What is a Musical "GodFather"?

Question

If you put "Godfather of Soul" in a search engine you will return James Brown.

If you put "Queen of Soul" (female equivalent) in a search engine you will return Aretha Franklin.

If you put "King of Rock and Roll" (caucasion equivalent) in a search engine you will return Elvis Presley

Those answers are correct. So my question is this. What constitutes being a musical "Godfather"? Do you have to be a true innovator and do something no one has done before or can you simply excel in a genre someone else helped to establish.

My answer is an emphatic HELL NO! You CANNOT come into a well established genre of music and call yourself or let anyone else call you a FRIGGIN GODFATHER of it.

Some trick was on here trying to tell me how Tupac is the "Godfather of Rap", which sounds stupid as HELL!

That's like saying like saying Vince Carter is the "Godfather of Dunking". If that's true who the Hell is Julius Erving (Dr. J)?

Damn, get it straight Young Generation!

Answer 1

To me it is basically someone who is a pioneer that really puts the nail in the music genre coffin that will make it here to stay. I consider Black Sabbath the godfathers of heavy metal.

Answer 2

tupac was an ill rapper, rhymer - period but never a godfather of rap. rap was around before he was at his peak with the likes of real rap godfathers such as run dmc and big daddie kane possibly NWA. tupac was a rap prodigy ill as f8ck. one gangsta a s s mother ******. ten years this month, r.i.p 'pac!!

good question by the way

Answer 3

someone thats been do'ing it for a very long time or a band say the rolling stones could be called ''godfathers of rock'' are'nt they all in thier 60's i say a true innovator. you pretty mutch answered your own ? i agree 100%

Answer 4

In my mind a Musical God/Father is our Lord Jesus Christ.