Chris Brown Shuts Down Michael Jackson Comparisons: "He's Lightyears Ahead"

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Breezy shut down the long-standing internet debate during his "Big Boy's Neighborhood" interview.

While the internet continues to debate if R&B star Chris Brown is better than the late Michael Jackson, Breezy himself has addressed the topic during his appearance on Big Boy's Neighborhood earlier this week. 

"You getting a lot of people, man – and you've always given it to Michael Jackson – but now you're getting people where they say, man, 'Chris is better than,'" the host began before asking the "With You" singer what he thinks about all the online discourse.

Chris Brown Shuts Down Michael Jackson Comparisons: "He's Lightyears Ahead"
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"That's cap!" Brown said, without hesitation. "I'm glad you said that," Big Boy replied. "Because I don't consider myself better than Michael Jackson, and you already know when it comes to dancing and things of that nature... If I'm not better than Michael, how can Chris Brown be better than Michael?" he joked.

When the host pressed the singer to tell him how he deals with the pressure of such comparisons, the father of three said, "I stay the hell up out of it, you know?"

"My personal take on it is that I wouldn't be breathing or be able to sing a song if that man didn't exist," Brown shared. "I don't know if they look at it as a [Michael] Jordan and Kobe [Bryant] thing, but I can't even look at it. He's lightyears ahead."

The Virginia native declared of Jackson, "There is no competing with him!"


Elsewhere in his interview with Big Boy, Brown revealed that he recorded over 200 songs for his soon-to-be-released Breezy album, though the tracklist was whittled down to just 23 titles.

Stream Chris Brown's latest single with WizKid here, and tap back in with HNHH this Friday to check out the 33-year-old's new project.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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