*In an interview with MTV News, The Game claims he got a personal phone call from Michael Jackson one day in which he offered to help end the rapper's beef with rival 50 Cent, which was sparked in 2005.
*In an interview with MTV News, The Game claims he got a personal phone call from Michael Jackson one day in which he offered to help end the rapper's beef with rival 50 Cent, which was sparked in 2005.
"I was on tour in Canada, sitting in my room, cutting my hair," Game told the music channel, recalling Jackson's phone call. "I was messing my hair up. Then my road manager knocks on my door. Boom, boom, boom. He told me, I got MJ on the phone. I ran and snatched up the phone."
A British man was on the line and eventually connected the two artists. A nervous Game said Jackson started the conversation by talking about music and complimenting him on his records like "Hate It or Love It" and "How We Do." Then the King of Pop asked about the rapper's children before eventually moving on to the matter at hand.
"He got to this one thing that makes me laugh, man." Game explained. "He said, 'I don't know how you're gonna feel about this, but I want to ask you something. I don't want you to judge me, but I don't really know everything that's going on between you and 50. But I want to be the middleman behind you putting this situation to bed.'"
Jackson wanted the two to meet, with him serving as a mediator, according to Game. The rapper mentioned Jackson's outreach in his new song, "Better on the Other Side," a tribute to the late singer that features Chris Brown, Diddy, Boyz II Men and Mario Winans.
Although 50 and Game eventually put their differences aside, Jackson wasn't involved. Game said MJ wanted all three of the artists to collaborate on a song together. But, unfortunately, "It just never manifested," Game said.