Genius at what? Prince is a poor man's MJ? LOL. Let's keep it official....I love MJ as much as the next person because I grew up on him, but as I got older, I don't hold him in the same regard as I used to. Most people would favor MJ because he's the most popular and he's who you're most familiar with. I'm a fan of authentic musicianship however. I'm a fan of lyrics. Prince puts out a lot of music, so he's bound to have a few bad albums, but when he's releases gems....they are truly gems. Prince is an artist where you can't even define him with one particular style or genre. He's pop, he's R&B, he's funk, he's soul, he's rock, he's jazz. Prince is the better songwriter. Prince is the better musician. And I would've given the better entertainer at least to MJ, but I've been to two Prince shows......I don't know if I can even that to MJ anymore. MJ has put out great albums, but let's face it....he's always ran to the most popular producers of the time for his hits. So now, with the exception of Off The Wall and Thriller, mostly everthing Mike has ever released sounds dated. And the last good, solid album he released was Dangerous. He was a good songwriter, but never wrote as much as I think he should've. He was definitely the better dancer. But that's about it. Both artists are ridiculously talented, so it's all a matter of preference. My preference of course, is the almighty Purple One.