Abel destroys all 3 music wise not performance

You really this dumb huh, whole r&b sound of the 2010’s was inspired by The Weeknd

Look no matter who it is you're talking about, Weeknd, Breezy, Usher, Bruno...none of them will ever be the 100% package MJ was. He was a once in a lifetime talent, larger then life. We should dead that convo permanently, no one is touching him.

But all those guys listed still have great qualities and will all probably be considered legends or even GOATS when it's all said and done. Depending on how the rest of their careers go.

I mean, anyone can come up with a tenor voice and do something

Cuz they annoying and ignorant as hell

When arent being hyperbolic they peddle dumbass opinions about R&B as a whole despite very clearly not listening to very much R&B at all

Underrating Usher in 2003-04

Every rnb artist post 2011 out now!

I think it depends on your metrics. I think on musical accomplishments, we can put loads of people in that bracket - Drake for sure in sales. There’s just some je ne sais quoi that the legends had that I just don’t see today. Maybe it’s nostalgia I dunno. There’s just something about MJ and Prince that transcends.

tbf most of the genuine Weeknd fans wouldn’t go near comparing him to MJ lol

Yes man IMO Bruno is a great writer but he’s never done anything forward moving musically in his career. He’s great at channeling the past but I’ve never really heard anything from Bruno that sounded new or fresh. Whereas Abel has showcased he can dip into a past bag and push the genre forward at the same time, I think that’s an extremely important thing to keep in mind.

Chris’ early work is also fantastic I’m not disputing that, probably better musically than Abel’s middle section of his discog. But past Royalty Chris’ music just never hit the same for me. The tapes, Kiss Land, and AH are better than most of what those two have put out IMO.

I fw this song heavy

Usher and Chris are already certified legends but yeah

Stop lmao. It’s s*** like this that I’m talking about lmao yall always gotta he so disrespectful to R&B legends constantly just to big up Weeknd

So you don’t think there are any rn?

I agree tbh

Y'all Weeknd stans need to slow down fr

Y'all say The Weeknd is the most influential in R&B in the last decade, but how come he wasn't mentioned by anyone when the King of R&B discussions were running? 80% of the top 3 I saw from R&B singers, other artists and experts were:
1. R Kelly
2. Usher
3. Chris Brown

When you have so many people jumping through hoops to discredit you,you're a legend.
Happened with Drake,happened with Kendrick,happened with Weeknd.
Nobody is close to MJ or Prince but Frank and Weeknd are the two most influental singers right now with the best output

He’ll always be a legend to me for Trilogy, those vibes will never be felt again

we could have that conversation a lot more easily if OP didn’t start the thread by making stupid ass comparisons

R Kelly

People might s*** on me for this but Chris Brown had like 3 years tops of being at that level

People just overrate it because he was an incredibly good performer as well

But he’s been incredibly mediocre for almost a decade now idk how you can put him discography wise near the same level as The Weeknd