13 Years Ago,
Kanye West's 'Nobody To Love [V5] surfaced online featuring John Legend & Charlie Wilson
Produced by Tyler, The Creator, Ye, No I.D. & Mike Dean (2013) 📀
This was allegedly 'Bound 1'
43 years ago today, Motown 25 gave us one of the greatest moments in music. Jermaine reunited with his brothers for the first time in 8 years… then Michael debuted the moonwalk on TV.
Footage from behind the scenes of the making of Michael Jackson’s “BAD” short film that features a young Wesley Snipes and directed by legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Wesley Snipes' performance was so convincing it reportedly helped him land his breakout role in New Jack City.
The film was shot in late 1986, primarily at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn, New York. Scorsese sought to maximize visual impact, drawing inspiration from West Side Story for the subway choreography.
Footage from behind the scenes of the making of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” short film
The iconic short film premiered on MTV on this day in 1983. Ot became the first video by a Black artist to receive heavy rotation on the network, breaking racial barriers and propelling the Thriller album, with a shift that helped the network transition into a global cultural powerhouse and cemented MJ as a global superstar
The short film introduced the famous light-up sidewalk tiles that illuminated under MJ’s feet, as well as his signature "toe stand" and spinning moves, MJ’s outfit—a black leather suit, pink shirt, and red bow tie-became an instant fashion trend worldwide
Director Steve Barron recalled that the camera eyepiece literally steamed up from his own body heat due to the intensity of MJ’s instinctive, unrehearsed performance during the chorus. MJ insisted on filming in 35mm film rather than videotape to achieve a high-quality, cinematic look.
Michael Jackson collaborated with The California Raisins in 1989 for a high profile commercial featuring a claymation version of himself known as "Michael Raisin" While the character was based on MJ, the singing vocals for the commercial were actually provided by Kipp Lennon, as MJ was prohibited from singing due to his contract with Pepsi