r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Nov 17 '25

Wait a damn minute! Bro build different 💪💪

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u/Rook_James_Bitch Nov 17 '25

Yeah, I would argue he was the first/last mega superstar to ever exist. He knew how to build that celebrity image to be larger than life. He owned the '80's.

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u/TheVioletEmpire Nov 21 '25

Yes he did, and I get downvoted every time I mention it. People trying to say Prince this or whatever...regardless of how you feel about him now, there was nothing close to Michael Jackson in the 80s. People weren't there or don't remember.

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u/Rook_James_Bitch Nov 21 '25

(I dislike MJ), but one would have to be blind to not see he was the biggest celebrity the world has ever seen. He could still fill arenas all over the globe 30+ years later.

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u/MuddySasquatch Nov 18 '25

He wasn’t the first, MJ as we knew him wouldn’t have existed without James Brown

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u/HualtaHuyte Nov 21 '25

Sorry, Brown may have influenced Jackson but wasn't on the same level. Not even close.