EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 29 MIN
Who Owns the Michael Jackson Story?
from Rhythm and Rhymes · host Rhythm and Rhymes
Subscribe to Rhythm FM: https://www.youtube.com/@realrandrAJ went to see the Michael Jackson biopic — and left with more questions than answers. Not about Michael. About who's telling the story and why.We break down why the film feels surface level, what gets left out (The Wiz, Janet Jackson, Diana Ross), and how the same thing happened with the Bob Marley doc. Then we zoom out: when a label owns an artist's catalog, they don't make biopics to honor the legacy — they make them to monetize the IP.Fela Kuti just got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Three months after his catalog got purchased. Draw your own conclusions.We also talk Diplo, why his 2008 funk documentary changed how we see him, and what it actually means to have skin in the game as a DJ.
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Subscribe to Rhythm FM: https://www.youtube.com/@realrandrAJ went to see the Michael Jackson biopic — and left with more questions than answers. Not about Michael. About who's telling the story and why.We break down why the film feels surface level, what gets left out (The Wiz, Janet Jackson, Diana Ross), and how the same thing happened with the Bob Marley doc. Then we zoom out: when a label owns an artist's catalog, they don't make biopics to honor the legacy — they make them to monetize the IP.Fela Kuti just got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Three months after his catalog got purchased. Draw your own conclusions.We also talk Diplo, why his 2008 funk documentary changed how we see him, and what it actually means to have skin in the game as a DJ.
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Who Owns the Michael Jackson Story?
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