R&B singer Jacquees stirred up a bit of controversy with his recent proclamation. He told his legion of followers that he is "King of R&B" but offered a caveat by stating he is only referring to this generation. Jacquees made it clear that he understands and recognizes the greats before him but said it's "Jacquees' time now."
The bold statement raised more than a few eyebrows across the R&B world. J. Holiday, Pleasure P, Eric Bellinger, Usher, Tyrese, and Tank all chimed in to give Jacquees a bit of perspective. Tank was the swiftest with a response, remarking:
"The accusations don't disqualify what he's accomplished. Second, if you can't go to the studio BY YOURSELF and make a hit record, you're not my king. If you can't sing it better live, you're not my king."
Eric Bellinger took the declaration as a joke, laughing with Usher while saying, "N**gas gotta put a lil more time in. [They] gotta actually have some hits, some consistency," adding, "Nobody should be the king of anything. Everybody got hits. Everybody should tour together and uplift each other. That's the problem with R&B ni**as. R&B ni**as always wanna act like they better than [the other]."
Needless to say there are those who will side with Jacquees while a majority of R&B fans may not be as quick to heap such a title on the young singer.
