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ccluvsau;205801 said:Is this a trick question?
Punisher__;205831 said:I mean, Mariah is the reason that pop and hip hop can virtually overlap nowadays, which is pretty much the foundation for whatever gets played on top 40 radio.
Do we agree?
arbitration;207833 said:This thread was done last year. The answer is resoundingly Michael Jackson. Nothing has changed. Mariah Carey is a big fish, but she's swimming in the pond that Michael Jackson created.
/Close thread.
Punisher__;205831 said:I mean, Mariah is the reason that pop and hip hop can virtually overlap nowadays, which is pretty much the foundation for whatever gets played on top 40 radio.
Do we agree?
Still Cool Beans;208873 said:I could definitely see this argument in terms of the actual sound of top 40. However in terms of being a "pop"-ular artist, Mike is the blueprint by which all these artists follow. Industry wise I'd say Mike and it's not even close.
Ibex;208919 said:This can't be a real thread
Punisher__;208946 said:All of which artists? In terms of combining hip hop with pop sensibilities, I'd say a lot of these "pop"-ular artists have followed Mariah, moreso than Mike.
Still Cool Beans;209015 said:I'm speaking in terms of the multi-media conglomerate that Mike was. He is the blueprint. Shit he gave birth to the music video.
Punisher__;209196 said:I see what you're saying. And maybe I'm arguing something completely different.
To me, when I look at the overall landscape of popular music today, it's that pop/hip hop fusion that is so prevalent and continues to dominate all formats. And that has Mariah's name all over it.