If it was not for Michael Jackson breaking barriers down for African Americans to be played on MTV. Then breaking into the legendary realm. Let's give some props for the "King of Pop" for HELPING Pop and not to mention breaking down the walls for Rap - Hip-Hop. Let's give some respect to the clip... More

If it was not for Michael Jackson
king barriers down for African Americans
e played on MTV. Then breaking into the
ndary realm. Let's give some props for
"King of Pop" for HELPING Pop and not to
ion breaking down the walls for Rap -
Hop. Let's give some respect to the clips
lay for this Tribute. Michael Joseph
son (August 29, 1958 June 25, 2009) was
merican recording artist, entertainer,
businessman. The seventh child of the
son family, he debuted on the
essional music scene at the age of 11 as
mber of The Jackson 5 and began a solo
er in 1971 while still a member of the
p. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in
equent years, five of his solo studio
ms are among the world's best-selling
rds: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller
2), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and
ory (1995). In the early 1980s, he
me a dominant figure in popular music and
first African-American entertainer to
s a strong crossover following on MTV.
popularity of his music videos airing on
such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and
ller—credited for transforming the music
o into an art form and a promotional
—helped bring the relatively new channel
ame. Videos such as "Black or White" and
eam" made Jackson an enduring staple on
in the 1990s. With stage performances and
c videos, Jackson popularized a number of
ically complicated dance techniques, such
he robot and the moonwalk. His
inctive musical sound and vocal style
uenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary
artists. One of the few artists to
been inducted into the Rock and Roll
of Fame twice, his other achievements
ude multiple Guinness World R
rds—including one for "Most Successful
rtainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13
er one singles in his solo career—more
any other male artist in the Hot 100
and the sales of over 750 million albums
dwide. Cited as one of the world's most
us men, Jackson's highly publicized
onal life, coupled with his successful
er, made him a part of popular culture
almost four decades. Inducted into the
ywood Walk of Fame in 1984, Jackson has
a notable impact on music and culture
ughout the world. He broke down racial
iers, transformed the art of the music
o and paved the way for modern pop music
is own country. Jackson's work,
inctive musical sound and vocal style
influenced hip hop, pop and R&B artists,
uding Mariah Carey, Usher, Britney
rs, Justin Timberlake and R. Kelly. For
of his career, he had an "unparalleled"
l of worldwide influence over the younger
ration through his musical and
nitarian contributions. Less

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