[DrunkNHotBoyz]

Originally posted by ****y On Venus

They're both iconic, sistren.

And Janet is more iconic than Beyonce. I mean let's be real, Janet is original. And that's all I'ma say. Love you Bey.

[Deemy]

Originally posted by VAN de

Maybe I did, sis, maybe I did...but my point still got across. MJ doesn't inspire singers as much as Beyonce does and that's one more thing Beyonce has over Michael.

Stop your delusions. 99% of the industry cite Michael as an inspiration whether it be boy, girl, female, male, black, white, puerto rican or asian.

[Beatz]

Beyoncé has sold 75 million albums to her name? THAT'S A BIG FAT LIE!

[ashuduff]

Originally posted by ChrisRTW

Are people really trying to come for beyonce songwriting skills!? When jimmy jam and terry lewis wrote most of janet's music.

Black Cat was written was by Janet alone. It was a #1 hit. I'm sorry, did you get owned?

[satellites.™]

Originally posted by Beatz

What? Janet has sold over 100 million albums Worldwide and had much more hits than Beyoncé.

Beyoncé in her 4th solo album is not able to score a hit single.

You can go find a got damn seat. Janet aint sold nowhere near no ****ing 100 million albums, records maybe, and Beyonce is well past 140 million records so you lose. And honey let's not do charting, Beyonce has already spent more weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 than Janet did with HALF the #1 singles. And please don't try 4's charting like Janet wasn't slipping and sliding down the Hot 100 with her singles during her first two albums and then everything after All For You.

find a seat girl, this is the big leagues and I got the receipts on deck.

[Monroe]

Originally posted by Lipton

Actually, I just read an article on here that Beyoncé sold 75 million in her 4 solo albums. She's pretty close to pass Janet if she keeps on that trajectory.

Impossible.

Dangerously In Love - 11 million (max)
B'Day - 7 million (max)
I Am...Sasha Fierce- 7 million (max)
4 - 2 million (max)

That 27 million albums right there. I'll be generous and double it to include her single sales even though a lot of her singles haven't sold well enough in the US to justify a claim to such a high figure like that, but regardless.

27*2 = 54 million. That's still only about half of Janet's total and that's assuming Beyonce's singles have sold well enough globally to justify that total.

[Drais.]

I mean the Beyhive already basically said Janet was more iconic and that the comparsion was unfair. How did this mess even start?

[Lipton]

Originally posted by Deemy

Lipton too soon.

Originally posted by Beatz

That's a lie. You believe everything on the net?

I believe it.

[Deuces]

This thread sucks. At least make them somewhat similar. Kesha and Pink? Kesha entered the scene like 2 years ago Pink been here for a decade now. Janet been here since the 80s and Bey been here (solo) since 2003.....you can't compare.

[DrunkNHotBoyz]

Originally posted by GeezusHaberdash

Beyonce has more Grammys, more money, better film opportunities outside of Tyler Perry films & has time to continue touring in stadiums and arenas to outdo Janet's debut tour gross that Janet herself can no longer top.

Sis where is the logic? What does that have to do with ICON status? Why are y'all bringing up things? Ya'll are just MAD disrespectful.

[ashuduff]

Originally posted by GeezusHaberdash

Beyonce has more Grammys, more money, better film opportunities outside of Tyler Perry films & has time to continue touring in stadiums and arenas to outdo Janet's debut tour gross that Janet herself can no longer top.

Uhm.. the janet. tour was the most successful female tour of the 90s, what are you talking about?

[Mélina]

Originally posted by Lipton

Actually, I just read an article on here that Beyoncé sold 75 million in her 4 solo albums. She's pretty close to pass Janet if she keeps on that trajectory.

[MiMiLAMb!]

Janet (Obviously)

[FreeBitch]

Historic !

[csybeyking]

Dead @ people(as usual) paying Janet's first two albums dust

however, i do think artists who became prominent in the 80s and early to mid 90s shouldn't be compared with 2000s artists because of the difference in music buying

As for iconic status, i literally NEVER here janets name being spoken in artist's interviews, when they speak about inspiration or anything...and i love janet but i literally dont here her name anywhere...there isnt any anticipation for a new era or anything...janet's most relevant happenstance in the past 5 years was michael jackson's death in pop culture and WDIGM 1&2 & For Colored Girls in entertainment

[KingSasha]

Originally posted by Deemy

Not to mention people STILL use bits and pieces from the choreography of that video and use it in their performances. The video was ahead o its time. Wasn't Beyonce inspired but that very same video when she did Ring The Alarm at the VMAs. Whenever a female artist do any choreograph thats military themed or that intricate Rhythm nation is the first thing that comes to mind.

Beyonce is not ciara for God sake,she was never inspired by Janet.Janet & Beyonce was inspired by MJ period.

[ashuduff]

Originally posted by satellites™

You can go find a got damn seat. Janet aint sold nowhere near no ****ing 100 million albums, records maybe, and Beyonce is well past 140 million records so you lose. And honey let's not do charting, Beyonce has already spent more weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 than Janet did with HALF the #1 singles. And please don't try 4's charting like Janet wasn't slipping and sliding down the Hot 100 with her singles during her first two albums and then everything after All For You.

find a seat girl, this is the big leagues and I got the receipts on deck.

Wasn't 4 sort of Janet's Velvet Rope? Something experimental, critical? Oh but wait, it was a flop. TVR hit 10 million, had three hugely successful singles and 4 had.....

[Lipton]

Originally posted by Monroe

Impossible.

Dangerously In Love - 11 million (max)
B'Day - 7 million (max)
I Am...Sasha Fierce- 7 million (max)
4 - 2 million (max)

That 27 million albums right there. I'll be generous and double it to include her single sales even though a lot of her singles haven't sold well enough in the US to justify a claim a figure such as that. But regardless.

27*2 = 54 million. That's still only about half of Janet's total.

You think?

[GeezusHaberdash]

Beyonce is a darling of the Oscars without actually winning one, has contributed to putting a word in the dictionary, has gotten pregnant, covers Vogues, & can sing live- all things Janet cannot.

[i spit on haters]

lmao I can't with homie trying to discredit Janet's song writing, Janet has written music with ZERO false pretenses, so let's not. Clearly another misinformed Beyonce fan on Janet's impact and what she has contributed to not only her career but to the music industry.