Poll (Rd2) King of RnB: James Brown vs Sam Cooke

[Goldie]

James Brown

Notable Hits

I Got The Feeling
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
I'm Black & I'm Proud


vs


Sam Cooke


Notable HIts

You Send Me
I'll Come Running Back To You
A Change Is Gonna Come

 

[GOAT]

I feel like James Brown is his own genre of music

 

[Ibex]

James is a pioneer, birthed MJ and a whole lot of other niggas, but Sam Cooke is one of the greatest soul singers ever. You can’t listen to A Change is Gonna Come and not feel that.

 

[Goldie]

Most artists come from the tree of james brown. I felt bad for Cooke not making the tournament so I added him in there, but James is top 5.

 

[Goldie]

Niggas really voting Sam over James Brown lol smh

 

[Rubato]

Unpopular opinion: JB was carried by his drummer (Stubblefield)

He still one of the GOAT performers tho

 

[Duwop]

Nigga damn near created funk....

Father'd dancing performers

Godfather easy

 

[Goldie]

He 100% created funk. He created what we know today as Rhythm. There's music before JB and music after JB. There wasn't a bounce to music before JB.

Everything the band members did was directed and guided by JB album to a fault. That's why Bootsy ended up leaving cuz he wanted everything played how he designed it and Bootsy wanted to create his own flavor.

 

[GOAT]

This Sams hardest album

 

[SeaSnake]

James Damn Brown. Big Payback

 

[Goldie]

And not one mf mentioned Cooke in the preliminaries lol

 

[GOAT]

And not one mf mentioned Cooke in the preliminaries lol

I honestly didnt think anyone would vote for him but me

I fuck w Sam Cooke heavy

 

[Duwop]

He 100% created funk. He created what we know today as Rhythm. There's music before JB and music after JB. There wasn't a bounce to music before JB.

Everything the band members did was directed and guided by JB album to a fault. That's why Bootsy ended up leaving cuz he wanted everything played how he designed it and Bootsy wanted to create his own flavor.

Word....

The Creator of funk

 

[GOAT]

The Creator of funk

Agreed.
Thats why he not King of R&B

 

[A-one]

Most artists come from the tree of james brown. I felt bad for Cooke not making the tournament so I added him in there, but James is top 5.

So you felt so bad for Sam that you threw him in the lion's den? Goldie you the got damn devil fam :uknowimright:

 

[Inori]

We talking about influence or voice tho?

Cuz if we talking voice there really isn't a discussion to be had here... and I wouldn't necessarily put James Brown in the category of R&B.....

like y'all said James damn near his own category

 

[grYmes]

James The Godfather of Soul. If you haven’t already watch Tales from the Tour Bus. All you need to know is in that shit.

 

[SeaSnake]

Agreed.
Thats why he not King of R&B

It can be both

 

[5 Grand]

Sam Cooke has the better voice

But James Brown has the better discography.








James Brown should win the entire tournament

 

[Inori]

Sam Cooke has the better voice

But James Brown has the better discography.








James Brown should win the entire tournament

Any of those songs count as R&B tho?

I thought them joints were more on the Funk tip