Mase's Return Inspired By Michael Jackson's Death
The death of Michael Jackson has inspired a return to rap by rapper-turned-preacher Mase. "I'm excited. Mike [Jackson] passed away. It lit a fire under me and made me want to go in the studio and do something," Mase told DJ Self of New York's Power 105 FM after the legendary pop singer died. Still, Mase said that he knows nothing of about contemporary rappers and needed help finding out Hip-Hop's top talents. "I asked my lil' nephew and said, 'Who is the hottest thing out there?'...( read more...

Michael Jackson's family 'want him buried in concrete' to protect his grave
Michael Jackson's family want his coffin to be be encased in concrete to prevent fans from robbing his grave.

Michael Jackson's coffin is $25 K and 14-karat gold plated and more
Hey if you are Michael Jackson and was the best at everything (and when I mean everything, I mean everything! the man was talented! There is no denying that!) anyways Michael Jackson's coffin is elaborate , beautiful and fit for a King! The price?

Dr. Allan Metzger's Ties to Michael Jackson Scrutinized
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Michael Jackson : Jacko -almost died same way in 2004′
Michael Jackson, who died of a suspected cardiac arrest in his Holmby Hills estate last Thursday, almost passed away the same way once before, according to sources. Sources say that almost exactly the same scenario played out in 2004 in his rented Coldwater Canyon mansion.

'This Is It' Costumers Designing Michael Jackson's Burial Suit
Michael Jackson's longtime costumers, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush, will design the suit the King of Pop will be buried in. The Los Angeles-based designers, who have worked with Jackson

Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side
Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side. Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life.

Michael Jackson's -This Is It' Tour Costume Secrets Revealed
People magazine posted a story earlier this week where they spoke with the costume designers who created the outfits for Michael Jackson ’s planned This Is It Tour which was scheduled to kick off at the O2 Arena in London, England for a 50-date stint starting on July 13. The designers offered personal insights and secrets about the tour as well as a first look at sketches of some of the costumes … really fascinating stuff, I think: As Michael Jackson prepared for his final This Is...

A Rabbi Says Michael Jackson Was a Good Father
Michael Jackson was concerned that his kids grow up with the right values, according to a rabbi. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach , the King of Pop’s former friend and spiritual adviser, tells the Associated Press that when he brought his children over to play with Michael’s children at Neverland Ranch, when his children ran to play on the rides, Michael reminded his three — Michael Prince , daughter Paris-Michael and Prince "Blanket" — that the rides were only for...

Michael Jackson was having a secret girlfriend!?
When you are a star and you have a bodyguard, a babysitter or a housekeeper, they surly know a lot more about you than your own family does. After all kinds of declarations that come up after Michael Jackson died, one of his former bodyguards has a statement to make too. Of course he does, after all, giving clues about Michael's life in theses moments can make anyone a star. So the bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, sustains that Michael Jackson was having a secret girlfriend in the months before he died...

Staples Center Michael Jackson Tickets Ticketmaster.com Pick-up
Staples Center Michael Jackson tickets are the pass to attend Michael Jackson’s memorial service to be held at the Staples Cente, downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7. A total of 17000 free-of-charge Staples Center Michael Jackson funeral tickets originally were announced to be only available for the US residents but later were open for the worldwide fans. As still hours left before 6.00pm Pacific Time today July 4, one still can go to the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service page...

Michael Jackson Leaves Behind Two Unfinished Albums
The world may never have the chance to hear the music Michael Jackson was working on at the time of his death, but at least we get to hear about it. Jackson collaborators spoke to Billboard about two very different albums the King of Pop was developing: one in his fame-making pop genre and also a more surprising foray into the instrumental classical vein. Composer David Michael Frank worked with Jackson back in 1989 on a TV special and two months ago received a call from the star's assistant...

Madonna to Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson at London Concert
Madonna will pay tribute to her late friend, Michael Jackson, at her Saturday concert at London’s O2 arena, on the very same stage Jackson was to kick off his comeback tour this summer. The Material Girl will debut a special song for MJ at Saturday’s O2 arena show, the singer’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, confirms . Rehearsal photos are posted online of the tribute sequence, which features Madonna flanked by a Jackson lookalike wearing his signature white glove. In an interview with...

Remembering Michael Jackson: a Legend Dead at 50
A few thoughts on Michael Jackson's life and health issues.

Michael Jackson Thrill the World, Fantastic Fest 2008
Photo documentation of drunk Austinites singing and dancing along to Michael Jackson videos at Fantastic Fest.

Madonna to Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson at London Concert
Madonna will pay tribute to her late friend, Michael Jackson , at her Saturday concert at London's O2 arena, on the very same stage Jackson was to kick off his comeback tour this summer. The singer's rep, Liz Rosenberg, confirms the Material Girl will debut a special song and dance to honor Jackson. On Friday, rehearsal photos were posted online of the tribute sequence, which features Madonna flanked by a Jackson lookalike wearing his signature white glove.

WILL MICHAEL JACKSON BE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN?
Wasn’t there a news eld past most M.J. wanting to withhold himself after death? Is there a existence of that happening?

Plies Set To Release Second Album In One Year
Barely three months after the release of his second solo album, Florida rapper Plies is already gearing up to release his third solo album before the end of the year. Ted Lucas, CEO of Slip-N-Slide Records,  recently revealed to MTV that Plies' third solo album is titled The Realest and will be hitting shelves in December.

Jackson Ticket Odds Are Bad -- Very Bad
Don't book your plane tickets yet -- you're probably going to be watching the Michael Jackson memorial from home. A spokesman for the Jackson family revealed that after only seven hours, over 500,000 people had entered the lottery for memorial tickets. Okay, time for some quick math: that means that roughly 71,500 people per hour have signed up. And if you extend that rate for the remaining 25 hours (especially since the lottery has been opened up to the entire world), you get a total number of...

Jackson Ticket Odds Are Bad -- Very Bad
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Jackson Docs Can Run But Can't Hide
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AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence (AP)
LOS ANGELES – Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love. "I saw how kind he was and what a wonderful human being," Tohme said in an interview. "I saw him with his children and I had never seen a better father. ... I decided to do what I could to help him." Tohme, a financier with a murky past, had been contacted by...

500 Million Hope To Attend MJ's Memorial!
The Staples Center must have bulked up their servers big time! The venue's website was visited over 500 million times within the first hour of opening registration for Michael Jackson 's memorial !!!! Out of those 500 million, only 17,500 fans will be awarded a ticket for the memorial service through a lottery. Although the Jackson family set up the lottery to cut down on confusion, you just know that shiz will be on Craigslist in a few days for major $$$$$! [ Image via WENN .]

Jackson Memorial Opened Up To Planet Earth
The odds of nabbing a ticket to Michael Jackson 's memorial are now slimmer! Paper thin, even. The lottery was originally only open to residents of the States, but the drawing to win two tickets to the memorial at LA's Staples Center on Tuesday is now open to the entire world . According to the new rules, "additional legal terms have been incorporated into the conditions of entry to allow non-U.S. residents the opportunity to register for the random ticket drawing." Good luck, universe! You've...

Keri Hilson is everybody's new favorite girl
Ryan Leslie replaces Cassie's vocals with Keri's vocals for the radio release of his song "Addiction" PLUS Kardinal Offishall replaces Rihanna with Keri Hilson for the video version of his song "Numba 1 (The Tide is High)" www.youtube.com/watch www.youtube.com/watch thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/10/ryan-leslie-addiction-f-fablous-and.html (Post a new comment) cherrule 2008-10-06 10:56 pm UTC (link) CASSIE > Keri (Reply to this) billie_jean 2008-10-06 10:57 pm UTC