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Discussion: Will Usher be a legend?
Member Since: 6/7/2011
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Originally posted by skyler_
and another thing, because it is bothering me, if you going to make a thread about "Will usher be a legend" dont compare him to the female artist in the music industry because there style and music is different from his
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I just said that the legends were generational and that people coming out at his time were Beyonce and Britney and they're huge now. I also compared him to MJ a lot AND I even said, "is it becoming too female-focused, the industry?", so I don't see what you mean.
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Eh, maybe. He has potential.
I doubt he would ever be as big of a legend as Michael, though. Michael is still a legend and always will be.
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Originally posted by BeamMeUp
How are you gonna front when he has like 9 #1 songs.
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Rihanna has 10 but most wouldn't admit they're memorable, so I don't see what was wrong with that person's comment.
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He' already a legend
Do I really need to pull the receipts?
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He'll always be an R&B legend. Most new male r&b artist aspire to be like Usher and some old artist are inspired by him.
I really don't know how anyone can say Rihanna and Katy Perry are on their way to being legends when they haven't had that much of an impact on the industry either.
And #1s don't equal impact.
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Originally posted by Chemist
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Something to say?
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Originally posted by Beyond Say
He'll always be an R&B legend. Most new male r&b artist aspire to be like Usher and some old artist are inspired by him.
I really don't know how anyone can say Rihanna and Katy Perry are on their way to being legends when they haven't had that much of an impact on the industry either.
And #1s don't equal impact.
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I included Katy Perry because some KatyCats just do not want to admit that she isn't likely to be a legend, but I think Rihanna will definitely be a legend. I don't want to get into that, though.
Yes, an R&B legend sounds right.
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
Exactly. I can see him being a legend but not on the MJ or Madonna level.
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Who expects that?
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R&B Legend. i'm basically co-signing with whoever said it above me.
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
I included Katy Perry because some KatyCats just do not want to admit that she isn't likely to be a legend, but I think Rihanna will definitely be a legend. I don't want to get into that, though.
Yes, an R&B legend sounds right.
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Rihanna will be eventually in time if she continues with this success & put a classic album a la Rated R
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The way I see it, legends are very generational. From the 80s and 90s, the legends have been established as , Michael Jackson, etc..., .
the first sentence sounds alot better to me , as I edited it second sentence needs to be taken out
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Success is not always indicative of a "legend." Usher has had tons of success, and he has been one of the most consistent R&B artists of our generation. That is undeniable. But I don't think he has that one song that people have praised. "Yeah!" is still remembered today, but he doesn't have a "Thriller," "Superstition," or "When Doves Cry." He surely doesn't have an album as universally praised as Thriller, Songs in a Key of Life or Purple Rain. Confessions was an enormous success, but it doesn't get brought up with the true greats, regardless of its worldwide success. I just think he hasn't gotten that one song or album that truly stands out as an artistic piece or has that "legendary" feel to it. As an individual, he really doesn't stand out either. He will be a "legend" in the sense that he has achieved so much in his career and remained consistent over the years. I will give him that much.
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The use of legend is so overdone on this board.
Usher is certainly not a legend now.
Microscopic small chance to become one in the future.
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Originally posted by skyler_
The way I see it, legends are very generational. From the 80s and 90s, the legends have been established as , Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley etc..., .
the first sentence sounds alot better to me , as I edited it
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Elvis didn't exist in the 80s and 90s.
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Originally posted by BeamMeUp
Who expects that?
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True.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Success is not always indicative of a "legend." Usher has had tons of success, and he has been one of the most consistent R&B artists of our generation. That is undeniable. But I don't think he has that one song that people have praised. "Yeah!" is still remembered today, but he doesn't have a "Thriller," "Superstition," or "When Doves Cry." He surely doesn't have an album as universally praised as Thriller, Songs in a Key of Life or Purple Rain. Confessions was an enormous success, but it doesn't get brought up with the true greats, regardless of its worldwide success. I just think he hasn't gotten that one song or album that truly stands out as an artistic piece or has that "legendary" feel to it. As an individual, he really doesn't stand out either. He will be a "legend" in the sense that he has achieved so much in his career and remained consistent over the years. I will give him that much.
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He's an R&B standard though. So many up & comers sight him as an inspiration.
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
Rihanna has 10 but most wouldn't admit they're memorable, so I don't see what was wrong with that person's comment.
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I wouldn't say I only know 1 Rihanna song though. She'd have to have slept through part of 04 or hell even 2010
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
Elvis didn't exist in the 80s and 90s.
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oops,
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Success is not always indicative of a "legend." Usher has had tons of success, and he has been one of the most consistent R&B artists of our generation. That is undeniable. But I don't think he has that one song that people have praised. "Yeah!" is still remembered today, but he doesn't have a "Thriller," "Superstition," or "When Doves Cry." He surely doesn't have an album as universally praised as Thriller, Songs in a Key of Life or Purple Rain. Confessions was an enormous success, but it doesn't get brought up with the true greats, regardless of its worldwide success. I just think he hasn't gotten that one song or album that truly stands out as an artistic piece or has that "legendary" feel to it. As an individual, he really doesn't stand out either. He will be a "legend" in the sense that he has achieved so much in his career and remained consistent over the years. I will give him that much.
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I don't think Beyonce has THAT album either but she's definitely on her way to being a legend.
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