THE DISRESPECT!

Whenever i see some dumb shit consecutively i’m gonna rant on it. People are in such a haste to compare legendary black artists living and dead to every new young thing who picks up a mic or dances. Exhibit A. The first thing people did when justin bieber debuted was compare him to Michael Jackson, the kid couldnt carry a tune for two feet but they were already putting him on the level with the king of pop.

Exhibit B. Ariana Grande had just released no more than two songs before people started comparing her to Mariah Carey, the girl is barely comprehensible when she sings but yall were ready to give her the queen’s crown after the decades Mariah spent deafening dogs with them high notes.

Exhibit C. Adele, Oh i too love Adele but please stop saying she’s the new Whitney Houston. Please stop. Whitney means so much to the black community, especially the black American community. Yall hardly let African Americans claim any positive contribution to American society but music. Whitney worked too hard and been through too much for us to let a younger star overshadow her legacy like that. I actually see headlines saying ‘ Adele surpasses Whitney houston’ and they make me nauseous.