It also had everyone wanting to be a five percenter, and that's kinda cool

Okay I thought.

I think Alicia's highs are higher musically. Idk if Beyonce has songs that touch your soul the same way Fallin or You Don't Know My Name or Karma do. So I could easily see someone saying this. I think Alicia stayed more true to her sound, even when it went out of style. Alicia, Beyonce, and Usher were the top R&B stars of the 2000s, but when traditional R&B went out Bey and Ush went to the pop and trap world and their music quality declined, a lot actually. Whereas Alicia's also declined, but outside of the Girl On Fire song she stayed true to her roots more.

The issue with this is that while Ush and Bey went left, they actually ended up expanding their catalog with massive pop hits like OMG, Halo, Single Ladies, DJ Got Us Falling and then trap hits like Formation and I Don't Mind. We saw other R&B acts like Kelly Rowland, Ciara, Chris Brown, Ne Yo do the same and it kept them in their prime a bit longer and expanded their catalog to more than just R&B. While some call this trend chasing (technically it is), it still opened doors for these artists that might not have been opened if they stayed in the "dying" genre. Meanwhile Alicia got a bit boring. She never actually stepped away from the piano and evolved like everyone else did and ended up almost getting left behind, but survived because of the strength of her name. Beyonce was able to reinvent herself a bit more while Alicia kind of got stuck where she was.

I do think both are legendary artists who have classic hits, but Alicia seems like a more traditional, old school artist while Beyonce adapted to the trends easier. I also think Alicia is more respected as an artist because of her piano skills and ability she had to mix the classiness of the piano with the soul songs that had that 70s vibe. Beyonce is praised more for being a great entertainer and the visual aspect (her visual albums).

Wow I didn't mean to write this much but you really made me think lol

Edit: And I can't think of a Beyonce album as good as Diary of Alicia Keys so you really could be on to something

i understand why people do but i dont count it

few movies have made me question the nature of reality more, for better or for worse!

Paid in full is the most underrated hood movie oat

Never thought about it that way.

I would get mad as hell when The Iron Giant would be on repeat for the whole day

or, just wait, you're a goddamn r3t@rd

Future in the first half of the 2010's > the second half

i just view it as one big music video visual with a loose storyline

If you listen to After Hours and are not able to tell when Blinding Lights ends and the title track starts you a dumb ass listener

Was I referring to After Hours?

racks and tony montana is a sound he needs to go back to and expand on

Beyoncé is kinda mid

That’s facts

Mad Raimi Spider-Man stans are racist

Can say the same thing about any of his projects

Avi

singles artist with no depth or personality but swears she isn't, that's the difference between her and rihanna, beyonce isn't honest enough to make an Anti

😡😡😡😡🤯🤯🤯🤯

Mid songs, mid dancer. At least she can sing