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I know there can never truly be another MJ, but if we're talking about a spiritual successor? It's Abel. No debate. Drake literally has no standing in this other than being a very popular artist. The Weeknd literally got his falsetto from Don't Stop till you get enough. I mean it cannot get more obvious than that. If we look at the music, the shows, overall vibe between the 2. It's a mismatch.

The most idiotic question I've seen passed around guilters. They act as if Michael Jackson wasn't the biggest media target of all time. Day in day out they print the most slanderous headline which are full blown lies. They act as if we fans should just take it when Michael gets pummeled by the press. These people make no sense

Michael Jackson Guilters are the modern day sisyphus doomed to push the boulder up the mountain. I truly hope they never break free from their obsession

Guilters do not care for the truth or the facts. They will use anything and everything at their disposal to paint Michael Jackson as an abuser. It's a sign that the actual facts of the cases are NOT on their side. So they are forced to speculate.

The first thing we notice is the massive statue of Michael Jackson, depicted from his iconic 1993 super bowl performance. A snapshot of his maximum star power. This statue is meant to symbolise everything he has ever built. His legacy, his reputation, his image. The reason it's a statue and not himself is because Michael thinks what he created is bigger than him. He's transcended into an immovable, immortal symbol of a cultural era. But why does he feel the need to remind us who he is? He is incredibly threatened.

The statue is surrounded by darkness, inching ever so near, and the sun is setting. For years, discourse surrounding Michael Jackson shifted away from his work and more toward his personal life and controversies. And when a young boy accused Michael Jackson of molestation shortly after his super bowl performance, the media was sent into a manic frenzy and MJ's reputation sunk all the way down. These horrific allegations have completely engulfed everything he has ever built. Michael Jackson is afraid that people will only see him for the darkness of his personal life. **This is why Michael Jackson feels threatened**

The album itself is incredibly fascinating. It's a double album, the first of which is a greatest hits. To show us what he built FIRST. It's addressing the **STATUE**

The second album is a completely original record that is track after track of him fighting against the horrors levied against him. It's addressing the **DARKNESS**

I think this album cover perfectly encapsulates Michael Jackson. When people talk about him, they either talk about his immortal artistry, or the horrors of his personal life, or both.

Thank you to the people who read till the end, I gave this a lot of thought :)