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Sisqo Reacts To Mario’s Mt. Rushmore Picks: “Did He Sell More Records Than Me?”

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Sisqo says that he’s more worthy to be on the Mt. Rushmore of R&B than Mario after he recently placed himself on the list next to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Beyonce. Sisqo discussed Mario’s picks during an interview with TMZ at LAX.

“Mario’s from Baltimore right?” Sisqo began. “Did he sell more records than me? I don’t know. It’s a numbers game ain’t it? We’ve known Mario since he was younger. He’s always been a fantastic singer. As an artist, you’ve got to have that confidence so more power to you. However, you got to sell more than the dragon coming from Baltimore if you wanna be on the Mt. Rushmore.”

Read More: Mario Believes He Earned Spot On R&B’s Mount Rushmore

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 02: Sisqo performs onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Louisiana Superdome on July 2, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence)

As for Mario’s take, he shared his Mt. Rushmore during a separate conversation with TMZ, earlier this month. “Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, me,” he said at the time. “You know why I say that? Hold on. I grew up listening to so many different types of music — my mother and my grandmother — so I got like two generations of soul music, just great R&B.” After naming Whitney Houston as well, he also remarked that if he could have more than four names, he’d go with Usher. Check out Sisqo’s response to the comments below.

Sisqo Discusses Mario’s R&B Mt. Rushmore Picks

Elsewhere in Sisqo’s interview with TMZ, he discussed the release of Drake’s new album, For All The Dogs. “I just want to say that I think it’s really cool that Drake came out with an album. Everybody has their take on what Drake did and I think he did a fantastic job of just being an artist,” he said. Be on the lookout for further updates on Sisqo as well as Mario on HotNewHipHop.

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Kanye West, Common, & More Left Off Polarizing “Mt. Rushmore” Of Chicago

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A “Mt. Rushmore” of rappers from Chicago is going viral on Twitter for leaving off several legendary artists. Raphousetv2 shared the selections, including G Herbo, King Von, Chief Keef, and Lil Durk.

Among the most noteworthy names to be left off the list were Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco, and many more.

LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Vanguard Award winner Kanye West speaks onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

“You would need to do an older / newer generation Mt. Rushmore. Because no Ye, Common, Twista & Lupe is nuts,” Fakeshoredrive‘s Andrew Barber wrote in response. “Also people gotta stop acting like Chance doesn’t belong on this.”

Many echoed Barber’s sentiments, further arguing that the list is biased toward newer artists. Others suggested differing young artists such as the late Juice WRLD.

As for Kanye West’s lack of placement, some attributed it to his recent erratic behavior. He’s been coming under fire for constant antisemitic remarks and much more.

“I don’t care if Kanye says he wants to own slaves, we’re not gonna just dismiss his entire body of work,” one fan argued. “Side note: does G-Herbo even have a hit song???”

Despite controversies, Kanye is one of the most commercially successful artists in history. He’s won 22 Grammy Awards and had 75 nominations, tying Jay-Z for the most for any rapper ever.

Another user wrote: “Kanye, Juice WRLD, Lupe, Chance? Not saying that’s my 4 but I’m say these 4 did more for music itself being from Chicago than 3 people on this list has even done for Chicago music in general.”

Check out Raphousetv2’s “Mt. Rushmore” below as well as some of the responses.

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