Michael Jackson

Forget about everybody else if the great MJ cosigns your golden pipes, right? Well in Kanye's case this is indeed the reasoning behind Ye's singing confidence as he recently recalled a time when Michael Jackson once favorably commented on his vocal skills...

Throughout the tenure of 50 Cent’s career, he’s jumped on quite a few tracks. As the leader of G-Unit, there was always someone in the camp looking for a hot 16 from Fif. Add to that 50 Cent’s friends outside of his crew often needed some lyrical assistance on tracks, looking for a touch of his hit-making magic. Finally, 50 Cent...

It's pretty much impossible to overestimate Michael Jackson's impact on pop music. The songs, the albums, the outfits, the television performances, the videos—it all adds up, and in Jackson's case, it adds up to a legacy that will never leave us. While ...

In a video posted by Revolt TV last night, super-producer Timbaland revealed plans for a project that would find him working with the vocals of the late Michel Jackson. Though details on the project are limited at the moment, it will presumably combine Timbaland's production prowess with unused vocal tracks left behind by Jackson...

Forget Nas and Lil Wayne, it looks like Jay-Z has a new beef on his hands, and this time, it's with jazz pianist Paul Anka. Anka, the Canadian singer/songwriter behind Tom Jones' "She's a Lady" and Michael Jackson's "This is It," is taking Hov to task over a snubbed phone call...

In the latest installment of Pitchfork's "Frames" series, Gangsta Gibbs recalls seeing Michael Jackson's return to Gary, Indiana.

22-year-old Noelz hopes to be the next up from the Chi-Town...

After the mega success of 'Pac's hologram, one for the King of Pop may be next...

In celebration of Heavy D's life, XXL looks back at 10 of the rapper's biggest accomplishments...

Fif dishes out his feelings toward the recent Conrad Murray guilty verdict in the Michael Jackson trial...

Mary J. Blige talks to XXL about recording a new song with Rick Ross for his album, God Forgives, I Don't, at Marvin Gaye's L.A. studio...

The influence of Jay-Z's The Blueprint is still felt in hip-hop a decade after its release. In celebration of the classic's album's 10-year anniversary, XXL looks back on BP's impact track-by-track...