Akon's tribute song to Michael Jackson: 'Cry Out of Joy'

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A new song has surfaced and hit the internet by Akon which is a tribute song to none other than the King of Pop Michael Jackson entitled 'Cry Out of Joy.'

Akon recently was interviewed by MTV for a special on MJ entitled, Michael Jackson's Human Nature and Akon discussed what it was like meeting MJ for the first time.

He said: "So I'm going upstairs [to meet him], I knock on the door, his bodyguard opens and says, 'OK, he's waiting to meet you.' I walk in and [Michael's] in this spinning chair, but it's facing backwards, so I walk in the room, but his back is turned, and the guard says, 'Hey, Mike, Akon's here.' So he spins around, like it was choreographed — so right away I was like, 'Oh boy,' " he laughed.

"But as soon as he turns around, gets up, 'Yo, what up, man?!' and I was like, 'What up, Mike?' and he gave me a pound, we hugged each other. He's like, 'Yo, I've been waiting to meet you for so long, this is a great honor, thanks for showing up, thanks for making the time.' And in my mind I'm like, 'You know, I should be thanking you for making the time.'

"It was the craziest thing, because we sat down, we talked about Africa, we talked about my foundation [Konfidence], we talked about the music, we talked about girls. We had a great, incredible time that day," he continued. "He was extremely funny, he told jokes, and he liked to have fun."

A new report states that a number of the top artists of today who also collaborated with Michael Jackson will be involved in a tribute album which will benefit various charities close to MJ's heart.

The following are the lyrics to 'Cry Out of Joy':

You will be missed by all your fans,
I clench my fists cause it's so hard to respect,
If I had the power to change one thing
It'd bring you back to me,
But life's not promised and that won't change,
I'm a meet you there some day

In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart

Oh I wish the world could see you the way I did,
And I wish they witnessed how wonderful a dad you were to all your kids
And I noticed it didn't stop there
Saving children was one of your goals
Just donating all of your millions
So they could one day rule the world

In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart

One word for the media
Please help the people see the love
Stop this garbage you're feeding us
Show him for who he really was

Remember there was more to come
Remember he's the chosen one
Remember him for wars he's won
Remember him for what he's done

In this lifetime
I wanna thank you for showin' me the man in the mirror
In this lifetime
I wanna thank you, you motivated the whole world to deliver
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
We cry out of joy
You're so much more then a heart

SPOKEN:
Rest in peace and harmony Michael
I love you man

Listen to the song:

What do you think?

Attention Michael Jackson supporters: There is a wonderful new project in the form of a portrait that millions of fans worldwide can take part in. A Portrait of Michael Jackson created from millions of hand-drawn dots will invite millions of fans worldwide to become part of Jackson's legacy by getting a free dot in the portrait in their name. A dot is not drawn on the canvas until someone signs up for it; at least one million fans (dots) are needed to complete the image of the King of Pop, with room in the portrait for many more millions to participate. The organizers of this tribute have the support of Ken Kragen, who was responsible for "We Are the World," The Robson Family (Joy, Wade and Chantal), and Don Wilson, the creator / director / producer of the "Man in the Mirror" video. Proceeds will be donated to several charities that were dear to Michael, including The Make A Wish Foundation. Every single hand-drawn dot David places on his canvas represents a real person. People have joined David's projects from over 150 countries. Every Michael Jackson fan will be able to get a free hand-drawn dot added to the portrait in their name. Thus far people representing over 100 countries have signed up to take part in this project. The Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait is a partner of The Michael Jackson Fan Club (http://www.MJfanclub.net), the largest Michael Jackson fan club in the world, which was supported by Jackson himself.

If 250,000 fans vote at SupportJacksonPortrait.com the drawing will begin. A dedicated website will be created so people can sign up for their free dot. People will be able to attach a message to their dot if they choose. Every time someone signs up, a dot will be hand drawn in the work of art in their name. People will be able to go online to see the portrait as it evolves toward completion and read some of the messages.

Please sign up at SupportJacksonPortrait.com and be a part of this tribute to the King of Pop.

Read the interview with artist David Ilan here.