**Newsflash** Music legend, icon, hero, insert-other-term(s)-here Michael Jackson passed away last week. And consequently, the world mourned. Just over the course of the weekend (Thursday-Sunday) the King of Pop regained that title by owning 9 of the top 10 slots on Soundscan's top selling pop albums chart for the week. Instead of posting Jackson songs I have opted to serve up a mixtape that Chicago's Rhymefest (best known for co-writing Kanye's "Jesus Walks") released last year entitled Man In the Mirror. Rhymefest himself is an underappreciated rapper who has an uncanny ability of keeping his tongue firmly in cheek while detailing life as a self-proclaimed blue-collar worker. With this mixtape, 'Fest and Mark Ronson (uber-producer) crafted an entire album with MJ (Jackson, not Jordan) soundbites and samples to honor their pop icon. End result: well, check it out yourself and take a break of listening to solely Michael Jackson music.
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