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Why does anyone, outside of Nu Yawk, pay attention to Jay Z?

On another note, Usher cool and all but he won’t be in MJ’s shoes.

Jay-Zin Quit Smoking! We All Know Chris Brown Is The Next Big Thing After MJ,,,

Usher has lasted for a while but hasn’t reached a MJ status ever, he hasn’t been able to duplicate the success of Confessions. That was a good album. Mj never duplicated Thriller…but the albums after were still multi-platinum hits.

Um Usher is so 2000 and late (i know that phrase is too). This is not 2004. Usher had a good run, but he has peaked.

Yea he can i guess

Usher will never be the one because he does not give his all when performing. He half asses his performances. To fill MJ’s position you have to have the ability to let go and give it your all when performing without any thoughts of what people think and that is definately not Usher. Before Chris Brown messed his career up I would have said he would be the one but not anymore. Chris puts it all out there when performing which is why MJ was a fan of his.

Usher is boring and will never been Michael. End of story…..

No way. Usher is talented but not on MJ’s level

yeah chris may be able to dance, but you have to admit, he is not as strong a vocalist as michael. Michael had both, the ability to dance and sing really well. Truthfully although usher can sing better than chris, and can dance his butt off, he don’t have that something that made michael a star, so I’ll have to say leave michael’s shoes unfilled.

I would say Omarion before I would ever say Usher.
Chris brown is the reason most of these dudes is getting shine right now.

Maybe 10yrs ago but not anymore. There will never be another MJ, however Chris Brown is the closest that the entertainment industry has without a doubt

Never happen. MJ was a once in… well, ever!! Just cause Jay-Z says it don’t make it so! Usher is talented, but he was off-key if we keep it all the way real, during parts of his performance. He’s cool, but he’ll just never be at that worldwide iconic level.

I don’t know what these artist are thinking. It takes alot more than a few hits to be the King of Pop. Why would anyone want to be the King of Pop, make up a new name why dont’cha and stop trying to fill someone elses shoes…lol.

Like already mentioned,Michael never duplicated Thriller’s success but Bad, Dangerous, History, and Invincible still held their own in the #1 spots in their respective years. On top of that, Michael Jackson was a great producer, had the power to inspire, and a stand out Humanitarian who was all about making the world a better place via his music and generosity. Sure, out of all the other male artist, Usher comes close but a very, very, very distant second. He still has alot of time left; when Michael was Usher’s age he was during the Bad era so if he just keeps going I’m sure he’ll make it. \o/

Oh pls stop it..Michael Jackson has no viable heirs to his throne. Did you all not witness the greatness that was Michael????…

What next..soulja boy the next obama?…stuppess!

Jay Z is really smelling himself. He is not the Almighty and neither are any of u. Micheal went thru his trial and tribulations yet his TALENT still shined thru. Chris Brown still has a lot of fans and plenty of TALENT. His career is not over.

He always said he doesn’t want to be the NEXT anything, as much as he admired Micheal. He just wants to be himself, It’s the silly media and silly non fans that are full of sh*t with their asinine labels.

Jay Z yeh right…it’s not gonna happen…MJ was a success way earlier than Usher, sings better, and has a better quality of songs that he himself wrote. There’s no comparison….Usher couldn’t even sing the tribute correctly

First off there will never be another artist to take MJ crown…knowone…Chris is in awkard phase vocally and just like Usher his voice will mature but Chris do have the similiar package of MJ…he will redeem himself because regardless of his personal affairs dude is very talented can’t take that from him…Usher last perfromance I believe was either MTV or AMA whatever award show it was Usher was struggling his moves were off and vocally he wasn’t there either…the King has left..RIP MJ

MIJ TOOK THOESE SHOES WITH HIM WHEN HE LEFT. MUSIC NOW DAYS WILL NEVER COMPARE TO MIJ. YEAH RIGHT.

Usher is cool and you can tell by the why he dances etc that he was influenced by MJ. As far as filling his shoes, i don’t think so.

There will never be another Michael or anyone close to taking his place. Jay-Z is just talking out of his a**. Just know that he nor Usher will receive the same type of farewell or have the same type of iconic image is MJ. He is a fool for saying something so IMPOSSIBLE.

Old school artists wrote their own material.

Usher doesn’t do that even tho he can sing and dance.

That’s what seperates them.

Uh, no.

@Bacqui
“Jay-Zin Quit Smoking! We All Know Chris Brown Is The Next Big Thing After MJ,,,”

Uh, no.

@Mel
“I would say Omarion before I would ever say Usher.”

Okay. You are smoking crack…

U know, I never hear white people attempting to fill Elvis shoes and he’s been dead for decades. Mike’s body is barely cold and folks are wondering who’s going to fill his shoes. But U know, it’s not only blacks who disrespect Mike’s title because I remember when Justin Timberlake b*tch a$$ came out with I think Justified or whatever piece of sh*t album they were trying to coin this twink as King of Pop…I was like WTF and I never bought into the hype of his a$$. The point I’m trying to make is let the man continue to be the King of Pop, unless the title of King of Rock n Roll is given to someone else.

I feel like Usher broke momentum in his career when he dropped his mother as his management. His last album wasn’t the Usher I am used to. He is not embraced by all the world like Michael Jackson. He’s good, but he needs to do alot to come back from the damage that was Tameka Foster. If his PR team knew what they were doing, they would get him and Chili back together. All would be forgiven in my eyes, lol. And Chris who? Chris Brown is practically all but irrelevant.

umm Justin Timberlake shits all over Usher, Chris Brown, Omarion, and any other bum pop singer today.

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cant even believe this fool said that! usher would have had to damn near already fill those shoes beecause michael was already great by age 20. get outta here with that mess!

What’s the deal? I say Passed (two s’s) and it turns into a bad word? Geez!

he’s right MJ is King Usher is Prince and Beyonce fake azz b’tch lol

@Dante

LOL

What!! Okay here is the correct word. Read it downward.

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Not P***ed

Usher’s a great performer, but Usher is too caught up in what PEOPLE think and it seems like he second guesses himself all the time. MJ was one of a kind, didn’t care what anybody thought, and everything he did came from his heart. If Usher would come down to earth and stop being so cocky, maybe he can come close to the KING.

chris breezy all the way……..he is the nxt king 4sure trust me all haters

TIRED OF THE REPBL
2/3/10, 11:17:am

MIJ TOOK THOESE SHOES WITH HIM WHEN HE LEFT. MUSIC NOW DAYS WILL NEVER COMPARE TO MIJ. YEAH RIGHT.

Amen!!!!!!!!!

It’s not all about the success . Mike was a different type of individual who was genuine and compassionate . He cared about more than himself and strived to make a difference in the world . No matter how weird or eccentric he seemed at times , his legacy is one of substance . I’m not jocking or anything but M.J. set a standard in music across the board that may never be reached , there isn’t going to be a “next” King of Pop .

Jay-Z , shhhhhhh….. Please be quiet .

There will never, I repeat NEVER be another MJ. EVERRRRRRRR!!!!

Who cares about titles? All I know is I’m waiting for CB to announce his tour dates so I can be front and center.

Jay has been smoking that stuff again. Nobody and I mean nobody will be able to fill Michael Jackson’s shoes. He was a once in a lifetime kind of entertainer. The same goes for Elvis, Frank Sinatra and The Beatles.

Usher the next king of pop, that is just laughable. The same goes for Beyonce. I don’t care how over exposed Beyonce is or how many major endorsements she gets, she will never fill Michael Jackson’s shoes either.

michael handed it over to breezy

stop playing

timberlake my azz

Michael Jackson took those big shoes with him to his grave. So Usher, NeYo, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Beyonce and Omarion can keep dreaming.

I have yet to see an entertainer on the level of Michael Jackson and I doubt I ever will. Usher isn’t a close second or even a distant second. Michael was truly touched by the hands of God to send a distinct message and he stuck to it.

Usher is no treasure of R&B. Need I remind y’all of the great Luther Vandross. Now that was an R&B voice right there. When Usher gets on par as far as interpretation on the level of a Luther I might consider that he’s a viable singer. Until then I see better singing folks at church on Sunday.

I believe it

no way that would be ne-yo no doubt!!

I am a fan of Usher but lets be honest, Michael Jackson deserved his title whether people like him or not b/c we he was innovative and he pushed boundaries. Everything Usher does is MJ influenced. I don’t understand how can he take MJ”s spot by copying his moves. Lets see if Usher can sell 110 million copies and set records.

Why is that everyone is compared to MJ (who fails completely at as well)? NO ONE CAN EVER FILL MJ’s SHOES!!!! DAMN! Form your own career, that is, if the buying public still cares longer than 10 seconds.

No one can fill those shoes but a new KING needs to take over for the sake of the GENRE.

There will never be another Michael Jackson, period.
It’s also very disrespectful to even try and compare somebody to him or to even insinuate in anyway that someone could fill his shoes.

Michael Jackson’s shoes were unfillable. So let’s just leave it at that and not disrespect the man and his work by comparing him to people that will never eva eva be on his level.

There is only ONE King of Pop! There won’t be a “new” or “next” one!! No one can/will top MJ!!

@SARAH,
This is more than him smoking crack, its seems like a calculated sinister campaign by the very ppl in the industry who were trying to destroy mj for the past 12-15 years. However they are using Jay-Z and his crew to do it. In other word they are using mjs own ppl to tear down his lagacy by attempting to replace him.I say attempting because its never ever ever gonna happen. Ive notice they always use mj as a prop to shine a bright light on themselves.Beyonce is now carrying it to the extreme.As black ppl they should be really ashame for being part of this agenda to destroy mj lagacy.I have no resprct for them.and karma will get their a.s.s.e.s.

ooooooohhhh some of y’all folks are sooooo silly with your comments yall just made my day. I needed these good laughs. But I agree with the majority. Usher is good he ain’t the best let Mike keep his title and Usher keep his title and me personally wouldn’t classify Usher as POP but I would have rather given him the title Crown Prince of R&B. He ain’t king I would have to say R. Kelly would be the king (putting what happened in his personal life out of this.) The man is talented and wrote a lot of songs for folks of different genre. But I don’t believe no one will ever take Mike’s spot.

legacy.

JAY-Z IS A JOKE. THIS IS A HUMAN BEING COMPARING HIMSELF TO THE LIVING GOD WHO IS THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA………

I AM SICK AND TIRED OF HIM AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING AND ELEVATE HIM TO THE LEVEL OF THE TRUE ONE JESUS CHRIST WHO IS ABOVE ALL NOW. TODAY. TOMMOROW AND UNTIL THE END OF MANKIND.

Absolutely no one will ever even come close to what Michael Jackson achieved. NO ONE!!!!

I wish they had put the whole statement plus the question… U guys answer with hate…

U all are lying 2 urselves! Usher is the Ultimate entertainer. Sure he is never going to take or outclass Michael Jackson title. He is in his own league. Usher is a very down to earth class act person. Not to mention he is far better as a person and a performer/singer than Chris Brown, Omarion, Justin Timberlake and Ne-Yo! All of those Usher clones are all losers and their music will never be remembered in 20 years. Their music will never be as good as Usher’s. Usher is the best and will always remain more successful than these fellows. Jay-Z was saying that Usher has the potential to win back his fame and his good name and reclaim a new title. Chris Brown will never be like MJ or Usher. In fact Usher is a hall of famer already and his name and career will keep on rising.

I really think that Usher’s fans are waiting for a monster hit from him because when u hear the name Usher, u expect something perfect from him. Oh yeah all radio stations play Usher’s older music a lot more than Chris, Ne-Yo, Omarion and Justin. Don’t ever say that these singers are more talented than him because they will never be in a million years. They will never break records like Usher had. Usher and R.Kelly are both the kings of Rnb so stop hating on Usher and what Jay-Z said. It’s his opinion and his right to say whatever he wants.

Usher is still the man and I don’t think he has lost it. I think it’s all the public opinion’s fault for taking Usher’s personal drama too seriously. I pray and hope that Usher proves all these haters wrong and delivers few more huge CD’s and huge songs soon so they can stop bashing him. U will all be sorry for doubting him!

JT is next in line……after MJ

everybody else is no where near Justin…no kiding that guy freakin entertain

The truth about this article is not whether usher can fill mjs shoes or not (because no one can ever fill the righteous’ king of pops shoes) but it’s to cover up Michael’s death and try to fill a void with a controlled operative of the music industry. I loved usher before but this proves he’s in it to take orders. Jackson’s music came from reality and the heart…

NEVER BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JACKSON……NUFF SAID

I luv Mj & respect him as a person & not his personality but 4 usher his my baby if a al there should b another king of pop dat wil my Boooo (yeah men)