Well now, let me tell ya, there’s been a bit of a fuss ’bout how Drake managed to get ol’ Michael Jackson on his song. It’s somethin’ folks didn’t see comin’, but when it dropped, it sure got the people talkin’. Y’know, it ain’t every day you hear a track with the King of Pop’s voice after all these years, especially comin’ from a rapper like Drake. But here’s the scoop, if you’re wonderin’ how it all went down.
It all starts with a song that Michael recorded way back in 1983, during a time when he was workin’ with a fella named Paul Anka. Now, you might not know Paul Anka right off the bat, but he’s a pretty big name in the music world. He co-wrote a whole lotta songs, and this particular one that Michael sang on ended up bein’ in the hands of Paul Anka, who still owned the rights to it all these years later.
Now, Drake, he had his eyes set on this track, and let me tell ya, he ain’t one to shy away from big ideas. He reached out to Paul Anka, who was the owner of the song and Michael’s vocals. Now, y’know, Paul Anka’s no fool—he knew what he had, and he wasn’t just gonna hand over Michael’s vocals for a song that wasn’t gonna bring in some serious cash. But Drake, bein’ the savvy fella he is, paid up. Yup, he paid Paul Anka good money for the rights to use Michael Jackson’s vocals on the track “Don’t Matter to Me” that was released on his Scorpion album.
It’s a little wild when you think about it, right? Michael Jackson’s voice, recorded all them years ago, suddenly bein’ part of a new song in 2018. But that’s how things work sometimes in the music biz, and it sure gave folks somethin’ to talk about. Michael Jackson, rest his soul, didn’t get to see this new life for his voice, but there he was, featured on a track by a rapper, no less.
Now, let’s talk about the song itself. “Don’t Matter to Me” is a slow, smooth tune, and Michael’s vocals really bring a whole new layer to it. When you hear him singin’, it’s like he never left the spotlight. His voice just fits right in with Drake’s style, even though there’s a big ol’ gap in time between when Michael recorded his part and when Drake put the song together.
Drake, he always had a soft spot for Michael. He’s talked before about how much MJ influenced him, and how Michael was one of the biggest inspirations for him as an artist. So, when it came time to put out Scorpion, it’s no wonder that Drake found a way to pay tribute to the King of Pop, even if it was through some posthumous vocals.
And I reckon folks will be talkin’ about this for a long time. Drake managed to tie a record that Michael Jackson himself set, and that’s no small feat. The song hit big, real big, and it ended up takin’ Drake to the top of the charts. And ya know, when Drake’s got somethin’ goin’, he don’t stop. He’s been breakin’ records left and right, and this collab with Michael Jackson just added to his long list of accomplishments.
Some folks, they wondered if it was right to use Michael’s voice without him bein’ here to say so. But in the end, it’s just part of the music game now, folks. Artists today are usin’ all kinds of technology to bring the sounds of the past back to life, and sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t. But in this case, it sure worked out well.
So, that’s how it happened, in a nutshell. Drake got himself some of Michael’s vocals, paid the right folks for it, and put together a song that’s now part of his legacy. Who woulda thought, right? But that’s how the world of music works, always changin’, always surprisin’ us.
So, next time you hear that track, “Don’t Matter to Me,” just remember: you’re listenin’ to a lil’ piece of history right there. Michael Jackson’s voice, livin’ on in a new generation, thanks to Drake and his team. Ain’t that somethin’?
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