MJ gone, our nigga dead

from Kanye West (Ft. Alicia Keys, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Fergie, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, The-Dream & The World Famous Tony Williams) – All of the Lights Lyrics on Rap Genius

Michael Jackson arguably became insane, miserable, and eventually died because of the pressures of fame

From the uplifting beat and intro, one might think that this song is going to be happy, but here Kanye turns to the real theme of the song

Kanye dedicated this album to Michael Jackson in the liner notes. There is also a huge, creepy-looking MJ effigy in the song’s sequence in the “Runaway” video

The line was originally “that nigga dead”. Don’t tell us you changed a line because it was insensitive, Kanye…

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