Michael Jackson wasn’t impressed by the neptunes .. He wanted the super thug sound instead.....

[Lootpack]

Mike choosing not to work with the Neptunes was a big miss opportunity...It’s not like Mike needed them and the Neptunes we’re the hottest production team in the game at that time without Mike but that Neptune sound with MJ’s vocals was a perfect marriage.

Imagine how Mike would sound over something like Wait A Minute produced for Ray J?



Or if they wanted to do something slower, chill/softer.



What could’ve been

Should've been MJ

 

[OneTimeforTheMind]

Mannnnn

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

 

[julesocean]

Breh, I swear I was going to make this thread yesterday. Janet Jackson passed on “Slave 4 U” and Michael Jackson passed on all the Neptune’s tracks on Usher’s 8701 and Justin Timberlake’s Justified. The only Janet Jackson Neptune’s produced track was “Feel It Boy” with Beenie Man”

Can you imagine how history would’ve changed completely if they both worked with the Neptune’s? That Invincible Album would’ve gone diamond. Michael could still be alive. Janet’s nipple would’ve still never seen the light of day. That CAC Justin’s career would’ve flopped.

shyt is crazy. Michael’s management ain’t shyt.

At that stage, Michael could definitely supersede any management, label, or production directions. The way he went with that album was his choice, as evidenced by the OP.

It's hard to be an established superstar, and try to move with the new trends coming in.. I don't blame him. There's a whole lotta producers popping at any point in time, and which one is gonna be the best fit for you? Hindsight 20/20.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

MJ over You Don’t Have to Call

He woulda went well with Timbaland too. Just imagine if he woulda had Sexy Back instead of Justin

 

[Antwon Mitchell]

I'm probably one of the few people who are not a fan of the Neptunes sound tbh so I don't blame MJ I always felt they were somewhat above average producers who got big off a few lucky hits with acclaimed artists

 

[315]

Mike was a crip, of course he wanted that superthug sound

MJ was a Vice Lord

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Bhahqhagagaha

 

[Ziggiy]

I was just thinking that Mike would've been heat over any beats off Kelis first two albums. He would fit like a hand in glove over this

Kelis was so fine back then. Just looking by that thumbnail I understand why Nas took a risk

 

[WMG the 2nd]

Dance with me clearly is a Michael jackson songimagine MJ over seniorita

 

[Why-Fi]

yea that superthug beat is mike's energy. 100%

most of his dance records had them hard ass drums like that

 

[xCivicx]

I wonder why he turned down the hottest producers in the game during that time period.
It’s more to the story

Nahhhh kanye and timbaland were both head and shoulders above the neptunes at that time

Then again i cant stand neptunes production in general

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

My ass bored as fukk.

This is HARD.

"Masked up, with the paparazzi following me/ i gotta keep my mouth shut and don't say 'HEE HEE!"

You might as well go ahead and make that full M.I.K.E blend tape with The King styling over early 00's Neptunes.

'They Don't Really Care About Us' over 'Grindin' and shyt

You already know Nore would bug out over it.

Edit: fukk it - I might illustrate some cover art for this over the holidays. Got the acronym meaning down and everything.

 

[xCivicx]

First those 90s/2000s budgets were wild. Got Nore in the desert with camels

And I never got the hate about Invincible. It was Michaels one true R&B album

Anybody talking down on Invincible didnt listen to it

 

[jimbean]