What do ya'll think of the song produced & wrote for Jennifer Holliday (the singer from Dreamgirls musical in the 80s) ? I wish he could have produced more songs for female singers.

I've never heard this one before, am I a bad fan? (no pun intended) The way she's singing fast reminds me of how Mariah would sing later on.

I wish he wrote even more songs for Diana Ross.

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Artists speak on Michael Jackson's Billie Jean

Michael Jackson moonwalked into history, 30 years ago on ‘Motown 25′

Thirty years ago today, a “big bang” of sorts occurred on television. This moment would profoundly affect R&B, rock, pop, MTV, and general pop culture.

On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson performed “Billie Jean” on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, and Forever TV special, and a superstar was born.

Originally intended as a show commemorating Motown’s 25th birthday, it ultimately went down in history as the night Jackson introduced his signature moonwalk, demonstrating that he was a musical force in his own right. The fedora, the spangled white glove, the sparkly socks, and the loafers: all became synonymous with the performer, and his style, voice, and dance moves have been mimicked–but never duplicated–ever since that show.

Interestingly, Jackson almost did not appear on Motown 25. Wanting to concentrate on his solo career, he initially resisted performing as part of the reunited Jackson 5. Motown founder Berry Gordy personally appealed to his former protege, and Jackson reluctantly agreed, provided that Gordy allowed him a solo spot. Despite his latest single “Billie Jean” not being a Motown song, Gordy quickly consented — after all, what would the Jackson 5 be without Michael Jackson?

As the announcer enthusiastically introduced them, the Jackson brothers bounded onstage, their clashing costumes unintentionally emphasizing how the Jackson 5 had grown apart. But they gamely performed a medley of their greatest hits, a particularly moving moment occurring when Michael and Jermaine traded vocals on “I’ll be There.” They executed fun dance moves, thrilling the crowd by giving them a blast of 1970s nostalgia.

When they completed the medley, everyone except Michael ran offstage. Jackson paced the stage, shyly stating how he shared “magic moments” with his brothers during the Jackson 5 years. Then his expression intensified when he said, “but I especially like the new songs.” Anticipating what was about to happen, the audience rose to its feet, cheering even before the first drumbeat to “Billie Jean” began playing. Out of nowhere Jackson produced a fedora, planting it on his head while he assumed an angular, Bob Fosse-esque pose. Yes, he chose to lip-sync to the recording, but his astounding dance steps made up for the lack of live vocals.

The crowd screamed and yelled as he executed flawless spins, his white socks flashing as he paid homage to James Browns’ style of fast footwork. The kicks, the moves that seemed to defy gravity, and even some flashes of humor (such as miming combing back his hair in a 50s do) dazzled the crowd. But the best was yet to come.

The instrumental break kicked in, and history was made: Jackson glided backwards, his feet appearing to hover over the stage floor. Gasps could be heard as he ended the move with a flourish: standing on his toes. By the time the song faded and he froze, accepting a standing ovation, one knew that something special had just happened. From then on, Michael Jackson would transition from a former child star and R&B sensation to an international superstar.

For my generation, the Motown 25 performance represents the closest we ever got toward a “Beatles on Ed Sullivan” moment. The next day, we eleven-year-olds were scraping our feet on the playground blacktop, trying to figure out how he did the moonwalk. Shortly after, everyone owned a copy of Thriller, his videos became “happenings” that were highly anticipated, and he would become one of the best-selling artists of all time.

It’s hard to believe that 30 years have passed since I sat in my parents’ den, probably avoiding homework, staring in amazement at Jackson’s moves. While a similar moment will most likely never occur again — cable and internet have greatly fragmented audiences — it still represents a watershed moment in music and pop culture history.

http://somethingelserevie...motown-25/

GoldDolphin said:

What do ya'll think of the song produced & wrote for Jennifer Holliday (the singer from Dreamgirls musical in the 80s) ? I wish he could have produced more songs for female singers.

that's an awesome song right there

alphastreet said:

I've never heard this one before, am I a bad fan? (no pun intended) The way she's singing fast reminds me of how Mariah would sing later on.

I wish he wrote even more songs for Diana Ross.

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Hahaha of course not! I guess not many fans know about it because Jennifer isn't that famous in mainstream music, she's a powerful vocalist though!

I totally agree, I'm a big fan of Dianas and Muscles is one of my fav songs by her. Eaten Alive is also great! It's a shame he didn't produce for more artists, because he def had the talent to do it. For instance I think Night time lover would have been a great hit for Donna Summer had she had the time to record it. Also according to that Randy Sullivan book, he mentioned that MJ had intentions of producing an album for John Legend in 07.

GoldDolphin said:

alphastreet said:

I've never heard this one before, am I a bad fan? (no pun intended) The way she's singing fast reminds me of how Mariah would sing later on.

I wish he wrote even more songs for Diana Ross.

[Edited 3/26/13 12:27pm]

Hahaha of course not! I guess not many fans know about it because Jennifer isn't that famous in mainstream music, she's a powerful vocalist though!

I totally agree, I'm a big fan of Dianas and Muscles is one of my fav songs by her. Eaten Alive is also great! It's a shame he didn't produce for more artists, because he def had the talent to do it. For instance I think Night time lover would have been a great hit for Donna Summer had she had the time to record it. Also according to that Randy Sullivan book, he mentioned that MJ had intentions of producing an album for John Legend in 07.

MJ probably wanted to only produce for John cause his name sounds like a bad parody of Lennon's

yes I went there....he just left a sour taste in my mouth after making comments about MJ, which sounded to me like feeling bitter after things didn't work out, plus I think he's overrated

I loooove Diana too though I'm just a casual fan of hers. Maybe he should have approached females in the 00's too though it's nice Brandy and Rihanna sampled him so well and it worked out, despite popular opinion on this board. I would have loved to hear Beyonce sing songs written by him, just several, not a whole album or anything like that.

GoldDolphin said:

What do ya'll think of the song produced & wrote for Jennifer Holliday (the singer from Dreamgirls musical in the 80s) ? I wish he could have produced more songs for female singers.

What a beautiful song.

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It's so fairytale and disney like too No one thought anything was wrong with songs like that from mj until the 90's, bloody hypocrites!

He could have been doing what Elton John and the likes did in the 90's and given songs like that to movies like with Someone in the Dark and what he did with Will You Be There which was still considered very popular years down the road, even under a fake name like with the Simpsons to avoid overexposure

MJ probably wanted to only produce for John cause his name sounds like a bad parody of Lennon's

yes I went there....he just left a sour taste in my mouth after making comments about MJ, which sounded to me like feeling bitter after things didn't work out, plus I think he's overrated

I loooove Diana too though I'm just a casual fan of hers. Maybe he should have approached females in the 00's too though it's nice Brandy and Rihanna sampled him so well and it worked out, despite popular opinion on this board. I would have loved to hear Beyonce sing songs written by him, just several, not a whole album or anything like that.

I like his first two albums but what did he say about Mike? :/..

I agree, I think he should have! I know most of the people on the org dislike Bey, but I think that would have been interesting, espcially if he had done music for B-Day.

It's so fairytale and disney like too No one thought anything was wrong with songs like that from mj until the 90's, bloody hypocrites!

He could have been doing what Elton John and the likes did in the 90's and given songs like that to movies like with Someone in the Dark and what he did with Will You Be There which was still considered very popular years down the road, even under a fake name like with the Simpsons to avoid overexposure

Yes music critics and people were just hating on anything Mike did in the 90s... It's interesting he didn't do more film music, because his music is perfect for movies! I want the estate to release music he did for other movie projects that were never released.

alphastreet said:

I think John legend said something related to his skin but I don't know the quote. I like about 2 songs only from him. Mj had plans to do music for Addams family but it was cancelled cause of the allegations. Fans say that's why he didn't do film music since, but I don't want to believe it cause of the popularity of will you be there. He could have used another name though I understand that mj did not want to change for anyone to be accepted....he wouldn't be who he was if he did that [Edited 3/27/13 21:10pm]

Michael worked on a film score for Charlie and the chocolate factory too, he also wanted to play Willy Wonka, they wanted to use his film music, but he pulled back his score when the part of Willy Wonka didn't pull through. Some say it would have won him an academy award.

‘Voice’ Frontrunner Judith Hill Talks Michael Jackson Past & Usher’s Memory Lapse

When Judith Hill auditioned on "The Voice" Season 4's premiere this week, she wowed all four coaches and 13 million-plus viewers with her dynamite diva vocals. But this wasn't the first time that she'd performed for a massive TV audience: Back in 2009, Judith was hired to be Michael Jackson's duet partner for his This Is It London shows, and when those concerts were cancelled after Michael's shocking death, she sang "Heal The World" at his Staples Center memorial service, which was viewed by more than a billion people around the world. It was a performance to remember, for sure. But bizarrely, new "Voice" judge Usher, who also performed at the Jackson memorial and actually stood onstage behind Judith that day, didn't recognize her when she tried out for "The Voice"--not when he spun his chair around, and not even when she said her name.

Speaking to Yahoo! Music's Reality Rocks, Judith says she and Usher did briefly interact backstage at the memorial--but she doesn't seem too surprised, or insulted, that Usher doesn't remember her four years later. "The night before the rehearsal, which was a very sobering rehearsal, kind of teary-eyed, I just kind of passed by him and gave him a respectful head-nod," she recalls. "And he gave me a head-nod back, but that was really the extent of our communication. So I wasn't sure if he was going to recognize me when his chair turned. And he didn't--so that was interesting, you know?"

So, did Judith (who eventually joined Adam Levine's team, not Usher's) try to jog Usher's memory after their reunion on "The Voice"? Says Judith: "No, I didn't even bring it up; we haven't had any discussion about Michael or anything like that. I haven't seen him since the Blind Auditions. There was so much going on, it's hard to even ask someone to remember you. But I'll be curious to see if he remembers me, or if he puts the pieces together. And that should be interesting!"

Considering how spectacular Judith's MJ memorial performance truly was--Usher may not remember it vividly, but many other music fans do--it's hard to believe that she even needed to go on a show like "The Voice" to advance her career. Judith says she did receive plenty of music-business offers after that fateful day in 2009, but she was wary of moving forward. "It was so overwhelming, with all of these different people from the whole world calling me up, and I just needed time to process that," she explains. "Michael had just passed, and it was just a really, really intense time. I'm glad I didn't make any rash decisions or try to capitalize on that moment, that I just really took the time to process it and really figure myself out as well.

"I had all sorts of weirdos coming at me [with possibly shady offers], and I didn't know who to trust," Judith admits. "I was kind of overwhelmed. You know, a lot of people may promise you the world or say certain things. I did get into a few different situations, and I learned quickly that these people weren't right for me or they had other motives that weren't clean. I learned a lot. It was good to go through that process and realize that I've got to be careful."

And what did Judith, who hasn't ruled out doing a Michael Jackson cover on "The Voice" if it feels right, learn from her brief time working closely with the one and only King Of Pop? "Oh, my goodness, I learned so much from him," she raves. "I mean, the fact that he was a perfectionist…I learned, more than anything, to dream big and really have your imagination be big, and to work hard to make that dream possible. Michael had such dreams for the stage, like he was so picky about the particular lighting or how the drums should sound…it really challenged me to figure out what my dreams were, and work really hard. Michael was the hardest-working man in the business, and it was incredible seeing him and working with him."

Certainly Judith's experience with Michael should help her on "The Voice"--after all, if she has worked with a legend like MJ, then teaming up with Adam Levine should be a breeze, and if she has already performed on live television for a billion viewers, then nothing about being on "The Voice" should feel intimidating, right? Well, Judith admits that her illustrious professional background will give her some advantage in this competition, but confesses: "I still get nervous. I was jittery at my 'Voice' audition! I found myself feeling more nervous at the Blind Auditions than I did with my other [performance] experiences, because this is a singing competition and basically they're judging you, versus being on a stage where there are no chairs turning. There's so much pressure to perform well--they're going to judge you, they're going to pair you up with someone, they're going to eliminate you…there's a lot of that sort of thinking. I've never experienced that in my life, so this is really hard for me, and I've had a lot of anxiety. The concept of it being a contest has been really hard for me to digest, so I think the most important thing I've got to do is find my Zen and my calm and just be who I am, and not worry about people judging me."

Speaking of judges, will Judith ever give Usher a hard time about his little embarrassing memory lapse (which was sort of similar to the one that previous "Voice" judge Christina Aguilera had in Season 2, when she initially failed to recognize her old "Mickey Mouse Club" castmate Tony Lucca)? Judith laughs, "Oh, yeah, if the time comes, I'll be like, 'Hey, it's me!'" Let's hope the NBC cameras capture that exchange when and if it happens (that'd be some TV gold), but regardless, it's certain that Usher will never forget Judith Hill again.

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/voice-frontrunner-judith-hill-talk-michael-jackson-past-060409391.html

alphastreet said:

I think John legend said something related to his skin but I don't know the quote. I like about 2 songs only from him. Mj had plans to do music for Addams family but it was cancelled cause of the allegations. Fans say that's why he didn't do film music since, but I don't want to believe it cause of the popularity of will you be there. He could have used another name though I understand that mj did not want to change for anyone to be accepted....he wouldn't be who he was if he did that [Edited 3/27/13 21:10pm]

John Legend tweeted that MJ hated being black and he wondered what children thought about his appearance. The MJ fans wasted no time in bashing him on Twitter.

Neyo has also said a negative thing here and there about MJ. All the celebrities MJ kept in his circle or wanted to work with were fake towards him.

dm3857 said:

mjscarousal said:

alphastreet said:

mjscarousal said:

John Legend tweeted that MJ hated being black and he wondered what children thought about his appearance. The MJ fans wasted no time in bashing him on Twitter.

Neyo has also said a negative thing here and there about MJ. All the celebrities MJ kept in his circle or wanted to work with were fake towards him.

Ne yo I found two faced before he started to be. He named prince, Stevie and Marvin as influences when u could hear mj all over it and his dancing was mj like and that was a sign. After that I just heard him say that when mjs people called he wasn't sure what he was in for, and he didn't say it in a good tone and I'm like wtf cause I expected him to be a stan. I love what he did with Janet though so I would love to hear the mj cuts though he still sucks for not crediting him. At least usher has the class to do it

There are a number of artists who have done this and it's so stupid because it's so obvious that it's MJ they are inspired by and are imitating. Are you sure he said that? Because I thought he said he was jumping like a little girl when he met MJ lol.... But I wouldn't be surprised, it seems most people in the industry love bashing MJ... =/

I find it insanely sad that Eddie Van Halen or The Insane Clown Posse guys are major class acts when talking about MJ, while artists like John Legend are just straight up dicks. I just read Paul Anka is out there spreading unfair innuendo about MJ right now. Like WTF???

Or how someone like a Naomi Campbell who has a rep as a nasty and rude woman, but ask her or Brooke Shields about MJ, and it'll be Naomi who reps hard for him.

It was popular to diss beautiful MJ when he was alive ***the later years.

A bunch of nobodies could only benifit from "following a trail instead of making a path".

Credit goes to the MJ Forum on lipstickalley, some fascinating stuff

Michael Jackson on Black Culture

Some of the charities Michael contributed to:

• Minority Aids Project

• Motown Museum

• NAACP

• Transafrica

• United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

• United Negro College Fund Ladder’s of Hope

• YMCA – 28th Street/Crenshaw

• Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)

• Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles

• Brotherhood Crusade

• AIDS Project L.A

• Dakar Foundation

• National Rainbow Coalition
• National Solidarity Fund

• The Sickle Cell Research Foundation

• The Carter Center’s Atlanta Project

• Million Man March

In the 80s he was one of the United Negro College Fund's most significant donors, and by around 1992? I think he'd put 200 African Americans through college.

He had these books in his personal library:

His drawing of MLK.

When Mike was crowned King during his visit to the Ivory Coast...

1992 - May: "Ebony/JET" Magazine Interview (Full)

EBONY/JET: Do you have any special feeling about this return to the continent of Africa?

Michael Jackson: For me, it's like the "dawn of civilization." It's the first place where society existed. It's seen a lot of love. I guess there's that connection because it is the root of all rhythm. Everything. It's home.

EBONY/JET: You visited Africa in 1974. Can you compare and contrast the two visits?

Michael Jackson: I'm more aware of things this time: the people and how they live and their government. But for me, I'm more aware of the rhythms and the music and the people. That's what I'm really noticing more than any thing. The rhythms are incredible. You can tell especially the way the children move. Even the little babies, when they hear the drums, they start to move. The rhythm, the way it affects their soul and they start to move. The same thing that Blacks have in America.

EBONY/JET: How does it feel to be a real king?

Michael Jackson: I never try to think hard about it because I don't want it to go to my head. But, it's a great honor....

EBONY/JET: Speaking of music and rhythm, how did you put together the gospel songs on your last album?

Michael Jackson: I wrote "Will You Be There?" at my house, "Never Land" in California.... I didn't think about it hard. That's why it's hard to take credit for the songs that I write, because I just always feel that it's done from above. I feel fortunate for being that instrument through which music flows. I'm just the source through which it comes. I can't take credit for it because it's God's work. He's just using me as the messenger....

EBONY/JET: What was the concept for the Dangerous album?

Michael Jackson: I wanted to do an album that was like Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. So that in a thousand years from now, people would still be listening to it. Something that would live forever. I would like to see children and teenagers and parents and all races all over the world, hundreds and hundreds of years from now, still pulling out songs from that album and dissecting it. I want it to live.

EBONY/JET: I notice on this trip that you made a special effort to visit children.

Michael Jackson: I love children, as you can see. And babies.

EBONY/JET: And animals.

Michael Jackson: Well, there's a certain sense that animals and children have that gives me a certain creative juice, a certain force that later on in adulthood is kind of lost because of the conditioning that happens in the world. A great poet said once. "When I see children, I see that God has not yet given up on man." An Indian poet from India said that, and his name is Tagore. The innocence of children represents to me the source of infinite creativity. That is the potential of every human being. But by the time you are an adult, you're conditioned; you're so conditioned by the things about youand it goes. Love. Children are loving, they don't gossip, they don't complain, they're just open-hearted. They're ready for you. They don't judge. They don't see things by way of color. They're very child-like. That's the problem with adults they lose that child-like quality. And that's the level of inspiration that's so needed and is so important for creating and writing songs and for a sculptor, a poet or a novelist. It's that same kind of innocence, that same level of consciousness, that you create from. And kids have it. I feel it right away from animals and children and nature. Of course. And when I'm on stage. I can't perform if I don't have that kind of ping pony with the crowd. You know the kind of cause and effect action, reaction. Because I play off of them. They're really feeding me and I'm just acting from their energy.

EBONY/JET: Where is all this heading?

Michael Jackson: I really believe that God chooses people to do certain things, the way Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci or Mozart or Muhammad Ali or Martin Luther King is chosen. And that is their mission to do that thing. And I think that I haven't scratched the surface yet of what my real purpose is for being here. I'm committed to my art.

I believe that all art has as its ultimate goal the union between the material and the spiritual, the human and the divine. And I believe that that is the very reason for the exis-tence of art and what I do. And I feel fortunate in being that instrument through which music flows.... Deep inside I feel that this world we live in is really a big, huge, monumental symphonic orchestra.

I believe that in its primordial form all of creation is sound and that it's not just random sound, that it's music. You've heard the expression, mu-sic of the spheres? Well, that's a very literal phrase. In the Gospels, we read, "And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man be-came a living soul."

That breath of life to me is the music of life and it permeates every fiber of creation. In one of the pieces of the Dangerous album, I say: "Life songs of ages, throbbing in my blood, have danced the rhythm of the tide and flood."
This is a very literal statement, because the same new miracle intervals and biological rhythms that sound out the architecture of my DNA also governs the movement of the stars.

The same music governs the rhythm of the seasons, the pulse of our heartbeats, the migration of birds, the ebb and flow of ocean tides, the cycles of growth, evolution and dissolution. It's music, it's rhythm. And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance. It's like, my purpose, it's what I'm here for.

EBONY/JET: What about politics?

Michael Jackson: I never get into politics. But I think music soothes the savage beast. If you put cells under a microscope and you put music on, you'll see them move and start to dance. It affects the soul.... I hear music in everything. [Pauses] You know, that's the most I've said in eight years. You know I don't give interviews. That because I know you, and I trust you. You're the only person I trust to give interviews to.

EBONY: In your travels, what were some of the countries that impressed you most?

MICHAEL: I’m gonna raise my hand on this one. I’ll say this. I always thought that the Blacks, as far as artistry, were a talented race of people. But when I went to Africa, I was even more convinced. They did some incredible things over there. [West African countries, including Senegal]. We went to one place out in the flatlands where all these Africans sell their crafts and everything. I went to this one hut where this guy made incredible carvings….He took a piece of wood and a hatchet-like thing and started chopping and I just sat there amazed. He carved a big face…dipped it in some water…dried it off and he gave it to me and I paid for it.

EBONY: You seem impressed by African art but what about African music and dance?

MICHAEL: When we came off the plane in [Dakar, Senegal] Africa, we were greeted by a long line of African dancers. Their drums and sounds filled the air with rhythm. I was going crazy, I was screaming. I said, ‘All right!’ They got the beat and they got the rhythm… I just was so glad about the whole thing. ‘This is it’, I said. ‘This is where I come from. The origin…’

EBONY: You were obviously impressed by your musical roots, so where do you think the Africans derived their musical influence?

MICHAEL: Music started with nature. Music is nature. Birds make music. Oceans make music. Wind makes music. Any natural sound is music. And that’s where it started….You see, we’re just making a replica of nature, which is the sounds we hear outside.

Dr Abe Greatest African tribute to Michael Jackson

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzBsD9GONrI[/youutbe]

“That’s why I love Stevie Wonder’s album called Songs in The Key of Life… He had a song called Black Man and I just jumped up screaming when I heard that record because he’s showing the world what the Black man has done and what other races have done… He named it Black Man and all these people who have got the album sing it. And that’s the best way to bring about the truth.” - Jet Magazine, Feb. 6, 1984

“Ever since I was a child I realized I had a lot of love to share from my soul. The Black tradition is the tradition of soul…The black tradition is a tradition of soul which is a gift of love and joy. Soul is the most precious thing you can share because you’re sharing yourself and the world needs that gift now more than ever. Thank you…Bet and all the black program directors and DJs for keeping my music on the air. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

April 1, 2004: At the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Michael Jackson was presented with a humanitarian award by the African Ambassadors' Spouses Association in honor of his work fighting AIDS in Africa

Why MJJ's allegiance to black people and black culture is questioned is beyond me. Michael was

no more conflicted about race in America than most blacks that is why we see so many threads here about dark skin/light skin, interracial dating, and the quandry of the POTUS and his tendency to ignore black concerns.

Michael never said any of the horrible ugly things about black people that has come out of the mouth of Kevin Hart, D. L. Hughley, and rappers generally. Instead Mike said, "They don't care about us", including himself in the us. He understood that he, like his people, were like a stranger in Moscow living in America.

Michael constantly touted how black culture was the major backdrop of American culture. And, his true champions were James Brown and Sammy Davis, Jr. He loved James Brown so much that he showed up at his funeral when so many others who should have been there were noticeably absent. Donna Summers, Gladys Knight, and Dionne Warwick embraced him and refused to turn on him at his death; they understood the real contributions and sacrifices this man made in the name of blackness. That listing of his philantropy to black causes is nothing short of a clear understanding of who he was connected to. He did not ignore black people when he made it.

At his funeral, Bernice King said that even though MJJ was embroiled in accusations and persecution, he called Mrs. King about three months before she died. Michael recognized and wanted to let her know he appreciated her, before she died. He told her that she was America's true royalty. Also, he understood where home was and took Steve Harvey's invitation to go to church with him.

Michael was so much a part of black culture that black social critics and scholars had to testify to his greatness as a black cultural carrier. Included in that crew is James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Dr. Susan Faust, Eware X. Osayanda, etc., etc.

Enough said. I am not a stan; don't believe in it. BUT, I just loved Michael Joseph Jackson. It bothers me that some can so glibly disassociate him from his love of black people and black culture. MJJ was a complex man. As I said, his conflicts and contradictions are no greater than those of many black people.

couple of tidbits from his autobiography:

there was an article called Black Music White Face? Justin Timberlake & the Selling of 'Soul'

someone in the comment section made an interesting comment

oh and thank you for posting those Happyperson!! ^^^

mookie said:

I find it insanely sad that Eddie Van Halen or The Insane Clown Posse guys are major class acts when talking about MJ, while artists like John Legend are just straight up dicks. I just read Paul Anka is out there spreading unfair innuendo about MJ right now. Like WTF???

Or how someone like a Naomi Campbell who has a rep as a nasty and rude woman, but ask her or Brooke Shields about MJ, and it'll be Naomi who reps hard for him.

I'm just curious of all these celebrities that either worked with MJ or had spoken about him, who is ever good enough in MJ fans' eyes? What did Brooke Shields do now?

[Edited 3/29/13 14:02pm]

GoldDolphin said:

alphastreet said:

mjscarousal said: Ne yo I found two faced before he started to be. He named prince, Stevie and Marvin as influences when u could hear mj all over it and his dancing was mj like and that was a sign. After that I just heard him say that when mjs people called he wasn't sure what he was in for, and he didn't say it in a good tone and I'm like wtf cause I expected him to be a stan. I love what he did with Janet though so I would love to hear the mj cuts though he still sucks for not crediting him. At least usher has the class to do it

There are a number of artists who have done this and it's so stupid because it's so obvious that it's MJ they are inspired by and are imitating. Are you sure he said that? Because I thought he said he was jumping like a little girl when he met MJ lol.... But I wouldn't be surprised, it seems most people in the industry love bashing MJ... =/

In the very beginning he credited them as did the article, by the time sexy love was released, I started hearing mj praises, and I found that very weird....cause I heard it right away with so sick and loved him. I haven't cared for his music since i just can't stop and the songs he did with janet, it bored me.

HAPPYPERSON said:

When Mike was crowned King during his visit to the Ivory Coast...

I love those pics! MJ was so beautiful, inside and out! He was so smart and I wish someone could have interviewed him about all those books he read. I remember reading back in 09, that people in Ivory Coast wanted him to be buried there since he was crowned king and he had some ancestry from there. I'm thankful the girls at Lipstickalley are sharing this, because this is the side that mainstream audiences never got to see. He looked so happy while staying in Ivory Coast and South Africa. He should have just bought a house and stayed there, like he intentionally wanted to. He was a king chosen by the people.

Emancipation89 said:

I'm just curious of all these celebrities that either worked with MJ or had spoken about him, who is ever good enough in MJ fans' eyes? What did Brooke Shields do now?

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Well of course they aren't going to be "good enough" if they're acting shifty, two faced, bandwagonish etc.

And Brooke hasn't done anything. Just using her as an example.

mookie said:

So sick of the Jacksons & this lawsuit. So MJ was so sick and frial yet would have made 40 billion? Right. So sick and frial that his own family were begging him for YEARS (including Janet) to go on tour with them. If he happened to die but the tour he was signed to was The Jacksons instead of This Is It, who would they sue then? Michael Jackson just can't escape trials, dead or alive. I don't even want to read any of this mess, what's it gonna do?

alphastreet said:

I'm cool with Brooke actually and there are artists who bashed mj I still listen to so I don't always take it personal though its petty behaviour. It just bothers me if people like John are dickish about it

I'm meh about Brooke. And with other celebs for the most part, unless they are just overly vicious and just constant with their MJ attacks, if i'm already a fan, I usually can still watch their films or shows and listen to their music.