Rap spots in MJ tracks

[arXter]

Is Biggy's rap from Unbreakable actually sampled from one of his songs? Where as TTA was an original rap?

yep, it was ironically from another guest spot for none other than Shaquille O'Neal back in '96.

Still Can't Stop
The Reign

[Superstition]

Went with Biggie's spot on "This Time Around", and I see I'm not alone.

[BruceWayne]

Went with Biggie's spot on "This Time Around", and I see I'm not alone.

To me this joint is one of the rare occasions where using the n-word actually have an uplifting meaning behind it.
I don't know if everyone feels that way, but to me it was more of an statement from Biggies side. You instantly recognize the use of the n-word and the meaning behind it - it wasn't drowned down and meaninglessly overused like in almost every rap song.
It was more a statement about he's still cool with Michael and the skin color has nothing to do with who Michael is underneath.

[arXter]

Eve and Butterflies are not getting the deserved love

Eve > Jay-Z

[Superstition]

I didn't care much for the Butterflies remix, and the YRMW mix was an acquired taste.

[arXter]

the Butterflies Eve mix was absolutely huge when it came out in London. i don't think i ever heard the original played (which is a shame because the album version is far superior).

[Dangerous Incorporated]

I didn't care much for the Butterflies remix, and the YRMW mix was an acquired taste.

Touche!

yep, it was ironically from another guest spot for none other than Shaquille O'Neal back in '96.

Still Can't Stop
The Reign

Ahh thats it. Another excellent post arX.

To me this joint is one of the rare occasions where using the n-word actually have an uplifting meaning behind it.

The only time someone can call Mike a nigga and it be ok.

I dont think the word nigga was even censored was it on the TTA mixes but Mikes swear words were?

[arXter]

thanks to Chris Cadman (For The Record author and owner of MJ Archives), here's some retrospective material on what could have been a smashing collabo between two legends of two different worlds:

MJ's handwritten lyrics to Crack Kills:

[Superstition]

And yet they had no problem recording a wrestling theme song for a former "blueblood", a former country-western singer and man who called himself "Mr. Ass".

[arXter]

[Superstition]

To be fair, the song was pretty good though (DX's "The Kings")

Would loved to have heard that collab though.

[Dangerous Incorporated]

I believe there is a Greatest Hits CD that has Crack Kills Demo on it without Michael. I cant find it atm.

[pauline]

thriller=]

[devinesoul1972]

My favorites were Heavy D and Notorious B.I.G

[meena76]

Butterflies, w/Eve for me.

The rest of them would have been better w/o the rap.