held up as an example…You can say what you want abt MJ and his various controversies, but when have you seen him advocating acting a motherfuckin fool?

Lemme wrap this shit up, B.

Beyonce is successful performer. Lots of people love her. MJ is a global cultural institution. A musical genius. One of the greatest vocalists of our time. One of the best dancers in history. An innovator in the field of music. A trailblazer that changed how the music industry works. A humanitarian. An inspiration. A hero. He left the world and broke the damn internet…

He is simply, the greatest entertainer ever to live. (c) Berry Gordy

Beyonce got a long way to go before she can event think about climbing that mountain.

Aint no next. There was only one.

Sorry, Ahmir.
 
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