Brian McKnight in a vocal battle with Usher? Do we not know how it would end?
Now let’s be real, most people know the difference between a vocalist versus a singer. Others know the difference between an entertainer versus the ones who can stand at the mic and steal the show. When it comes to Usher and Brian McKnight, is it possible to call one a vocalist while the other is a better performer?
If we learned anything about the recent Versuz battle between Omarion and Mario, it’s pretty safe to say that while Mario is a better singer, Omarion ranks higher in theatrics for performance, right?
No less,
On July 26, R&B vocalist Tamar Braxton took to Twitter and posed the following command,
Name a male singer that sings better than Usher…., she posted.
Name a male singer that sings better than usher……
— Tamar Estine✨ (@TamarBraxtonHer) July 26, 2022
From the looks of it, between the retweets and likes, social media took a life of its own and chimed in.
Check out these hilarious Tweets from “Black Twitter” below:
One user had a whole list including Joe, Luke James, Tank, Avery Wilson, and Tevin Campbell,
Luke James
Tank
Jamie Foxx
Kevon Edmonds
Avery Wilson
Wanya Morris
Durand
Joe
Gallant
Tevin Campbell— ThereGoTerry (@ThereGoTerry) July 26, 2022
Another user went for the “technical side of things saying,
“There’s a host of people who outsing Usher (ur 1 of them) from a technical point. As far as mainstream males go his range, tone, clarity, and versatility are unmatched. He can go from James Brown to Frank Sinatra, to Broadway, to Can U Handle it, to Climax, to Yeah. He’s 1-1.”
There’s a host of people who outsing Usher (ur 1 of them) from a technical point. As far as mainstream males go his range, tone, clarity, and versatility are unmatched. He can go from James Brown, to Frank Sinatra, to Broadway, to Can U Handle it, to Climax, to Yeah. He’s 1-1.
— Tiana Kristin (@TianaKristin) July 26, 2022
Then you have the knowledgeable singers who clearly know something about vocal skills. Another interesting response to Braxton’s question was,
“Imma let this sink in singing higher notes doesn’t make you a better singer because I’m a fan of some of the singers listed but u gotta realize Usher sounds good dancing as much as he does which none of the artists that are listed dance so just imagine if Usher stood still & sung.”
Imma let this sink in singing higher notes doesn’t make you a better singer because Im a fan of some of the singers listed but u gotta realize usher sounds good dancing as much as he does which none of the artists that are listed dances so just imagine if Usher stood still & sung
— Hiswillisourway (@yaboyare) July 26, 2022
Now here’s where it gets interesting. In 2012, McKnight released the controversial song “If You’re Ready To Learn” with explicit lyrics highlighting how the female anatomy should, or maybe could work.
At the time, fans didn’t picture the Grammy-nominated singer using his voice for such racy lyrics. What would be acceptable now with Gen Z was still lyrically suggestive with Millenials.
Check these Tweets out below:
D’Angelo, Maxwell, Lucky Daye, Brian McKnight… just to make a few 🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️ https://t.co/ytnR16LrUt
— lavendar_feelz (@feelzlavendar_) July 27, 2022
So glad to see Brian McKnight trending after someone idiotically said no male can sing “better” than Usher
— ♋️☀️ (@Onna_Del_Rey) July 27, 2022
This shit changed my whole perception of Brian McKnight 😂 https://t.co/YooOGC79Uz
— Anthony Harmilton (@harmavelli) July 27, 2022
For those of you who’ve never seen McKnight’s deliciously-nasty song, click here.
