Key Takeaways:

• Ray J believes solely Chris Brown and Usher may musically outperform him at his peak.
• He dismissed Bryson Tiller and Leon Thomas, saying they “can’t mess with” him.
• The singer additionally talked about Tank, Jagged Edge and his RSVP groupmates in the identical interview.

Ray J believes nobody is thrashing him at his greatest — not even Bryson Tiller or Leon Thomas. On Tuesday (Nov. 18), the “One Wish” singer stopped by “Way Up With Angela Yee,” the place he shared his ideas on who may, or couldn’t, take him on at his peak.

“[There’s] only two people that’s beating me if I’m at my best. That’s Chris Brown and Usher,” Ray J mentioned. “Everybody else can’t mess with me.” He went on to make clear that he solely meant artists “out there right now,” not “the greats like Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.”

“I’m talking about Bryson Tiller. I’m talking about all y’all young n**gas,” the Everything You Want singer continued. Brian “B.Dot” Miller then threw out Leon Thomas’ title, to which he responded, “Who? Who is that?”

To jog his reminiscence, Angela Yee sang one of many traces from Thomas’ smash hit “MUTT”: “I’m a dog, I’m a mutt.” Ray J humorously reacted, “I’m a dog, I’m a mutt, n**ga. I’m a real dog, n**ga. I’m going big on that n**ga.” The R&B star later talked about Jagged Edge as a gaggle he’d tackle however admitted that Jodeci was “way above [his] pay grade.”

Next, Ray J introduced up Tank. “[You] saw my six-pack, Tank. I got a fat stomach and a six-pack,” he mentioned. “Tank can’t mess with me if I train, but it’s going to take me nine months.” Finally, the singer referred to as out the opposite members of RSVP: Sammie, Bobby V and Pleasure P.

Tiller just lately wrapped up supporting Brown’s “Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour” in October, whereas Thomas is presently on the highway as part of his “Mutts Don’t Heel Tour.” All three artists had been nominated for the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Tiller and Brown’s “It Depends” is competing for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance. Thomas, in the meantime, is within the operating for each these classes in addition to Album of the Year, Best New Artist and a number of other others.