DJ M-Rock dropped a Michael Jackson tribute mix today…… a THREE HOUR ONE!!!!!! Check out the tracklist below the player and for more on DJ M-Rock check out his website here
DJ M-Rock breaks down a few reasons why he loves Michael Jackson:
- First off, this is one of my favourite artists, possibly my most favourite. When he passed, I took time off work to consider remixing his music, because it had never been done with success (with the exception of Quentin Harris’ “Whatever Happens”). But Will.I.AM, Akon, and other big dudes couldn’t remix any of his work to make it worth listening to. I somehow succeeded and right from my laptop, got my remixes viral to a point where friends of mine from Detroit were playing my joints in Barcelona and got an insane reaction. I’m really happy because I managed to somewhat respect the legacy. Take a listen to those remixes here.
- I read that Jam Master Jay had a little encounter with MJ’s monkey, Bubbles. I believe they were all meeting up after the success of “Rock This Way” in a hotel room in Cali, to consider working together. Everyone think JMJ was a happy smiling DJ, but he was really street (in fact, the first time he met DMC, JMJ had guns in both hands). Long story short, everything was going well, until Bubbles playfully jumped on JMJ, who reacted by throwing Bubbles on the ground, followed by MJ freaking out for his monkey. I read that in Ronin Ro’s bio of Run DMC.
- The Moonwalk – The Motown 25 awards show in 1983. From what I hear from people that were old enough to remember that, it was all people were talking about the next day. A single dance that infatuated the whole planet.
- Artwork illustration by Jordan England. This guy did my Jay-Z and Biggie covers. Isn’t he incredible?
- The overall feeling of world dominance… In my bedroom as a kid, my brother clipped out articles on MJ and taped them all over the wall. This is what kids with no money do when they can’t afford posters or the sick red jackets with the zippers. I’d wake up everyday, see pics of him, try to dance like him, and knew all his music. I remember watching his live videos of people fainting and crying for him in 87′ just because they were at his concert. Like Chris Brown said “He makes people faint. Who does that?? The president doesn’t even have that effect”
- Back to how the world obsessed over MJ. Corey Feldman is an overall shitty actor/visionary – His gestures are all like MJ, except they’re garbage. Really, really, funny video – highly recommended. Check it out. Special shout out to the lady they zoom in on at 1:13.
- He was the first black artist on MTV. And a lot of cultural barriers were broken with his videos and music. My family got real excited that somebody in pop music would put Gandhi in a video. I had some idea but did not fully understand how political the black or white video ending was. All the details are explained in this video.
- That’s exactly it – you could rock his music with your family and everyone’s happy, whether they’re 8 or 80. People have tonnes of bad things to say about him, but the stage is his sanctuary, and the work with Quincy+Motown has something so pure to it, so much sweetness, feeling. I can’t deny I crack a smile watching his videos sometimes, because even though there’s tonnes of sadness to his life, his presence is really happy and even sweet when he’s singing.
- Swag…Holy. The definer of swag, if you ask me. The Moonwalk? Smashing up a car and then turning into a panther? Walking down the street and every sidewalk square lights up? Being able to dance like a machine? It goes on and on. Coolest dude I’ve ever seen.
- Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” … So weird how MJ’s not credited on this one and he really, really saves and makes the track a classic. He’s not even in the video, and this all occurred during his prime in 84′.
Tracklisting
- M-Rock’s Intro
- ABC ^
- O.P.P. – Naughty By Nature *
- I Want You Back ^
- Izzo – Jay-Z *
- Jump – Kriss Kross *
- It Aint Hard To Tell – Nas *
- Right Here (Human Nature Duet Demolition Mix) – SWV *
- The Girl Is Mine But You Don’t Know Her Name (M-Rock’s Legends Mix) ft. Paul McCartney
- This Place Hotel ^
- Enjoy Yourself ^
- I Wanna Be Where You Are ^
- It’s All About the Benjamins – Puff Daddy ft. The Notorious B.I.G. *
- It’s Great to Be Here ^
- Man In The Mirror
- Scream ft. Janet
- Remember The Time
- Another Part Of Me
- In The Closet
- Dangerous
- Jam
- Smooth Criminal
- Black Or White
- Blame It On The Boogie
- The Love You Save
- Rock With You
- Say Say Say – Paul McCartney +
- Billie Jean
- Off The Wall
- Burn This Disco Out
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Leave Me Alone
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
- Soul Makossa – Manu Dibango **
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Thriller
- Shake Your Body Down To The Ground ^
- Get On The Dance Floor – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock *
- Get On The Floor
- Salsa House – Richie Rich *
- Whatever Happens (Quentin Harris Remix)
- P.Y.T. Demo (M-Rock’s King of Pop Mix)
- Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell +
- Can You Feel It ^
- Dirty Diana
- Beat It
- P.Y.T.
- Good Life – Kanye West Feat. T-Pain *
- Hey Lover – LL Cool J ft. Boyz II Men *
- All That I Got Is You – Ghostface Killah & Mary J Blige *
- Maybe Tomorrow ^
- Butterflies
- Breakadawn – De La Soul *
- I’ll Be There ^
- HIStory (J Dilla Remix)
- You Rock My World
- Melodie
- Baby Be Mine
- I Can’t Help It (Todd Terje Remix)
- Lady in My Life
- She’s Out Of My Life
- Call On Me
- You Are Not Alone (M-Rock’s Fam Mix)





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