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Akon has recorded tracks with some of the biggest and brightest stars in music. But there's one star who was bigger and brighter than all the rest: Michael Jackson.
In 2007, Akon spent time in a Las Vegas studio with the King of Pop, writing and recording songs for what Jackson intended to be his comeback album. Nearly three years later, only two of those songs have surfaced: a remix of Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" that appeared on the 25th anniversary edition of MJ's Thriller album and "Hold My Hand," a track featuring both artists (but written by Claude Kelly), that made the file-sharing rounds last year.
And after Jackson's death in June, who knows when more of the tracks will see the light of day? Akon said that he and Jackson recorded "days" of material, most of which never made it past the demo stages. And, really, he's not that concerned if they are ever released, because, in the wake of Jackson's passing, Akon would prefer to reminisce about the man, not the music.
"My favorite moment was the day we actually met, because I didn't expect him to be that cool," Akon said in MTV's "Michael Jackson's Human Nature" special, which aired over the weekend. "I expected him to be this diva — just hard to deal with, rarely speaks, got to send his message through someone else, you know? Because these are the stories you hear."
Before they recorded a note of music, Akon had a sitdown meeting with Jackson, one that began predictably — and seemed to confirm the producer's worst fears — but quickly became a life-changing event.
"So I'm going upstairs [to meet him], I knock on the door, his bodyguard opens and says, 'OK, he's waiting to meet you.' I walk in and[Michael's] in this spinning chair, but it's facing backwards, so I walk in the room, but his back is turned, and the guard says, 'Hey, Mike, Akon's here.' So he spins around, like it was choreographed — so right away I was like, 'Oh boy,' " he laughed.
"But as soon as he turns around, gets up, 'Yo, what up, man?!' and I was like, 'What up, Mike?' and he gave me a pound, we hugged each other. He's like, 'Yo, I've been waiting to meet you for so long, this is a great honor, thanks for showing up, thanks for making the time.' And in my mind I'm like, 'You know, I should be thanking you for making the time.'
"It was the craziest thing, because we sat down, we talked about Africa, we talked about my foundation [Konfidence], we talked about the music, we talked about girls. We had a great, incredible time that day," he continued. "He was extremely funny, he told jokes, and he liked to have fun."
Source: MTV.com
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Akon - Cry Out Of Joy_ Michael Jackson Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CokbQm_jHA
You will be missed by all your fans,
I clench my fists cause it's so hard to respect,
If I had the power to change one thing
It'd bring you back to me,
But life's not promised and that won't change,
I'm a meet you there some day
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
Oh I wish the world could see you the way I did,
And I wish they witnessed how wonderful a dad you were to all your kids
And I noticed it didn't stop there
Saving children was one of your goals
Just donating all of your millions
So they could one day rule the world
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
One word for the media
Please help the people see the love
Stop this garbage you're feeding us
Show him for who he really was
Remember there was more to come
Remember he's the chosen one
Remember him for wars he's won
Remember him for what he's done
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
SPOKEN:
Rest in peace and harmony Michael
I love you man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CokbQm_jHA
You will be missed by all your fans,
I clench my fists cause it's so hard to respect,
If I had the power to change one thing
It'd bring you back to me,
But life's not promised and that won't change,
I'm a meet you there some day
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
Oh I wish the world could see you the way I did,
And I wish they witnessed how wonderful a dad you were to all your kids
And I noticed it didn't stop there
Saving children was one of your goals
Just donating all of your millions
So they could one day rule the world
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
One word for the media
Please help the people see the love
Stop this garbage you're feeding us
Show him for who he really was
Remember there was more to come
Remember he's the chosen one
Remember him for wars he's won
Remember him for what he's done
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart
SPOKEN:
Rest in peace and harmony Michael
I love you man
