*Over the weekend, R & B crooner Jacquees proudly crowned himself the “King of R&B” on Instagram Sunday to his more than 3.5 million followers.
“I just want to let everybody know that I’m the king of R &B right now – for this generation,” he said in a short video. “Jacquees the king of R & B. I been feeling like that.”
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Do you guys agree with @Jacquees ? Full interview: https://t.co/coqnD8oMmy pic.twitter.com/GnestZTqXd
— Power 105.1 (@Power1051) December 10, 2018
His claim of dominance sparked an online debate among music fans and celebs like Tyrese, John Legend and Kehlani, who wrote on Twitter: “beyoncé is the king of rnb”.
Many on social media quickly noted that they won’t deny his skills and overall talent, but many more insisted that the singer has little evidence to support proclamation.
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#PressPlay: Do ya’ll think #Jacquees is the King of R&B for this generation?
On Instagram Monday, Tyrese called out Jacquees out for “trolling” his followers. He believes Chris Brown and Trey Songz as more worthy of the ‘king” title.
Y’all got overly hype about the Trip remix and now Jacquees thinks he’s the king of R&B? pic.twitter.com/AsQ2M7nAQm
— Toni (@callmetonton) December 10, 2018
Y’all really got Jacquees out here thinking he the king of r&b? pic.twitter.com/EwIQMi4ayL
— Teshayla? (@Masterr_Tee) December 10, 2018
Y’all really got Jacquees out here thinking he the king of r&b? pic.twitter.com/EwIQMi4ayL
— Teshayla? (@Masterr_Tee) December 10, 2018
Y’all got overly hype about the Trip remix and now Jacquees thinks he’s the king of R&B? pic.twitter.com/AsQ2M7nAQm
— Toni (@callmetonton) December 10, 2018
Though the reaction was mostly negative, Jacquees did receive support from folks who appreciate his confidence.
How jacquees feels about himself is how all of you should feel about yourselves in whatever field you’re in. Leave that man alone. He said what he said.
— Diamond (@djdjdime) December 10, 2018
Meanwhile, John Legend responded to the debate on Twitter, writing: “Honestly I don’t think there is a king of r&b right now. Anyone consistently dominating the charts, selling out arenas, etc, a la Usher at his prime. Not a comment on quality. I think the throne is open right now.”
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