I’m the reason these kids are out here.”ĬYNTHIA HORNER (Former editor of Right On! Magazine from 1976-2005 Currently writes and edits for Hip-Hop Weekly ): I met Michael back in 1976 and he was one of the shyest people that I’ve ever dealt with. He had that confident walk and he was only 10 years old! He totally understood, “Hey, I’m the star. I saw them come through with their security screaming kids were outside the hotel and I recall seeing Michael and he looked like a little pimp. And before the gig, I happened to be in the hotel lobby when the J5 left to go to sound check. I remember we were staying at the same hotel. Onstage he had a charismatic presence that very few people had. They were playing the O’Hare Arena in Dayton the night before we were scheduled to perform. When I was out with James Brown we crossed paths in Dayton, Ohio. And Prince captured the same post-civil rights America when they became teenagers and helped them mature into adulthood.ĪLAN LEEDS (Former tour manager for Prince and James Brown Co-editor of the book The James Brown Reader ): I remember seeing Michael’s first big tour with the Jackson 5 in 1970. Michael captured the imagination of post-civil-rights America as a youth and he was their guiding light. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that both were born in the summer of 1958 in the Midwest and both basically represent different phases of the coming-of-age life of black youth. But what did these two titans really think of one another? Was there a true rivalry or deep respect? VIBE presents the Oral History of a King and a Prince.- Keith MurphyĪHMIR “QUESTLOVE” THOMPSON (Leader, producer and drummer for the Philadelphia hip-hop band The Roots): I have an actual theory on why we started connecting Michael and Prince together early on. The fact that the public is still enamored with MJ and Prince speaks volumes for their cultural impact and influential contributions to music. With the untimely Jdeath of Jackson, their connection grows even more profound. Both aging legends would achieve comebacks on their own terms. Yet, the collaboration to end all collaborations would never happen. “I think it would be just great,” MJ told Prince. Indeed, a team-up between the two icons would be perceived as a brilliant masterstroke.
and changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol as he headed deeper into obscurity. Prince declared war against his longtime label Warner Bros. MJ struggled mightily to fight unproven child molestation accusations as the tabloid brigade hounded him relentlessly. But more than a decade later, both had found themselves in a battle to save their respective careers.
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