It’s been over a year since Jacquees made the brow-raising claim of “King of R&B,” and the aftershocks are still rippling through.
Mario has now become the latest singer to lay claim to the throne, though he does have quite a few caveats. While doing an interview with WGCI Chicago on Instagram Live on Tuesday (April 28), Mario said if you’re talking straight skill, he’s your guy.
“If we really talking about just straight, pure skill…” Mario began. “We not talking about relevance, we not talking about who puts out 100 songs a year – we talking about, ‘Nigga give me a mic, you get a mic.’ If we just talking about that, there’s nobody fucking with me. I promise you. On everything, I put that on my grave.”
He later added he just has “too much flavor.”
While Mario certainly has some classics in the bag, his claim to “King” is definitely going to be contested. And if even not by the legends, he has a few newcomers who may want to challenge him as well, including YK Osiris (as he challenged Jacquees for the title back in October,) Luh Kel (who told HipHopDX that Justin Bieber actually holds the title) and even Tory Lanez.
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Bobby Brown has also laid claim to the title since Jacquees’ original comments, but that feels slightly more appropriate. However, per Bobby, Mario’s going to have to jump in the ring if he wants the crown.
“They want the title, they have to battle me,” Bobby told TMZ in 2018. “That’s If you want the title, you have to battle me. I didn’t really want to talk about it, but I’ve been seeing it on Instagram and social media and to me, it’s like, you want the title, battle me. Live on stage. Me vs. anybody. It doesn’t matter who it is.”
Someone get Swizz Beatz and Timbaland on the phone.
No
How can he be king when he hasn’t had a hit since 2007?
ong bro
And you haven’t sucked a sick since 2020
Man, dude is not even the prince of R&B.
And your not the one that should be commenting hate
The king of R&B can’t be on “Empire”.
that would have to ve usher wouldn’t it usher 25 years and more in this game.
Just saying. We still got D’Angelo, Usher, R kelly, etc. And these rooks saying they’re the kings LOLOLOLOLOLOL
he got only one ‘no.1’ song. that’s why you claim that you’re king of r&b?
Ong bro like that don’t make you a king
And you don’t have the right be on his dick
Whitney Houston called Bobby the King like 20 years ago
I could not see any of these clowns at the same table as Luther Vandross or Teddy Pedergrass.
Bitch please he is nowhere near the King of RnB. The current kings of RnB are Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Miguel and Chris Brown. The all time King is probably R-Kelly despite the sexual allegations he is a great singer
I think there is only one king of R&B and that is jacquees for sure because he is so inspiring to people and Jacquees has like the number one fan base out there and he has made more songs today than he ever had. Jacquees is hot and he drops a banger like every week weather it’s his song or he is just featured he still sounds great he has what it takes to be the king of R&B. and for Mario while he has not had ahit since 2007 and he wants to claim that he is the the king of R&B yeah okay no you are not you are the king of only having 2 great songs but that is it I went to the KIng of R&B concert that Jacquees had in cleaveland and it was AMAZINGGG loved it , so for all of you agreeing with Mario hes wrong and hasn’t made a song since 2007 .
JAcquees the king of R&B periodtttt
waitttt…… Jacquees the only king of r&b because he has made more hits today than he ever has. He is so insisping and he is hot and he makes every song just wow because of his vocals . and he drops a song like every week weather it’s his song or he is just featured on that song/track and he can still sound amazing Jacquees holds that title not Mario he has not made a song since 2007 and he is just now wanting to comment on that name like no you are the king of having only 2 hit songs but not of r&b and Jacquees had made that saying a year ago. so if he wanted to say anything should have been a year ago. sorry but if you think he is the king your wrong he said “GIve me a mic and him a mic and we will see” yeah maybey if he gives u the mic you can relase more music
Alot Rnb kings and Queens out there i still prefer jaquess over Mario