Michael Jackson has been dubbed the most influential star in the history of pop, so it’s no surprise the tributes have been in flying thick and fast since his untimely death last week. As reported on MTV.com, rapper The Game was one of the first to spearhead an all-star tribute song, and recorded it less than 10 hours after MJ’s passing.

The rapper, who teamed up with Diddy and Chris Brown to honour the music icon, dropped the video for the single ‘Better On The Other Side’ less than a week after it was recorded, and is sure to be the first of a barrage of tributes to the 'King Of Pop'.

‘Better On The Other Side’ opens with the voice of Diddy (who is absent from the video) followed by a fan holding a poster that reads "R.I.P. Michael Jackson”. The rest of the video is a montage of mourning fans, (some celebrating, some in hysterics), The Game rapping in the bathtub fully clothed, and recording sessions with Chris Brown and Boyz II Men’s, Wanya Morris.

"With Michael Jackson, you can't even [record] one song," Game said at a recent party thrown by Diddy. "I think the most tears were shed around the world for his death, and the only person above him was Jesus."

The Game told MTV News.com that in a recent phone conversation, Michael talked to him about patching up his longstanding feud with 50 Cent. "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."

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, nothing ever came about.

Copyright : MTV Australia