Is it wrong to say tupac is as good as an artist as michael jackson
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Farrinto
Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas
MJ has multiple classics and multiple hits that transcend genres. He is a top 5 iconic music artist of all time, maybe top 3. That's why this whole premise is fukking stupid. Pac is just not in the same arena and his career wasn't nearly as long. I'm not mad at cats for preferring Pac's music, I do too, but to say that Pac was a better artist is just
In fact, no rapper period is touching MJ.
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
MJ started out before Pac was in Afeni's womb locked up.
MJ was working with Quincy Jones which can't be emphasized enough. A Beatle decided to lend his hand to collaborate on a god awful song. After his peak he decided to date Elvis's daughter, have white kids, and gone through a number of questionable cosmetic procedures to distance himself from his heritage.
Pac was around for a few years and made such an impact, pre or post death, that there's murals of him in third world countries.
If Pop's your thing, do you, but there's art and then there's performance. There's also Micheal Jackson fan forums.
It's all subjective. There's no right answer. Personally, besides a few exceptional albums, I don't like intentional Pop made music. So, if you're the type of dude that'll take Smooth Criminal over Hail Mary then maybe you're not posting in the right sub forum or the right forum at all.
2manyFCKNrappers
mentally i measure kilos
Pac is great but nowhere near Michael Jackson. No artist is anywhere close to MJ on any level.
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
2Pac is a better artist than Michael Jackson
California Love was a bigger song than Billie Jean
I've heard it all
By that logic, Mike is inferior to Elvis and the Beatles.
Neither of which had a Quincy Jones.
Farrinto
Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas
Again, that's why I said that it's a dumb argument. You can't compare MJ to Pac because they just aren't in the same arena. There's MJ murals all across the world too plus his death sent shockwaves across the world. People were literally killing themselves after he died. I'm not a huge MJ fan like that so I'm not even biased here, but it is what it is. MJ and 2Pac just aren't comparable like that. I'm not shytting on Pac but it's the truth.
Here Comes the Pain
Superstar
Michael was more than just a performer. Yes he did have Quincy, but he was definitely a visionary. He beat boxed the sounds from his head onto a recorder. Quincy was there to help polish up Michael`s ideas. If it was all Quincy, Billy Jean wouldn't have existed because he didn't like the idea of it.
A lot of people see Michael and they think king of pop( he didn't even create that term), moonwalk, and thriller, but dude was an artist. I think he gets overlooked in that aspect. He wasn't just a product of the people around him.
Nomad1
Tupac KONY and GOAT
yea cuz sales means youre goodWhen Pac has the biggest selling album of all time then this MIGHT be a discussion until then...
MJ was a pop star, fukk outta here with that shyt
Farrinto
Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas
I never listened to Elvis or the Beatles, so I can't even speak on that plus they're not relevant to the discussion. It's about Pac and MJ. Quincy Jones might've boosted MJ but MJ was still writing and had his hands in his projects creativity wise. The talent was still there. This shyt just boils down to what you like. Even in the other thread, I said I'd listen to Pac's discography for the rest of my life over MJs, but that doesn't mean I can't acknowledge that MJ is the superior artist.
yea cuz sales means youre good
MJ was a pop star, fukk outta here with that shyt
Tupac was local MJ was global. Numbers don't lie.
Nomad1
Tupac KONY and GOAT
statues in germany, militant groups in Liberia and Congo using Pac to fuel their movements, murals in brazil, etc
it took Pac 5 years to do that.Yet...he still not as big as MJstatues in germany, militant groups in Liberia and Congo using Pac to fuel their movements, murals in brazil, etc
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
Then we made similiar points.
Not identical and there's definitely some disagreement there, but be careful how you define truth.
