@Iamhatian -- NO, I didn't say that - let us keep "this" civil: don't put words in MY mouth! And let's leave, Usher's 'private-life' out of this - shall we? I'll NOT entertain any said discussions involving Usher's "rumored-private-life," I respect the brother far too much!
...That said, let us proceed...

@Antertain - "One performance", as-neither, one-situation/mistake, does NOT - a life and/or career - make! But when opportunity presents-itself - one MUST cease-the-moment! I'll use Michael Jordan as example: "With money-on-the-table," he produced! Another sports example: Usain Bolt - that young-man rises to the occasion: no-record is safe! The same with Barack, that last "debate" he had with/against several Republicans - it was he-against-several - and gave 'em a 'proper-thrashing'; he too, rose-to-the-occasion!

...As far as, "mimicking dance-styles" ...er...MJ didn't 'come-up-with; wasn't involved in the-evolution-of, nor was original in using/doing nor propagating HIS "signature-move" : The Moon Walk! Soul Train dancers and even before then - street-dancers - did THAT move LONG BEFORE MJ brought IT to the mainstream!

As far as "picking-up the mantle" I'll again reference "once in a lifetime" opportunities, that occur, well....once-in-a-lifetime: Motown's 25th in 1983 and MJ doing the moon walk - certainly a 'watershed-moment' - in MAINSTREAM - popular culture!

The 'one-inescapable'; 'perfectly-crystallized'; "once-realized-then-hard-to-refute-fact" remains: Chris Brown is ONLY 21 years of age! Polo Da Don - 'summed-it-up-best': At 25, 'artists-peak'! CBreezy, with "Feb 8th/09 Chrianna's deferment of said-apexing" has YET to begin HIS-RISE!

Those artists/entertainers and public figures - BLACK ONES - who summarily condemned and banished that, then 20 y/o young-man, to-the-ranks-of the undesirable, wretched and dastardly - will THEMSELVES reap-ALL-ill-will-they've-sowed: Mary J. Blige's 'video-assault' of HER husband;Oprah's backpedaling regarding Bebe Winans; Kanye's recent VMA antics; and the, 'just-now-coming-to-light' revelation that Jay Z sold Crack to Pregnant Women and Grade School Children; his stabbing that record producer 'stands-as-testament' to HIS character (or there lack of)!

X,Y,"and Z" -- OUT!!