@reel.takes: @Jamaal Burkmar the Michael Jackson / Beyoncé convo reminds me a lot of the Jordan / LeBron debate, and I think it’s so hard to really make a fair comparison. All 4 of these people made huge contributions to music/basketball and to pop culture as well. I think it’s impossible to ignore the fact that Beyoncé was inspired by Jackson and is the MJ of today. And the importance of the Jackson 5 simply can’t be ignored. #michaeljackson #90s #popculture #michaeljordan #beyonce #musictok
Wasn't MJ cleared of his allegations in both the 90s and 00s? 👀
2025-08-14 18:08:56
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thebigboat :
closest person to Michael Jackson is Ronaldo 😭
2025-08-09 09:52:49
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tittylesscrew :
Beyoncé wouldn’t even agree with him
2026-03-09 16:44:12
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Derek :
Both are goats. All are goats. We’re all goats.
2025-08-07 20:54:10
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yonivl 🇧🇪 :
I disagree with one thing, saying MJ was less 'political'. He was often very political and social through his music. Man in the Mirror, Human Nature, They don't care about us, Earth Song, Leave me alone, Black or White...
2025-08-08 07:43:22
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Michael :
Saying Michael Jackson stayed out of the spotlight politically proves how little you know about Michael Jackson.
2026-03-09 13:39:14
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msfmichel8 :
I enjoy a ton of Jamaal's takes but I feel he has this roadblock of framing his arguments with a really objective "this is right" sounding opening statement that you can't help but bristle at
2025-08-07 23:20:08
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Kitbashcustoms :
Micheal Jackson’s career never ended lol he still has trending songs today
2025-08-07 23:44:38
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Rafa_mb11 :
Comparing these two goat debates would imply that Beyonce is in the conversation to begin with
2025-08-08 20:34:12
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Momento :
MJ is in a league of his own. He has similar streaming number to Beyonce and he passed 15 years ago. Name one Beyoncé song that comes close to MJs hits. She’s amazing but not close
2025-08-08 21:02:19
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Jack :
I don’t know who that first guy is but he only started showing up on my FYP a couple weeks ago and every time it’s people just cooking him 😂
2025-08-07 21:23:46
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⌚️ :
i felt like an mj biopic will be an bohemian rhapsody all over again not a bad movie but not a really accurate to lives of the person and knit picking what good things and what bad things they put in.
2025-08-07 21:02:25
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User21000000 :
I don’t think a musician will ever get as big as MJ or The Beatles etc were. Back in the 60s and 70s to even the 80s and 90s in most parts of the world there was most likely 1 radio channel playing popular music occasionally and everyone listened to it. Nowadays every song ever made is available to you at all times. It’s not even a fair comparison
2025-08-07 22:23:12
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Leanne ADHD 🩷🏴 :
Micheal Jackson had no competition even today he’s still fabulous! His music still hits decades later!
2026-03-11 07:46:20
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KWWDC :
I’m not doing this. I am very fortunate to live during the height of MJ’s career- you need a baseline to then exceed the standard. Few will hit that level.
2025-08-07 21:41:51
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Florence2021 :
people forget that Michael Jackson existed BEFORE THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA. All we had was regular news on television and fan magazines. yet Jackson was that huge without a social media method to mobilize fans. Love Beyoncé and she's significantly more political than Jackson, which is why her albums don't sell as much as Jackson did. And that's fine, as she feels like she doesn't have to water down her music to appeal to mainstream, mostly white culture. it's also the reason why she's not as popular as him, which is again fine. but yeah, she's not anywhere near as popular as Jackson
2025-08-11 16:10:33
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Alex Pachella :
Lebron better than Michael Jackson and Jordan combined
2025-08-08 00:19:11
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username13885489943 :
I found his Jackson 5 gimmick comment egregious and surprisingly ignorant about race relations at the time. It's silly to compare the outputs of Jackson 5 & Destiny's Child without recognising this
2025-08-08 03:09:03
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heathxfinitydickenson :
We live in a nuance vacuum. I hate it.
2025-08-08 11:54:02
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AngelRoe :
Agree 💯 Michael Jackson was before my time but I don't think Beyonce was bigger than him just watching interviews videos online it seems like Michael Jackson was a cultural movement worldwide I do agree only people who were there and went to his concerts can speak on him but I don't think Beyonce is or ever will be bigger than him and that's not to discredit any of her success
2025-08-07 20:59:10
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MICHAEL :
"Flaws" the allegations was proven false several times?????
2025-08-09 00:55:35
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fitz :
As a 40yo it’s difficult to explain to people who grew up with the algorithmic internet but I don’t think it’s possible to be famous/popular across all demographic segments the way Michael Jackson was because of the relative death of broadcasting. Our cultural conversations are much more fragmented now. Like, my Australian brother and I knew Thriller, our parents knew Thriller, our grandparents knew Thriller. We don’t really have that anymore. (Although I do think Single Ladies might be one of the last songs that came even close)
2025-08-07 22:56:21
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mariyam :
your takes are always 10/10 king
2025-08-07 20:59:29
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