Whew! Now that I got my rant out of the way and put that fool in his place, I can get back to the topic at hand. Lol!

I love Ne-Yo I do. I think that he is extremely talented and underrated as an artist and that sucks. I do think that 'musically' Ne-Yo is cloeset to MJ. I hear it in his sound and his writing style. I definitely think he embodies the musical gift that MJ had, but performances and video wise he ain't even close.

I think it is obvious that he was channeling MJ when he did this, but he misses the mark for me. I personally don't like 'Beautiful Monster', the video doesn't help either. It is not something that you would want to sit down and watch over and over again like you would with MJ. It's get boring after the second watch. I like 'Champaign Room' better, but the video is just the same.

When CB releases his video for 'Matrix'' I think he will shut Ne-Yo down. CB has his own style and he adds his own flare to his dances! People always says CB copies MJ which is some BS. The only time he does MJ, is when he is doing tributes, other than that he is doing his own thing. I think 'Matrix' will be like nothing we have ever seen from him before.

I hate to say it (but no really) Ne-Yo also lacks the 'it' factor, the sex appeal the swag that CB embodies. I do think that CB's looks help him a lot, people would rather look at CB than Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo just lacks the total package factor that CB has! I don't think it is fair that he gets overlooked because of that, but I do believe it is apart of the reason he is overlooked.

I bet that if Ne-Yo wrote and CB was the one that was showcasing the art, they would be a force to reckon with. However, CB is a writer as well and I am really interested in hearing what CB can up with in the future.