I slept on Who Is It terribly. Not that I didn't like it, there ain't a MJ song I don't like, I just thought it was alright. VH1 had a video contest to it, and whoever won, I think their video would be dubbed the "official" video for it or some shyt. I must've heard that song 20 times that day, and there were some good videos too. Walked away with a whole new appreciation for that song. That hook tho...
mike tore that shyt down
I don't know where but I've seen this guy before
Can somebody explain wtf is going on here@shopthatwrecks
yo please just change the title to the official MJ thread.... there's stories for days
Pharrell Williams revealed to Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night that he thought someone was playing a joke on him when he received a call from Michael Jackson
The ageless singer told Kimmel his people had to force him to take the call a third time: 'So I pick up the phone and he's like ''Hello, how are you? It's Michael [crunch crunch crunch].''
'He was eating popcorn in my ear and that's when I knew it was him.
'So Justin is used to it at this point, this is Justin ''Big Pop Star'' Timberlake and I'm like, ''Dude, it's Michael on the phone and he's eating popcorn in my ear.'''
The singer revealed Michael, pictured here in 2002, turned down eight songs Pharrell had created for him
Realizing he had just hung up on a legend, the Get Lucky singer tried to make things right, but to his disappointment it was Justin that Michael really wanted to talk about.
'I'm like, ''I'm such a huge fan,'' and he's like ''How's it going with Justin, is he good?'''
After Pharrell responded 'Yes sir,' the Billie Jean singer said: 'That's good, that's amazing. Cool. Well, have a good time, see you later.'
'We had several meetings the first meeting was weird. Chad and I, Chad my partner, wrote like eight songs for him and his manager heard them - and this was right around the time of Superthug by N.O.R.E - and his manger was like ''Man, this isn't what Michael wants, Michael wants Superthug', and I was kind of like [pulls a quizzical face] ''So this is not going to happen.''
I think for the first time ever, Nas talked about Michael Jackson calling him on the phone one day.(mike just calling up rap nikkas and talking to them... asking for hard ass beats.. MJ was a hip hop stan
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“I don’t care who you are, you’re never ready to hear that Michael Jackson is on the phone. I don’t care how it goes, no one is ready to handle that shyt. He’s a spirit, he’s not a man. That was a spirit on the phone.”
starts talking about mike about 20:30
. Basically on some MJ is
shyt. Could you imagine MJ and Dre (and whoever his silent partners at the time were) together? Necks would have been broken and ears would have been bleeding.
9:00 min mark
yo please just change the title to the official MJ thread.... there's stories for days
Pharrell Williams revealed to Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night that he thought someone was playing a joke on him when he received a call from Michael Jackson
The ageless singer told Kimmel his people had to force him to take the call a third time: 'So I pick up the phone and he's like ''Hello, how are you? It's Michael [crunch crunch crunch].''
'He was eating popcorn in my ear and that's when I knew it was him.
'So Justin is used to it at this point, this is Justin ''Big Pop Star'' Timberlake and I'm like, ''Dude, it's Michael on the phone and he's eating popcorn in my ear.'''
The singer revealed Michael, pictured here in 2002, turned down eight songs Pharrell had created for him
Realizing he had just hung up on a legend, the Get Lucky singer tried to make things right, but to his disappointment it was Justin that Michael really wanted to talk about.
'I'm like, ''I'm such a huge fan,'' and he's like ''How's it going with Justin, is he good?'''
After Pharrell responded 'Yes sir,' the Billie Jean singer said: 'That's good, that's amazing. Cool. Well, have a good time, see you later.'
'We had several meetings the first meeting was weird. Chad and I, Chad my partner, wrote like eight songs for him and his manager heard them - and this was right around the time of Superthug by N.O.R.E - and his manger was like ''Man, this isn't what Michael wants, Michael wants Superthug'
I think for the first time ever, Nas talked about Michael Jackson calling him on the phone one day.
“I don’t care who you are, you’re never ready to hear that Michael Jackson is on the phone. I don’t care how it goes, no one is ready to handle that shyt. He’s a spirit, he’s not a man. That was a spirit on the phone.”
starts talking about mike about 20:30
. Basically on some MJ is shyt. Could you imagine MJ and Dre (and whoever his silent partners at the time were) together? Necks would have been broken and ears would have been bleeding. At this thread turning into an MJ stan party. Surprised nobody put this up yet 
bar room wrestler.Does anyone know if this guy has any fighting credentials?
you'za lie and so are those who dapped you. now i'm team MJ forever. But aint no way i'm going to stand by and watch yall clown disrespect another legend. Prince's music was GREAT TOO. anyone saying any different is a liar trying to fish for controversy.
excellent breakdown. this needs to be sticked before any other idiots tries to insult one of these Goats.Its really a disservice to both artists to compare them, they were both in their own lane, outside of eccentricity and popularity plus the fact that they were both hot at the same time they made different music. You can like them both without shytting on the other, or you can like one or the other based on personal preference, but as far as the comparisons go here's my thoughts:
-Singing: MJ obviously has the more unique voice where Prince relies more on vocal stylings (crooning, falsettos, amplification, baritones). Both typically sing above their natural register but theirs styles are almost completely different. As far as their influence goes, many artists try to replicate MJs inflections but he's got a one of a kind voice. As big as MJ was/is, in actuality, more artists have had success replicating Prince's vocal styles, particularly in the Neo-Soul realm (Bilal, D'Angelo, Musiq Soulchild, etc.)
-Dancing: So there's really no comparison here, MJ pretty much revolutionized contemporary dance from both an artistic standpoint and with his showmanship. Everyone replicates MJs moves, albeit MJ was totally influenced by Fosse, Jackie Wilson, B-Boy Culture and James Brown among others. I will give Prince this though, his moves were a lot more natural and a result of him interpreting the emotion in the song. MJ makes you wanna get in the middle of the dancefloor and put on a show, Prince makes you wanna grab your chick and rhythmically intertwine bodies.
-Songwriting: Contrary to popular belief, MJ is just as much of an influential songwriter as Prince. The big difference is Prince pretty much wrote ALL of his songs where MJ was a brand with a team. Another difference in why perhaps MJ is overlooked as a songwriter is that the reason you like the songs MJ wrote more than likely had less to do with the lyric and more with the inflection where Prince captivated you with the things he would say and the risks he took.
-Musical Acumen: Prince definitely gets the nod as a multi-instrumentalist and what he did for the game from the perspective of syncopation, use of synthesizers and oh my God it's so commonplace now we don't even realize that nobody was doing what he was doing with the snare before him and it's a travesty! I will say this however, and maybe because we weren't really let behind closed doors to watch MJ work in the studio, but he's just as much a 'producer' as Prince. If Dre is producer, MJ is a producer! If Quincy Jones is a producer, MJ is a producer! I can't find the videos, but I know Quincy Jones has some footage and I've heard outtakes as well, but my life changed when I heard MJ beat box the initial foundation for "Wanna Be Starting Something". Same thing for "Another Part of Me" and the first draft of "Working Day And Night" with him and Janet and other folks using random household objects/percussion ala Jimmy Fallon & The Roots to map that song out. Dude would walk into the studio and physically dance or actually beat box (ala Timbaland)the structure of a song for his musicians to translate into notation
Sitting around in his little soft voice
*oh heavens i felt so bad. It was embarrassing. You should have seen him. Making these weird off key noises . i thought he could play guitar.. I didnt know he had a substance abuse problem. Then he almost fell off the stage.
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Wasnt that funny Bubbles?
Youre not my friend right now
