In today's popular music culture, any and all celebrities are subject to be the target of parody. But you have to ask yourself: where is the point of no return? When does a song go too far, losing its humor and become simply hurtful? Leave it to one of the most famous rap stars of the day to take a vicious swing at the the King of Pop.
In rap icon Eminem's new song, "Just Lose It," he takes several cheap shots at the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. While Jackson has been the subject of jokes and ridicule for the last decade, nobody has caused so much controversy or gone to such lengths to embarrass one of the most successful entertainers of all time.
During the course of the music video, Eminem touches on a few sensitive events in Jackson's life.
He goes so far as to have a look-alike pretending to be Jackson. First, the imposter pokes fun at Jackson's unique dance moves by imitating them in alternate scenes.
Then, the imitation "MJ" has his hair catch on fire, refering to the time when Jackson's hair caught on fire, burning his face and scalp while filming a 1984 Pepsi commercial, one to be premiered just days later at an awards show.
In order to put out his flaming hair, imitation Michael dunks his head into a grungy toilet bowl in a filthy bathroom stall. Just seconds after that, Eminem appears from the stall next to Jackson's and, in shock of seeing each other, they scream and Eminem vomits all over Jackson in an Exorcist-like way. A few scenes later, the imitation Jackson is seen dancing in a club-like setting when, all of a sudden, his nose falls off. This pokes fun at the many number of times the King of Pop has allegedly had plastic surgery on his face. Near the end of the video, Jackson, with his hair still smoldering, is seen sitting on his bed while little boys in pajamas are dancing and jumping on the mattress around him. These are meant to bring up the past and current accusations that Jackson is a child molester.
2008 Woodie Awards