Michael Jackson's album-cover art 

if you count the kids in the beginning, you count 10. He added Brandon Jackson, Marlon's twin brother that passed at birth. that was nice.

Awesome painting that shows Michael's carreer from a little kid to a 50 year old man announcing his final tour. Very beautiful!

If you look at The bottom left with all The sibilings it even has Brandon Jackson , there brother who died of Birth

Good to see Jackie smiling. He was sad for a long time after losing Michael. 😊

This is one true piece of art. I cant even draw a straight line let alone try to do something as beautiful as this.

this painter has god given true talent. this painting is awsome. now i could stare into michael's eyes as much as i can

Wow!!! Beautiful symbolic painting. Gives me slight chills

A true masterpiece...

Gosh that painting is just amazing.

Also the peacok feathers have a really spirutual meaning: IMMORTALITY; RESSURECTION RENEWAL are some of them. LOVExxxxxxxxxxxx

Magnifique illustration...! Kadir Nelson est un grand peintre...il a réussi à mettre tout l'historique de MJ, et sa famille...! C'est vraiment un chef-D'oeuvre ...j'adore...!

Unbelievable, a masterpiece, such skill and dedication that came out of this artist’s mind. I loved this painting the first time I saw it. I was blown away.

Love this thank you for sharing this with us... beautiful painting yes indeedy..🙏

Simply Beautiful I love to the painting

I am a painter and i love Michael so much ,i am afraid to start painting him on a canvas but after i saw this i will surely try ..💖👍🤴🤴🇷🇴 thank you

absolutely beautiful... amazing

Absolutely beautiful artwork🤍

Cool painting! But Dangerous is the best!

that painting scared me yet beautiful and meaningful

This is beautiful

Really nice detailed art 10/10

BLOODY FANTASTIC!!!! WOW!!!! TRUE TALENT!!! MICHAEL WOULD BE SOOOOOOO PROUD OF THIS MASTERPIECE.....NICE ONE KADIR......THIS IS MICHAEL IN ART. ( PERFECTION!)....XXXXX

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing.

So beautiful

WHen i met Michael Jackson,He smiled and said Hi,He signed an autograph and talked about FATHERHOOD,HE also Shook my hand,His hand was peeling&soft like a new born baby,He had on an outfit like that in song "BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR" Mike was heading to CALI then on to LONDON for his tour,I saw him again only this time he wore the glove it appeared to be shiny&silver like his outfit in video "ROCK WIT YOU" mike was with his bodyguard i saw dimples when he smiled,He felt comfortable&relaxed witme

Wow so fantastic paint

Wonderful art... Wow ❕

It's been 12 years and yet this doesn't have more than a thousand likes.

This is a true masterpiece

Wow, gifted artist love the painting.

Beautiful

man this is nice

I'd really really love to see this painting (or a copy) close up so i can check out all the little bits in it that we can't see properly on the cd cover. I hope that happens one day :) I love it!

Great job

Cool pint!

@sashathepanda well i LOVE this cover and how its "all over the place" i think its a great mix of michael's history of his carrer but, i know everyone has different oppinions so i understand what you mean... MICHAEL 4 EVER!!!

History in the making

I would literally buy that

Wow!!!...

WOW beautiful. I wish I could have that painting on my wall?

This painter is truly "BAD" ..... Im not talking bad as in bad but as in Michael's version of "BAD"... You have him from his little home on 2300 jackson street, to him in his music videos, him as the scarecrow in "The Wiz", the women he loved, the things he did, & then the Prince symbol was just the icing on the cake for me since I'm a huge Prince fan.

it's a beautiful painting, but I prefer Dangerous album cover!

Kadir, you are very talented and I love some parts of the painting (not all). I like the detail you put into it. If Im honest, I dont like this painting as an 'album' cover. I mean its just all over the place. yes, Dangerous was all over the place too, but that already come out. thats why I feel the new cover should have been 'original.' :)

That's nice.

3:22 The Monarch Butterfly for MK Ultra programming.

I like the paiting very much, and i think he gets MJ´s dance poses very well. Thats why i find it strange that in the BILIE JEAN sceane when he is on his toes is really NOT the way he did that move, his feet were not separated like that, they were almost together. Dont understand why he did it that way!

@JoyceInCarolina The painting does showcase MJ in the later years. This video doesn't actually show the whole painting. But if you look at the cd insert its shows more of the painting but for some reason it also doesn't show the whole painting.

KADIR NELSON has been drawing Michael JACKSON since he was 8yrs old since the THRILLER VIDEO,mike asked KADIR to draw this painting before he passed away,THere are 50 images of nike up til 2009 plus all the women that were close to mike,The album is called "MICHAEL" The artwork is called "THE KING OF POP" Kadir placed mikes hand over mikes heart because mikes puts his heart&soul into everything he does,I met MJ at JFK airport in 1997 He was traveling 1st class on AMERICAN AIRLINES 4 DHISTORYTOUR

@sashathepanda it really is fabulous, i wish i could have it painted as a mural in my room its a terrific work of art ;)

thats cool he put in marlons twin i had to look at it twice and i was like wth then i finally figured it out

I wonder how those whole painting was scanned into what’s shown on the album cover ❤

How much would it cost to own this?

😁👍

nice

who is the person with a braclet on, on the right? That randy keeps looking at?

@mj4ever1332 I know, but like, Its very similar to the Dangerous cover and it really didnt hit me. I do like the detail in this painting though. Its fabulous. thanks for respecting my opinion. cheers!

@kateclay100 Kadir Nelson is the artist. He also made a U.S. Postage Stamp for baseball.

I would LOOOOOOVE to have a copy of that!!!

ALIVE

yes wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

@MJLOVA15393 Yeah I saw it.

why is jackie covering part of the whole painting? :(

different part of the song,rewatch the perfomance

I have the tiny version that came with the album haha.

italia shirt?^__^

When i met Michael Jackson i was a MTV GRIND DANCER,I can be seen in the LIL LOUIE VEGA LIVE ON MTV'S GRIND late 90's i'm the chick with the black outfit&white stripes,Today i will be an extra in new movie called "NEW YEARS EVE" HALLE BERRY" is in the movie too plus others,Her photographer took my profile picture which is a mini Headshot thanks to him &his makeup artist i get casted in big budget films like "AMERICAN GANGSTER" PELHAM 1 2 3 "JUST WRIGHT" "NOTORIOUS" "AND THEN CAME LOVE" Etc.

I love the detail but this only shows a small portion of MJs life. Where is Michael in the ninties and beyond? I think it is beautiful and a lot of work went into it. I think though that the artist was probably told by MJs family to focus only on the Jackson 5 era. They want to always be remembered when people talk about MJ. No one has forgotten the Jackson 5. MJ went on without the Jackson Five to become the King of Pop....so where is the more mature Michael Jackson?

It seems like they represented almost everyone on this cover....WHY NOT OMER? You going to put Tatum on the cover and not his son or a boy he considered his son?????

Anyone who likes painting can get it on the mj website. as a large poster.Go to michael jackson.com.store.

Because he was alive, and he told the painter what he wanted him to paint.

U got his name wrong Jermaine

what happened with liz taylor? she is not in the painting :( she must be there

oops i mean Jackie..LOL :)

why

lindo trabalho,mas vergonhoso quando o proprio nao o contratou...suave!

I can only see 10 Bros & Sisters - what happened to Le Toya!

we know the occult meaning behind it

They picked the wrong artist. They should have used Mark Ryden. He is way more talented.

Self idolatry self worship