Can we finally acknowledge that The Weeknd is the Prince of our time

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

He's the artist formally known as Prince reincarnated. Everything about him says Prince Rogers Nelson. From the music to his style. Shawty a bad muthafukka. Especially if he can keep the right Production Team (and song writers) behind him. All he gotta do is show up to the studio and it's a rap.




"I said who's gonna fukk you like me?"

 

[Olu Dara]

He has more similarities to MJ than Prince, but he's not even close to neither one of them

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

He has more similarities to MJ than Prince, but he's not even close to neither one of them

How the hell is he closer to Michael Jackson, have you ever even heard Prince's music before?


Him and Prince are virtually the same artist. Except that The Weeknd ain't no biter

 

[DrexlersFade]

 

[DrexlersFade]

Muthafukka got a hit or two now he Prince just stop it

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

 

[3rd Koast Kang]

The weeknd trash AF

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

The weeknd trash AF

that's Trash


The Weeknd is not

 

[onlylno]

The weeknd has never been shy regarding the influnce of Michael Jackson on his music.

I mean, I can't feel my face, his last single, was screams Bad era MJ. And then there's his cover of Dirty Diana.



Now, If you want to hear a modern day Prince. Listen to D'angelo.

 

[It is a mystery]

"the weeknd has 0 similarities to mj"

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

The weeknd has never been shy regarding the influnce of Michael Jackson on his music.

I mean, I can't feel my face, his last single, was screams Bad era MJ. And then there's his cover of Dirty Diana.



Now, If you want to hear a modern day Prince. Listen to D'angelo.

But overall his style is more in tune with Prince.

Have any of you even heard Prince's music before? What about Michael Jackson?


"I Can't Feel My Face" sounds more like a Prince/Morris Day record than anything

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

 

[onlylno]

But overall his style is more in tune with Prince.

Have any of you even heard Prince's music before? What about Michael Jackson?


"I Can't Feel My Face" sounds more like a Prince/Morris Day record than anything

Nah Breh, it doesn't

Listening to the record:

Vocally, who is the weeknd channeling? Definitely, aint prince.

Listen to the delivery, vocal embellishments, the hook, song structure. It screams MJ.

Instrumentally: the record is typical neu-Disco inspired by later era boogie, with touches of electro. So, you're going to hear similarities to Zapp in the instrumentation. (I'm actually not a fan of this beat at all)

However the groove, The bassline especially, is a little too pop for either Zapp or Prince.

Sound like some shyt MJ would have gone over.

 

[High quality poster]

No.


He tries too hard to sound like MJ.


And he went way pop instead of evolving what made him great. It's all downhill music wise from here.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Didn't we just go through this with Janet Jackson and Tinashe?