Michael Jackson was one of the most influential people not only within the genre of pop but in the entire music industry, that's why collaborating with him would be a big honor as it's an opportunity of a lifetime.
However, rapper T-Pain recently revealed that he almost had a featuring song with Michael Jackson and Usher that didn't happen because of a specific person.
The hip-hop star had a livestream online that he shared on social media then he revealed that he almost got a chance to collaborate with the King of Pop himself, but it never happened.
Could of had a song with Usher and Michael Jackson 🤦🏿♂️ pic.twitter.com/Wk0HefAvsF
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) January 23, 2024
Before T-Pain gave his fans a teaser of what the song would've sounded like, he shared the story of why it never got released in the first place.
Why Didn't T-Pain, Michael Jackson Collab Push Through?
Later on, he revealed that the song was written and produced by him and the project was indeed for him, Michael Jackson, and Usher.
"And then the person that was in charge of doing the references and the person that sang it got too excited and was like, 'N****, I'm on a song with Michael Jackson and Usher and T-Pain!'" he revealed. (via Uproxx)
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The rapper went on to share that the person in charge released the song then "'Michael Jackson was like, 'Nah, never mind. I don't wanna do it anymore.' Yeah, that pissed me off. Not gonna lie to ya."
As of this writing, the said collaboration was never officially released.
Other Michael Jackson Stories
This was not the first time an artist spoke about their experience with Michael Jackson as Eddie Van Halen previously worked with the pop star during the peak of his career.
In early reports, the guitarist was credited as one of the people who worked on the iconic song "Beat It" in 1983, but Van Halen reportedly broke a rule just for him to play on the song.
Collaborator David Paich detailed that when he spoke to the musician, he didn't believe it was real at first, until he later agreed to be a part of the production process of the track.
However, in order of doing so, he had to break a major rule from Van Halen.
"Ed didn't want to do it at first because Van Halen had a no-session-band rule... You can't play on other people's records," Paich said.
Regardless, the guitarist still played the part of the song and it became one of the most successful tracks of all time.
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