If there’s one thing we’ve learned long ago about legendary R&B songstress, Stephanie Mills, it’s that she ALWAYS speaks her mind. She also always has her ‘I-wish-somebody-would-try-me’ clap-back ready responses on deck, just in case she needs to access them at any given moment. British pop singer, or as some would describe him-wannabe-soul-singer- Sam Smith, learned this lessoned the hard way, after what he’s just said about the King of pop, Michael Jackson.
What Had Happened Was…
Ya see, ILOSM fam,’ there’s a distinct difference between simply being a singer who can sing, or a singer who can SANG, and a music icon who is the most known and greatest entertainer across the entire globe. So, in order of the descriptions we’ve just described, the names go as such- Sam Smith (can sing); Stephanie Mills (a legend who can SANG); and Michael Jackson, well y’all already know what time it is with him.
True, we all already know why MJ is one of the greatest of all time, but unfortunately for Sam Smith, he never got that memo and his ignorance n that matter surfaced in a new viral video, in which Sam is heard saying:
“I don’t like Michael Jackson, but this is a good song.”
Soon after Smith stated that, friends who were not seen, can be heard shockingly saying, “Wow,” just before the video ends.
https://twitter.com/musicnewsfact/status/1027793092592758784
Needless to say, Sam immediately started getting clobbered and virtually molly-whopped all up and down folks’ social media news feeds, not only because he doesn’t respect MJ and his music, but because he’s long since been accused of cultural appropriation. Many blame Sam for jackin’ the sound of Black music and reaping the benefits of it, without paying homage to the culture he’s accused of mimicking. So his latest MJ diss, didn’t help him…at all.
Stephanie Mills To Sam Smith: ‘Sit your 1 HIT WONDER a$$ down!’
Stephanie Mills is the ex-girlfriend of Michael Jackson, as well as an artist who respects his talents immensely. Therefore, she had a LOT to say about Sam Smith and pulled no shorts while slammin’ the HELL outta him. In an Instagram post she shared on Monday (Aug. 13, 2018), Stephanie (IG name @iamstephaniemills) read Sam Smith somethin’ SERIOUS! She even tagged him in the post to make sure he got the message:
iamstephaniemills: “@Samsmithworld Don’t come for MICHAEL JACKSON when you wish you have sold as many records and you wish you were the King of Pop like he was. I’m so tired of you people studying our music, and studying our artist and claiming that you don’t like our music. Go sit your 1 HIT WONDER ass down and learn how to finish a tour. When you can sell as many records as the king of Pop, Michael Jackson then maybe you can say something. So I say to you Mr. Smith have several seats and come for me if you want to.”
And BOOM…drops mic, exits stage left- that was probably Stephanie Mill’s next move, following her IG post. As you can see, she had much to get off of her chest and there are many who agreed with her on this one.
Now, even though she called Sam a “1 hit wonder,” that doesn’t technically fit his success. He’s had more than one hit. However, his success in the music game is like a single grain of salt in comparison to MJ’s, just sayin.’
