So we're acting like Michael Jackson didn't write Beat It now?
I've yet to see another pop artist get their artistic contributions to THEIR OWN WORK get so eagerly questioned or dismissed this often.....
Quincy himself is NOT a songwriter
The first four singles on that list is written by MJ
When ya acknowledge your knowledge of dude’s music is surface level, then the real discussions can be had
I wish Michael and Prince were here to celebrate the 40th anniversaries of Thriller and 1999
they were two 24 year old black men who broke down barriers and changed the way black artists were marketed and presented, especially rewriting the blueprint of the male popstar
Something
#thriller40
put on full display is that at his core, MJ was a shy nerd who had extraordinary talent.
The guy who could dance his ass off but would have the ultra rare Pokémon trading cards or discuss power levels of Dragon Ball Z characters
The way some black folks love to trash MJ and bring up the allegations then uplift and praise some of these rappers who have CONVICTIONS and have openly shown disrespect to our community...
I want MJ fans on this app to go back and look at the celebrities who distanced themselves from MJ in the mid 90s.
It would save ya'll a lot of time instead of being shocked and upset when they talk about him.
They're doing what they did when he was alive.
CBS Records' letter to Michael from January 1983 asking him to deliver another album no later than April of '83
(Thriller had only been out for a month)
#Thriller40
For nearly 50 years, Àngela Winbush has crafted songs that detail the rich emotional life of Black people.
The singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer is one of the most accomplished virtuosos whose name you might not even know.
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Unused handwritten lyrics to Michael Jackson’s song, “Little Susie”. Written in 1979, it would be recorded in 1994 and released in 1995 on “HIStory.”
Additional notes: “I should dig deep into child psychology to really bring out her problems”
While MJ was on trial and news outlets focusing on him, R Kelly was about to release an album that to the number 1 spot on the Billboard charts
in fact, after the time the sex tape leaked Kells garnered over 8 top 5 albums
MJs life was in shambles even though he was acquitted
If you know me from KOP, MJJC, The Michael Jackson Archives, the Org, you know I have high expectations on MJ projects....
I AM IMPRESSED
#MJtheMusical
@BlackXtian
@KiaSpeaks
Every move he made was headline news. I remember Inside Edition reporting how he went to a record store after a recording session and reported what he was buying and how long he spent in the store
For months, when I see reviews about the Michael Jackson musical, its criticized for omitting the abuse allegations
Why would a broadway musical even approach sexual abuse allegations?!
I know reviewers/writers are just doing their jobs, but that shit is odd imo
Folks still using "ya'll only believe he's innocent because of he was famous"
Yeah, can't because they've been caught changing and remixing their claims multiple times since 2013
Or because their timelines don't match up
Or because they've been caught lying before
Yeah....
Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck will go to trial against the late singer’s companies over sexual abuse allegations, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
The two claim Jackson sexually molested them when they were children.
That era being a 43 year recording career that includes selling 90million records before the age of 21, having 4 of the best selling albums in history including THE biggest album ever
Successful albums
Successful tours
Successful home video releases
Successful video games
Those "scared of MJ" tweets remind of lyrics that he wrote that still rings true today:
I'm gonna be
Exactly what you wanna see
It's you whose haunting me
You're wanting me
To be the stranger in your life
Am I amusing you?
Or just confusing you?
Am I the beast you visualised?
Thank you for giving up your life and any sense of normalcy and calm to make so many of us happy
Thank you for dealing with so much crap and never letting it deter you from your goals
Thank you for everything, Michael
#CelebrateMichaelJackson
#HappyBirthdayMichaelJackson
Go back to those 1977-1984 interviews and how would ALWAYS find a way to reference Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Man had the top selling album in the world….and was asking for tours of the Atari offices
And his outfits 😂
#michaeljackson
on the cover of Ebony magazine for the December 1984 issue. Ebony was the only publication Jackson spoke to that year even though Time, Life, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and US Weekly had him on their covers