Jay-Z recently reignited an annual Twitter debate about Michael Jackson and Beyoncé's status as music legends.
The rapper joined Alicia Keys and music executive Rob Markman in a Twitter Spaces chat last night, where he commented on the ongoing conversation.
"Bey's gonna be mad at [me] for saying this, but Michael Jackson never had a Coachella," he said. "She’s an evolution of him because she watched him at 9 [years old]. And [the kids] are the same."
"Find me a concert that's as culturally relevant and thrilling as Coachella," Jay-Z continued. "Beyoncé is gonna be one of the best singers we ever heard because she is such a student."
Naturally, fans had a lot to say, ranging from defending Jay-Z's comments to explaining how the two icons shouldn't be compared.
Beyonce is one of the greatest entertainers the industry has ever seen and will ever see. Nobody is operating at the same level as her creatively, as a vocalist, as a visual artist and as a live performer. Not her peers, not her predecessors and not anyone working right now.
people will talk about beyoncé being the greatest performer of all time and talk about her performing abilities, and refer to specific performances that back up that statement and here come mj stans talking about crowd sizes 😭
I Love Beyoncé but don’t take it too far saying she’s better than Michael Jackson
Jay Z is comparing Beyonce to Michael Jackson when it comes to Coachella, but Michael left before various ave of digital streaming were created. He was pulling Coachella's reaction at any given concert without social media and entertainment platforms.
Beyoncé was pregnant & singin upside down at FWT, pregnant & throwin up when she did glastonbury, sick when she sang her face off at oprah's show. Michael jackson sprained his ankle & did an entire perfomance sittin down & lipsyncin for his life. the bar is SO low for men.TUH
Arguing about Beyonce and Michael Jackson is just something I feel like we should never do. Just like when people get to comparing Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Some topics are just off limits because it never ends well lol