25 Reasons We Love Michael Jackson

Why we'll always be down with the King.

23. He Was A Boss - Sorry, Rick Ross and Meek Mill. MJ was making eye-popping business moves that make today's stars' moves look like chump change. Much to the chagrin of former friend Paul McCartney, Jackson paid $47 million for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue in 1985. 10 years later, he sold a share off to Sony in 1995 for $95 million.  (Photo: PA Photos /Landov)
22. He Had Game - He may have seemed shy, but MJ had a way with the ladies — check the video for “The Way You Make Me Feel.” Over the years, he was linked with such beauties as Brooke Shields, Madonna, Stephanie Mills, Lisa Marie Presley and Tatum O’Neal.   (Photos from left: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
21. "Remember the Time" Video - Musically, "Remember the Time" was definitely a triumph, gracefully melding MJ with R&B’s new sound and proving he could succeed without Quincy Jones’ golden touch. But we’ll always love the video in particular. John Singleton directed, Fatima Robinson was on choreography and the casting was incredible: Iman, Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, the Pharcyde. But best of all was the setting, in Ancient Egypt — a huge, very intentional rebuke to the whitewashed history Hollywood has pumped out for decades.  (Photo: Epic Records)
20. His Relationship With Quincy - Nowadays, artists treat producers like hired guns, and the biggest hit gets the biggest paychecks. Where's the loyalty? But MJ and Quincy were different; their relationship a whole lot deeper. The pair’s amazing collaborations on Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad were truly a half-and-half, left-hand/right-hand partnership, the work of two geniuses at the peak of their powers.  (Photo: Barry King/WireImage)(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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22. He Had Game - He may have seemed shy, but MJ had a way with the ladies — check the video for “The Way You Make Me Feel.” Over the years, he was linked with such beauties as Brooke Shields, Madonna, Stephanie Mills, Lisa Marie Presley and Tatum O’Neal.  (Photos from left: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File, Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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