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
DETROIT, Michigan (AP) — Lee Thomas’ skin is betraying him. His once brown, even complexion is now mottled with pale patches around his eyes and mouth, along his nose and on his ears; his arms, shoulders and chest are speckled and blotched. “I’m a black man turning white on television and people can see it,” says Thomas, an anchor and entertainment reporter for the local Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate. “If you’ve watched me over the years, you’ve seen my hands completely change from brown to white.”
Danielle Lloyd has hired Michael Jacksons bodyguard to protect her from a female stalker.
The Celebrity Big Brother housemate has taken on martial arts expert Matt Fiddes, 29, on the advice of fellow contestant Jermaine Jackson.
Check out the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige getting her ‘MJ’ on in the video “Just Fine” below:
No mere mortal can resist … the Thriller 10/28/2007
With Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” playing, 17 people performed the dance associated in the 1983 video.
This group was participating in “Thrill the World” on Saturday at the Midland Center for the Arts.
Dancers make a Thriller effort
Dancers gathered in Irvine on Saturday to try to set a world record. They danced to “Thriller” by Michael Jackson.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
By RICHARD CHANG | The Orange County Register
Pop singer Michael Jackson released the song and album “Thriller” in 1982. Both became huge hits. The 1983 video for the “Thriller” single, directed by John Landis, was 14 minutes long and included a memorable dance with zombies backing a transformed Jackson, who looked like a werewolf and a zombie.
Reality TV star DAVID GEST has credited superstar MICHAEL JACKSON for introducing him to his hobby of collecting music and movie memorabilia.
The 54-year-old, who extended his Memphis, Tennessee mansion with a third storey to accommodate his growing collection, explains childhood friend Jackson gifted him with his first showbiz souvenirs.
Moonwalking for beginners
26 October, from 12 midday – 2pm, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane
A range of offbeat events are taking place around the capital as part of the MINI Other Lunch break series and this event pays homage to a simple looking, but highly difficult dance move – the Moonwalk.
OCT 24 2007 – (mjeol.com) Hong Kong superstar and Michael Jackson fan Andy Lau promoted his upcoming solo concert a press conference on Monday dressed in a spacesuit.