Getting there

One of the best performers of the modern era

This guy and his charts

Yeah Drake just makes whatever he wants and it sells. One Dance, Nice For What or Hotline Bling by anyone else would have flopped. He gets flack for crossing genres but they'd complain if he just made the same safe music over and over again. He did all those numbers without critic bait too.

Global superstar Bruno Mars... a Legend?

Nah let's reserve the Legend title to random rappers and local acts.

phil collins was in genesis tho

We talking about solo Phil Collins.

No and never will be.
He’s just not original enough

mad songwriters got respect for ed, they know what he’s about.

not a fan of his music but he’s a talented guy with pop appeal, i can’t be mad at that

his work with genesis can’t be ignored if we talking about legend status

Not accurate. Phil is a legend for sure. He is seen as one of the best drummers of all time.

Lemme rephrase:

Bruno Mars is to current music what Phil Collins was in the 80s.

Make sense? Bruno has tons of hits and he's even a great performer but he has little cultural impact. He does not get much discussion in pop culture. He doesn't make media headlines and news the way MJ, Madonna, etc did at their height of fame. Not even as much as Beyonce, Gaga (in her prime), Kanye, Drake, hell even Cardi B.

He didn't cause any controversies, break any boundaries, the world never stopped when he dropped music, etc.

Most of his legacy is just making background music radio hits like Ed Sheeran/Lionel Richie/every other male pop artist who made a bunch of annoying ballads.

I don't think people have that sense that "Bruno Mars defined my time culturally" like with some artists.

By that metric Drake is the only legend in the past decade.

How the f*** is toosie slide a unique song

mmm i see what you’re saying. i assumed u was saying phil collins was solely a “safe radio pop” artist which i just can’t agree with.

i’m still not sure if i’m with you on the idea that phil collins wasn’t discussed in pop culture. between samples and urban legends , in the air tonight def is more than just a successful pop song.

lots of artists look up to phil’s talent as a songwriter. tons of ppl have gone on record to say this. i’m not sure if many ppl go farther than “i love bruno’s music”

maybe it’s just agree to disagree

People wanna call all these same song ass rappers a legend then hell yes Bruno is a legend

this lol

Lol you so shameless with it

Keep it up

Kendrick, Taylor Swift, Weeknd, and some others have reached levels to where if they drop music it's an event and they are actively a discussion in pop culture constantly. I do think Kendrick/Weeknd are low profile outside of music tho.

But yeah, at the end of the day, "legend" will always be opinionated. I do think to many ppl Bruno will be a legend, because he has many timeless hits and that's enough for many people. Just like with Ed Sheeran even if plenty of us think he's a joke.

First you claim that Drake has achieved tremendous sales successes and held onto his Aubristic integrity, unlike Bruno Mars and other pop acts who have to intentionally cater to the masses. Now you're saying Drake pads his albums to give fans more music, not because he releases the albums he wants to i.e intentionally catering to the masses