Drake may have spent most of the summer warring with Kanye West, but he found himself pitted against Michael Jackson last month thanks to a tweet from Billboard posing the question: who’s bigger in their prime — Drake or MJ?
The debate spread like wildfire on social media and in barbershops as fans of both the 6 God and the King of Pop put forward their case.
Drake fans pointed to him recently breaking Michael Jackson’s Billboard Hot 100 record for the most top 10 hits from one album. Certified Lover Boy claimed nine of the chart’s top 10 spots, eclipsing MJ’s previous record of seven from 1982’s Thriller.
On top of that, CLB has set lofty streaming records on Spotify and Apple Music (topping figures previously posted by Drake himself), which add to the Toronto superstar’s tens of billions of streams.
Billboard Sets Off Drake Vs. Michael Jackson Debate - With Numbers To Back It Up
Michael Jackson’s followers, meanwhile, refused to accept any notion that his reign as the King of Pop in the ’80s and ’90s will ever be surpassed.
As fans pointed out, MJ still has the best-selling album of all time (Thriller, which has reportedly sold over 100 million copies worldwide), he broke down racial barriers at MTV and his mere presence was enough to make fans lose consciousness.
“Micheal Jackson had grown men fainting and he ain’t do shit but stand there,” one fan hilariously argued.
Now, the Drake vs. Michael Jackson debate has made it all the way to MJ’s eldest son, Prince Jackson, who weighed in on the heated topic on Wednesday (October 6). It should come as no surprise who he’s riding with.
“I mean, everybody has their own definition of great, and all respect to Drake for everything that he does,” the 24-year-old told TooFab while out and about in Los Angeles. “But what my father and my family accomplished in the time that they did it, is very unlikely never to be matched again.”
Drake has yet to respond to the debate, but he may not be so quick to humbly submit to the King of Pop. After all, he compared himself to Michael Jackson on his latest album.
“Not sure if you know but I’m actually Michael Jackson/The man I see in the mirror is actually goin’ platinum,” he rapped on the Certified Lover Boy track “You Only Live Twice,” featuring Rick Ross and Lil Wayne.
Crowning Drake the next Michael Jackson is a risky move, though. Just ask Fat Joe, who drew the ire of Twitter when he called Drake “the Michael Jackson of this time” earlier this year.
You can not debate FACTS.
Settled lol? It wasn’t even a discussion. Lol people were buying physical copies equivalent to drakes numbers and more.
This is crazy you can’t compare the 2. MJ did that without all this social media business. 2 totally different era’s/times.
No one will ever do what Michael Jackson have done PERIOD no comparison!!!!!!!!! Like him or hate him , he was and will always be on a different level!!!!
Not to knock Drake. He’s prob the closest person to MJ stat wise and maybe even stylistically (“arena music”) other than prime Kanye but it isn’t even close. MJ was another level of dominance. Ask your parents.
No that would be bobby brown. Both he and mj made good music. Drake just whines and cries.
Not debate worthy. Complete ridiculousness.
When will you losers learn that this generation sucks. Everyday I see a reach, Lebron is comparable to Michael Jordan, Kendrick is comparable to Pac, Drake is comparable to Michael Jackson. Face it, this generation has made no worthwhile contributions to arts and entertainment. Just mumbling music, super teams a self involved nerd representing the birthplace of gangsta rap
Thanks for this
Well my opinion is that Michael Jackson King of pop will always and forever be greatest entertainer in the world. Drake just simply trying to match with best singer in the world. He will be #3 in the business. So please ask Drake stop compare himself with King of pop Michael Jackson.
You opinion is as ignorant as Drakes music is. Drake makes off best emo music. Hes not an actual artist. And his record sales aren’t real, they’re streaming numbers. So basically his whole career is a lie.
Drake is real nice with his for certain, but he ain’t in the same sentence with Mike talent wise I don’t care how many streams he got. In Mike’s day you couldn’t listen nor buy music online you had to go into a brick and mortar store and cop the joint. The only person of Mike’s era who messed with him was Prince (Purple Rain, 1999, etc.) Prior to that the Beatles and James Brown.
Hes not though. He whines and cries on wax and can’t even be bothered to stay on beat. His “sales” are actually streams. Hes pretty much only relevant to broke millenials who listen to him on YouTube. Garbage artist.
Dumb argument
Drake is just like Michael Jackson – they are both chester bitches
Have you notice that we never hear debates about who is the greatest; Peyton Manning or Brady; The Rolling Stones or The Beatles, Dale Earnhardt or Jeff Gordon; Hank Williams or Elvis Presley. Only black athletes and entertainers do this type of stuff.
Ronaldo or Messi. Both white. End of…
The thing is black people never learn. Other races pitch them against each other and they always take the bait. people who do this gives me the definition of stupidity and ignorance. The do it with jay/nas, epmd/wu-tang, rakim/KGR…..they just do it with anyone great. Kind of an everyday thing…..nothing to talk about. Black radio and tv stations create beef and rapers fall for it. It makes me sick to my stomach. Every radio radio station is always about who’s top 5, who’s better? who has a better verse? Who’s top 50 dead or alive….jeez!!!!! cut all the crap and learn from stupid mistakes.
Do we hear white people comparing their artists rolling stones v the beatles? bon jovi v metallica etc
They appreciate their artists and artistry. We make a fool of ourselves before other people. We have great artists and to me, “AINT NO BEST” i enjoy them all, support them all buy buying their music on vinyls. I don’t stream. A true fan does not stream. He collects music and loves art.
We as black people can honestly do better.
1. Drake doesn’t compare to THE KING.
2. That’s not his son.
That’s Bubbles lol
I’m a huge drake fan but I just think that everybody in the world knows about MJ. Drake is just known to the hip hop/R&B/Pop crowd. The general public couldn’t name one Drake tune. But could name at least 5 MJ tunes. End of..
Drake, my man!! Young Money!! Do you dance!!! That may very well be the all! You are good to go other wise!!!! Let me teach you the moonwalk, or better yet see Jeffery Daniels of Shalmar…
Actually the moonwalk was performed in different variations and forms from the 1930’s by Cab Calloway “The Buzz” , by Bill Bailey in 1943 while he was performing “Under the Bamboo Tree” in Meet Me in St. Louis in order to make it seem like he was actually moonwalking,1958 Dick Van Dyke would regularly do his so called version of moonwalk and camel walk constantly with his comedy routine called “Mailing A Letter On A Windy Corner”. 1965, David Ruffin also performed the moonwalk while “My Girl” on American. Also in the 1970’s the group, The Electric Boogaloos have been known to perform the move regularly on TV and at live shows. So Jeffrey Daniels wasn’t the inventor or the first one to perform it, he was just the one that taught Michael Jackson how to perform the dance in 1983.
Now come and get it some
How is this even a thing, Drake is probably barely in my top 50 rappers list tbh, I wish I can name every MC but he’s not fucking with nobody on my list.
That whiteboy can never be M.J’s son, god damn, these crackers will do anything to steal from black people, how d fuck does a black nigga give birth to a white motherfucker like this so called M.J’s son? Fuck outta here with that bullshit. They want to make everything great which is black white. Ho ass crackers.
And….. Use that race card like every other lazy idiot in America lol. You do realize you have let yourself be brainwashed into thinkin that way right? Have you not noticed that you dont see any white people whining because black people get all the attention lately? Lmfao
I’m Black and proud to be so! What does this debate have to do with color? Your comment shows ignorance and stupidity… say what you want. Whether he is a biological son or not, Michael Jackson said that he was his son period. The debate is about Drake vs MJ. I lean towards MJ. Records are made to be broken.. that can be expected but Drake has no mania, no excitement and his name isn’t household and doesn’t transcend “ RACE”…. Congrats to his achievements but he’s no Michael Jackson!
Dumbest conversation or statements ever for a so call pop rapper. I only know one or 2 songs of Drake. I don’t even know any of his albums.Haha… Comparing Michael Jackson musically to anyone is insane. I have no further comment!
STFU, f*****. Your opinion definitely doesn’t matter unless it’s about pounding man ass or screwing n***** out of their masters.
Nobody cares about what you think, butt pirate. Shouldn’t you be in Miami at one of your favorite Q bars anyways?
Folks could you imagine if Michael Jackson was in social media area with TikTok, Facebook Twitter and mostly the “internet biggest area”which is now. Folks come on… Drake cannot lick Michael Jackson ball hairs. Freaking grown folks were falling out for Mike. Young folks and stupid media starts insanity often. This one is the biggest! Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson! Man get the F out of hear with that dumb talk with a pop rapper that does nothing on stage and shows his talentless. F out of hear! A rapper! A rapper compared to a Michael Jackson!!! Shit is funny to me! Clown ass shit man!
For Michael’s son to speak this way, I give him A ++. He surely transformed well. I didn’t see that coming from the balcony dangling to just about everything. Kudos kid
Lmaooooooooo
Drake is better than M. J though.
Take Care is better than Thriller
? ? ? ? ? ? ?!!!!! Laughed so hard I poopooed!!!
He’s better in your mind,he will never sale more records than Mike.
but wasn’t jackson a little boy lover. seriously.
I don’t hate Drake, he has some OK tracks, but this comparison is just dumn. Nobody getting close to MJ, especially not Drake. Michael Jackson is one of the top 10 all time musicians, Drake isn’t even top 10 in rap.