Windy City rapper Rhymefest and associate DJ Mark Ronson recently teamed up to release a Michael Jackson homage mixtape, "Man in the Mirror."

The disc features tracks entirely sampled from Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 songs.

"This was very important to me, seeing as how Michael Jackson is responsible for a revolution in music that took place when he dropped a fu*king bomb on the planet called Thriller," Fest wrote on his myspace blog.

Q. You were only seven when Thriller peaked. Was Michael Jackson on your radar when --

A: [Stares incredulously] Was Michael Jackson on my radar?! I'm black. Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, and Mike Tyson. Michael Jackson is my favorite artist of all time. Every time I hit the stage, every time I write a song, every time I write a rap, every performance I do, every time I pick out an outfit, I think about Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson is synonymous with the greatest that you could possibly do in music.

Source:  http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2007/12/0801_kanye_west/

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Akon talks about working with Michael Jackson on current projects. He says he got in late the night before because he's working with Jackson.

Dec 21 2007 - Two landmark albums by Michael Jackson, Off the Wall and Thriller, will be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The Grammy Hall of Fame honors recordings which have been released for at least 25 years and have had a significant impact on musicial history.