that's all i was trying to say...
perhaps i was posturing a little and taking a bit of a position of epistemic privilege, i'll acknowledge that.
i'm the last person who would argue for single readings of any work--musical or otherwise. and i don't necesarily think either side of this debate is necessarily wrong. i just believe that the only way for buju to come out on top is to simply say that one enjoys his voice more. and no quarrel. hell, i'm someone who took a hell of a long time (and a hell of a lot of flack) before coming around to garnet silk's overly sweet strains.
if we wish, as i suppose i did in my haughty and silly post, to present an evaluative argument for the superiority of one performer over the other, i think that sizzla must come out on top--in whatever context you want to reference (or i want to reference, given stel's complaint). i have to run and teach some kids, but i will make sure to develop this argument--don't worry. one thing i will concede, however, is that i think that the two are equal, lyrically--both can be amazing and both can be very very bad.
and, btw, my complaint about the consistency argument was a defense of sizzla--the man has released more singles and albums than anyone would ever know what to do with, and the quality control is a little off. buju isn't quite so prolific.