lol

@\/ Nah not even close

@\/ mj was way bigger than maddona

\/ No they were not!

@@Msboochie2 YES THEY WERE.

Lmmaaoooo

😂😂😂😂

Lol

All he needed was the glasses 🤣🤣🤣😂

Yawl asssesss is stoopid Lmao 😂 I made yawl asssesss Lol

PICASO

Wouldn't be surprised if he was lol

cthu

😂😂😂😂

Dawg lmao 👨🏾‍🎨😂

Thats the thing tho, he hasn't aged. Im starting to think hes a vampire

Good black don’t crack

we talk about that

Ain't nobody coming to see you Otis. Yall ain't nuthin without DavidRuffin!

He killed JT in Five Heartbeats too

It’s my favorite movie fam.

He made that movie the temptations

Shit wasn’t even supposed to be funny but it was 🤣🤣🤣

Crazy me and my brothers just say dis to each other out of the blue Nd we all laugh about it

LOL!! He made that movie. " David Ruffin: Y'all Stupid! You can't fire me! I made your asses!

🤣🤣🤣

It don’t crack!

thats why love black woman

He’s starting to age a little but for 58 yeah he’s in good shape.

@@BakiSmaki27 I honestly don't see it. He looks essentially as young as he did back in the 90s

I thought he was in his early 50s

thank you

Just come across this thread about his role in Madonna’s groundbreaking video of Like A Prayer. Some have insinuated sexual undertones in the scene where the girl portrayed by Madonna kissed the foot of the religious figure/statue portrayed by Leon. But from a religious perspective, it’s customary among the faithful in both Catholic and Orthodox tradition to touch or kiss venerated religious images (painting, statue or relic) as a gesture of reverence, devotion, humility and supplication. Same thing when Catholics meet the Pope or their parish bishop/cardinal, they kiss their hand/ring of office to show respect. Conversely during Holy Week service on Maundy Thursday (before Easter Sunday), the Pope (also the bishops in their parish churches) will kneel down and wash & kiss the feet of 12 people chosen from their community (sometimes of prisoners) as a gesture of humility and compassion to commemorate Jesus during the Last Supper when He washed the feet of the 12 apostles as He commanded them to “love one another” as He had loved them. In the video, the religious figure that Leon portrayed was not a “Black Jesus” as some had incorrectly claimed-it is that of St Martin de Porres-a 16th century mulatto Peruvian Dominican friar who devoted his life in the compassionate service of the poor, the sick, orphans and those marginalized in society-who like himself faced prejudice, poverty and social injustice. He is venerated by Catholics as the patron saint for social justice, racial harmony, of mixed race people & relations-themes and causes that Madonna advocated in the video of Like A Prayer.

Agreed, Vlad always try to drain blood from turnips. 🤦🏾‍♀️

He's not an intellectual person

exactly not in 85 maybe by 88-89

@I Think The Fuck Not You Trick Ass Bitch The fuck she did. Her best selling album (True Blue) didn't come close to doing what Thriller, Bad, or Dangerous did. Look up the numbers.

@You Tubian Leon actually played a gay/bisexual character in at least one film. Denzel has not. Please explain what "ritual" you're talking about.

@You Tubian - Yeah.. I think that's a given. From my very short time pursuing the entertainment business, I can validate that there are hundreds of equally talented people who are willing to do just a little extra if you won't.

@@sharonjo7630 - Think Harvey Weinstein, but with men. The casting couch isn't strictly for females and children.

He is!!!!!!!!!

@@sharonjo7630 I’m an illuminist for REAL.... I’m also waiting to hear about these “rituals”

It was ballsy and pissed a lot of people off. Loved it!

@@Stevie_Nickels exactly, lol & I loved it too, to me it was genius

Being a Catholic has nothing to do with knowing the truth because the truth is even the vatican/roman papacy/Catholic mother church knows the real messiah Yahawashi aka so called white Jesus is really a so called black man from the tribe of JUDAH!!!...imjs!!!🤷🏾‍♂️💪🏾✊🏾👊🏾👍🏾🙏🏾🛸🔥👑👸🏾🤴🏾🐑🦁💯

@@benjamintribe4652 Jesus was definitely NOT white. It would be pretty much impossible

@@benjamintribe4652 I call BS but wahsver

Hahahahahaha

Hell Janet had her beat. Rhythm nation album was LARGE

@@Fam200532 - Rhythm Nation 1814 was a big record, no doubt. But Madonna's Like a Prayer was still bigger. Rhythm Nation sold 12 million copies worldwide but Like a Prayer sold 16 million. Outside of America Janet often struggled. Hence why Madonna has sold 350 million records and Janet has sold 100 million. I have love and respect for both but you can't come for Madonna from a worldwide prospective. She's the biggest selling female artist of all time for a reason.

Madonna was huge every bitch was dressed like her!! Her records were playing everywhere I’m from Brooklyn I remember when holiday came out we thought she was black

@ thank u.... I was born in 84. Ppl don’t realize how big a deal she really was. Like Madonna has the record for number 1s or some shit.... huge ass artist

@joker hoax Nah, she was a pioneer for reinventing herself, female wise... like James Brown was for men. She just did her

U make no sense tho... like it was a huge deal. Black Jesus... burning crosses... the Pepsi deal smh. It was a huge deal.

Burning Crosses is what the KKK would do to scare blacks back in the day. They would also burn Black Churches. This shouldn't have to be explained to anyone....especially if a " culture vulture" such as Vlad knows the significance of burning crosses.

@@rodinowright6591 thanks 4 the history lesson big dog but the burning crosses in a Madonna video where the love interest is a black man and white men burning crosses in the south is a huge difference like homie said it depends who's burning them.. Everyone needs to stop reaching and being sensitive af

@@rodinowright6591 yet here u are wrong... Leon didn’t write the video. The correct answer is u have to ask Madonna.

@@raulpena8764 negative. The video was depicting a hate crime...hence the burning crosses ( KKK). Madonna dancing with burning crosses trying to appear iconic is what pissed black folks off. Even one if her back ground singers, a black female named Nikki Harris, later said she didn't like the idea. Madonna later she was trying to be controversial. Pepsi pulled the ad BUT let Madonna keep the money. I hate the vid because the Blacks in it were usef as props...the Black Saint, black gospel choir, the little black kid dancing. I didn't care for the other of whites ( Madonna) always running to Blacks for spiritual redemption when they're in trouble. Madonna always have used minorities as props in her career aling with Miley and Xstina. Appreciate her longevity but meh. I won't even watch the video if I see it.

I am fawning over him 2022! He seems so nice and handsome.

Waiting to exhale.

Lol now I get the line from Kendrick Lamar’s GOD.... “Work it JT”

It was a good movie

not even close Michael Jackson neck and neck with Madonna you're joking right Madonna's not even on Michael Jackson's level Michael Jackson is way up high Madonna is way down the bottom not even close she was big but not bigger than Michael Jackson everybody loves Michael Jackson in all countries people in the middle east loved Michael Jackson he was a God there even in America he's a God

what are you smoking? Madonna wasn't as big in other countries as Michael Jackson everybody knew Michael Jackson was when they see him there is no debate Michael Jackson was much greater than Madonna there is no contest

Michael Jackson didn't need clout he already had alot of clout he definitely didn't need Madonna for clout when Michael Jackson died the whole world was in mourning could you say the same thing if Madonna pass away would they mourn over her not as much I'm not wishing bad luck on her but Madonna was not as big as Michael Jackson maybe the young girls that was trying to be like Madonna i know when Madonna first came out girls tried to dress like her die their hair blonde wear that dress she wore in like a virgin that's it. I said my peace Michael Jackson will always be bigger than Madonna

I'm not going back and forth with you Michael Jackson is the Greatest entertainer ever that's my opinion that's it period. say no more!!!!

Word!!

I literally read your comment after Glad said Mj and Madonna were neck and neck....freaky @$$ synchronicity....and you're right....NOBODY was f*cking with MJ back in the 80s...

@I Think The Fuck Not You Trick Ass Bitch don't mean she was more talented than MJ and he has the top selling album EVER!!

@I Think The Fuck Not You Trick Ass Bitch your taking bath salts if you think madonna is anywhere near or better than MJ

U in his comment section painting a narrative.... I’m glad to see Leon getting love, period. Grow up

U r so right. Awkward stupid stupid questions. Love Leon

Madonna is an average artist with an average voice... MJ is the greatest entertainer of all time and his voice is legendary

Besides that Michael Jackson's sheer vocal talent is _not_ legendary, and, alike Madonna, he is legendary instead as a _performer_ and as a cultural icon, I spoke on an issue far different from literal musical talent. Although Michael Jackson redefined superstardom and helped reshape America's racial relations, Madonna led the reshaping of American culture's concepts of womanhood and sexuality. Values and deeds that thirdwave feminists, sexual fetishists, and LGBT'ers now take for granted-or that later female singers, like Britney Spears, Miley Cycrus, Lady Gaga, and so on, have tried to pass off as controversial-Madonna is the one who, leading the way, bearing the brunt, took it from closeted to popular.

@Ali Shaikh uh no

@Ali Shaikh and cocaine is a powerful drug... ask Madonna... how old are you because you have no idea what your talking about

@Ali Shaikh kid ok homie you should learn humility you're wrong MJ has the highest selling album ever and was a star since adolescence... you're a clown

Lol dynamite!!!!

I think it could've had a double meaning. I'm not the most into that kind of thing, but some people think the song is about the devil. I can see it being possible in a lot of the video.

On your picture u look 40

You look constipated

He meant when he graduated college 😂

@@freath8076 sounds bout right😂

He's been eating fruity pebbles

Lol she dated Tupac at one time.

True she dated Tupac and was messing with Bobby brown at one point

I wouldn’t say Michael Jackson was a sex symbol in the late 80s.

Oh there definitely was then and before. I am proof. I was 10yrs old when this video came out. Mom's was white, my pops black.

Well not exactly relationships no. Black men were still getting white women pregnant, but they were just running away right after as they've always done. It was only in the following years that some of them stayed (at least more than we were used to)

@@InAnotherLife90 how u know they ran after they got the white woman pregnant? U were there? U 🤡🤡🤡

Robinson

LOL HIS LAST NAME IS RUFFIN

Besides the burning crosses

Not really.

In the culture, yes.

It definitely wasn’t accepted like it is now.

Lol...there were certainly interracial relationships in 1989...theres a gang of mixed babies from the 80's who are somewhere between the age of 30-40 now....I went to school with a bunch kids who weren't just black and white but black/latino and black/asian...you must be from the south🤣

@@eddiethomas1156 dude you've never been down south have you . there are plenty of interracial relationships down there. you date whoever you grow up around. it's as simple as that

@@dewayneperry8395my old man is from new orleans originally...I was saying it to old girl as joke because of her ridiculous comment...just playing up the old stereotype as a counter to her false statement...I'm mixed myself and was born in 1976...so for her to act as though interracial relationships weren't happening in the late 80s got a huge laugh out of me

Pac did... and Snoop too, I believe. Rodman

Madonna