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The Game Ft. Chris Brown, Boyz II Men, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, P. Diddy Tribute Song Called "Better On The Other Side" To Michael Jackson who died on Thursday June 25, 2009.


Jackson's Body Flown Across Los Angeles
After he was pronounced dead at the UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson's body was flown in an official helicopter above the city of Los Angeles to the county coroner's office.
Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums - including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" - and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed.

He was 50.

He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.

Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy would probably be done on the singer Friday, with results expected that afternoon.

"Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color," the Rev. Al Sharpton said. "To say an 'icon' would only give these young people in Harlem a fraction of what he was. He was a historic figure that people will measure music and the industry by."

Jackson's blazing rise to stardom -- and later fall from grace -- is among the most startling of show business tales. The son of a steelworker, he rose to fame as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a band he formed with his brothers in the late 1960s. By the late '70s, as a solo artist, he was topping the charts with cuts from "Off the Wall," including "Rock With You" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."
In 1982, he released "Thriller," an album that eventually produced seven hit singles. An appearance the next year on a Motown Records 25th-anniversary special cemented his status as the biggest star in the country.
For the rest of the 1980s, they came no bigger. "Thriller's" follow-up, 1987's "Bad," sold almost as many copies. A new Jackson album -- a new Jackson appearance -- was a pop culture event.

The pop music landscape was changing, however, opening up for rap, hip-hop and what came to be called "alternative" -- and Jackson was seen as out of step.

His next release, 1991's "Dangerous," debuted at No. 1 but "only" produced one top-ranking single -- "Black or White" -- and that song earned criticism for its inexplicably violent ending, in which Jackson was seen smashing car windows and clutching his crotch.

And then "Dangerous" was knocked out of its No. 1 spot on the album charts by Nirvana's "Nevermind," an occurrence noted for its symbolism by rock critics.

After that, more attention was paid to Jackson's private life than his music career, which faltered. A 1995 two-CD greatest hits, "HIStory," sold relatively poorly, given the huge expense of Jackson's recording contract: about 7 million copies, according to Recording Industry of America certifications.

A 2001 album of new material, "Invincible," did even worse.

In 2005, he went to trial on child-molestation charges. He was acquitted.

In July 2008, after three years away from the spotlight, Jackson announced a series of concerts at London's O2 Arena as his "curtain call." Some of the shows, initially scheduled to begin in July, were eventually postponed until 2010.

Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958, to Joe Jackson, a Gary, Indiana, steelworker, and his wife, Katherine. By the time he was 6, he had joined his brothers in a musical group organized by his father, and by the time he was 10, the group - the Jackson 5 - had been signed to Motown.

He made his first television appearance at age 11.

Jackson, a natural performer, soon became the group's front man. Music critic Langdon Winner, reviewing the group's first album, "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5," for Rolling Stone, praised Michael's versatile singing and added, "Who is this 'Diana Ross,' anyway?"

The group's first four singles -- "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There" -- went to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart, the first time any group had pulled off that feat. There was even a Jackson 5 cartoon series on ABC.

In 1972, he hit No. 1 as a solo artist with the song "Ben."

The group's popularity waned as the '70s continued, and Michael eventually went solo full time. He played the Scarecrow in the 1978 movie version of "The Wiz," and released the album "Off the Wall" in 1979. Its success paved the way for "Thriller," which eventually became the best-selling album in history, with 50 million copies sold worldwide.

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  • Although i never liked MJs music, i gotta have respect, he certainly is the king of pop, and always will be. Props to The Game for writing this.

  • THE GAME HAVE A SWEET HEART AND A THUG HEART

    thumps up if you understand me !

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  • BUT IK U WILL FORGIVE HIM AND U WERE A GREST FATHER LUV AND I DO LUV U WITH ALL MY HEART MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS CRYING AND REALLY UPSET THT U DIED WE DIDNT KNOW HWO TO LIVE WITH OUT U!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UR THE ONE AND ONLY KING OF POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! LUV U MJ

  • love u mike jackson i always did and no matter wat people say about u made me think of love corage and protection wat ur dad did to u was unforgetteable and i will always love u R.I.P MJ

    PLZ PLZ HAVE SOMEONE TAKE ARFTER U AND BE JUST LIKE U SOMEONE TO TALK TO OUR SOULS AND BE AWWESOME LUV U MICHEAL JACKSON

  • @rapgameinsane FUCK YOU This Shit Was Made For Mj The Mother Fucking King Of Pop How Could You Not Like This Song And If You Don't Like It Then Why'd You Listen To It #SMFDGDH

  • 6 people aren't from planet Earth.

  • This song always makes me cry. Why'd you have to go Michael? We need you down here on earth but I guess god needed you more. R.I.P my love

  • Got to love this

  • R.I.P .. RETURN IN PEAACEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!:(:(

  • Fuck the Haters !! R.I.P michael jackson

  • @rapgameinsane bro seriously show some fucking respect! you dont like it dont fuckin listen!

  • okay who ever said they disliki love u

    is song thats cool micheal

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