Many of the new songs dealt with the sexual allegations. The project became a double album where the first disc would be 15 of Mike’s greatest hits, while the second would be 15 new tracks. On HIStory, Michael covers topics such as racism, materialism, fame, corruption, media distortion, the environment and alienation. However, Mike had too much to get off his chest. HIStory was originally conceived as a greatest hits project with a few new songs, similar to his sister Janet Jackson ’s Design of a Decade. But, when he made the declaration to “Stop f**king with me” on “Scream,” he was telling the God’s honest truth. When he recorded “Leave Me Alone” for his 1987 album Bad, Mike was just crying wolf. While before Jackson courted attention at all costs, he now wanted to avoid the scrutiny of the tabloids and the 24-hour news cycle spotlight. ![]() The undisputed King of Pop was still reeling from his 1993 child molestation allegations.
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