Michael Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller still ranks as the top industry benchmark for albums. Supported by iconic singles such as the title track, “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” the LP went on to sell 66 million records worldwide (as of 2018), making it the biggest-selling album of all-time.
On the contrary, Future 2017’s album HNDRXX was the final piece in his historic run that made the trap-rap chancellor the first artist to have two albums debut top the Billboard 200 in back-to-back weeks.
As of press time, it currently has a gold certification.
While perusing through his Instagram mentions on Friday (March 12), Future reshared a fan’s claim that “If HNDRXX woulda came out in 1982 MJ woulda never blew up.”
An appreciative Future responded with, “That’s a deep and one helluva compliment” — prompting fans who recall the late King of Pop’s prowess to take exception with the “Life Is Good” rap star to even bring the tweet to the forefront.
But naturally, there were members of the Futurehive who only acknowledge moonwalking in Calabasas.
Although Future can’t go tit-for-tat with Michael Jackson’s stats, he does have his fair share of bragging rights over the generation he currently holds dominion in. His Drake-featured, 2020 single “Life Is Good” will be diamond before any lump of coal after being certified 9x platinum on March 3.
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Relive the nearly two billion-viewed video below. That’s one accomplishment Future has over the legendary megastar.
Why do people say trash? Future is a trash artist. It’s so pathetic they even call idiots like him a rapper to begin with.
Future the goat
Garbage Of All Time
Future sucks ass
FOH. The goat of what? Mumbling over some garbage soul-less beats?
LMAO! Oh please! Only thang Future coulda beat MJ at in ’92 is the same thang he bin beatin n*ggaz till now, shootin the club up n racking up baby mommaz!
Michael Jackson made the video possible
So basically Future is pop not rap then ? Ok got it. Because no real fan of rap music would compare their favorite rapper to the ‘King of Pop”. Its an insult to the genre of rap music. Its comparing apples to oranges.
Methamphetamine crazy if anything
Lol
Vanilla Ice > future
How? Molly and Percocets weren’t easy to get back in the 80’s neither was Sizzurp. Future wouldn’t have a future without his main drugs of choice that like taking heroin away from Rick James..He lost his identity after that.
Y’all act like they didn’t have drugs in the 80s lmao
Yeah but he would’ve died on those tho… he’s retarded remember lol
Future is legit garbage.
Now just who the hell is future ?I don’t even know who he is. Never heard of him.. I had to YouTube him to hear one of his songs. sounds like he raps into a running fan sucks!!
My Farts Autotuned sound better than Future
What a gang of shit, Future vs Michael?? Not even a debate
Any song with Drake in it is really Drakes song.
Giddammit, this fucking new generation is the worst. Ignorant and stupid motherfuckas, thinking their trash pop trap bullshit can compete with Mike? Lmao.
I wish we went back to letting natural selection run it’s path….
Y’all should stop comparing MJ vs Future?
It’s like comparing a Lion vs a Sheep, or A Father vs a Son.
First how many Grammys does he (Future) have?
MJ, 8 or 9 Grammys one night, and if future has any, I don’t think all his Grammys is up to 8…. LOL
I cant believe when people compere someone like future with MJs talent&music? do you guys know what the meaning of music? Really? Well MJ was the Master of music in early 70’s you got to know that! In fact MJs songs has changed the world and noone had ever sing better than MJ dont tell me thatsome idiotic crab will beat MJ? what a joke!!!
These MJ comparisons are laughable, if this rapper or any artist today had an album that sold over 100 million and counting as thriller as done to date, he would have retired simple as that, Michael Jackson didnt hence the bad album, an album that stands out on its own as just or more influential than thriller also well over 80 million sold on bad alone…i mean that is an artist!! no other singer would have even attempted a new album but this goes to show the unique unbelievable talent of a man that any form of media has seen or ever will see. There are millions of unborn yet to experience this mans legacy. WHAT! A! MAN!