A simple infographic that displays which Michael Jackson songs influenced other mainstream hits. They've got everyone from Björk to Aaliyah with ODB in between. Any big misses?

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1. Michael Jackson Infomap

MUSIC BUZZ: Brush off your kente cloth robe and clean up that fade - the hip hop trio is reuniting for the upcoming Rock The Bells tour. Amid economic recession, an ongoing war overseas, and George Bush in the White House, this summer should feel like 1992 all over again!

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1. Rock The Bells: the Official Site (with Dates, Performers, and a Full Schedules)
2. ATCQ: The Official Site
3. For A Tribe Called Quest, Rock The Bells Will Provide “The Best Summer Vacation Ever”
4. Tribe Called Quest Reunites (Again)! [Read The Press Release]
5. Find A Way
6. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
7. Oh My God
8. Bonita Applebum
9. So Maybe Q-tip IS Using the Reunion Publicity to Fuel Sales for His Upcoming Album, “The Renaissance.” Whatever, In the Age of Hannah Montana, We’ll Take What We Can Get.
10. Don’t Go Anywhere Without Your ‘Tribe’ Shoelaces!

STYLE BUZZ: The limited-edition sneaker craze gets even more out of hand with custom hand-paint-jobs. New craft club project! This trend has inspired us to puffy-paint our Keds this weekend.

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1. Cute Slip-on Custom-Painted Hearts and Horses Sneakers from 31 Corn Lane
2. Puma Ships Out Special Hand-Painted Clydes by Suekret Sugoer
3. Hand Painted Nintendo Kicks
4. A Popular Hand Painted Sneaker Artist Aka Mr. Pussy Foot
5. Custom Kicks: Not Just For Sneaker Collectors
6. Ndeur.com Sells One-of-a-kind Shoe Art
7. Innovative Argentinian Designer’s Collection Fetaures Adorable Hand-Painted Sneakers
8. Japanese Hand-Painted Anime Sneakers Will Soon Be Available
9. Punk Rock Store in Brazil Sells Hand-Painted Pacman Keds
10. Where Else Would I Find Sneakers With Hand-painted Chickens On Them??
11. Quirky Hand-Painted Tennis Shoes For Kids
12. Young Artists Sell Hand-Painted Shoes on the Streets of China

MUSIC BUZZ: Jamal Woolard, a Brooklyn-based rapper best known as “Gravy,” has been tapped to play rap icon Biggie Smalls, in the upcoming biopic Notorious . He’s so obscure we can barely find anything about his actual music career, except that he released some albums on indie labels back in the 90s. If getting non-actors to play famous dead musicians becomes a trend, we’d like to see Conor Oberst as a young Kurt Cobain.

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1. The Role of Notorious B.I.G. to Be Played by That Guy Who Got Shot in the Ass
2. Will the Cast Live Up to The Real-Life Counterparts? A Rundown of Comparisons
3. Watch a Video: Gravy visits “I’M NOT A RAPPER” Store
4. EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Notorious B.I.G. Actor Strangely S.K.I.N.N.Y
5. Was the casting call just a publicity stunt?
6. Screw “Notorious,” I just want to see a biopic about Gravy
7. The Cast is Announced
8. Brooklyn Rapper Gravy “Treached” (Grazed by Bullet) Outside Hot97
9. Listen to an mp3 “Nasty Boy”
10. “Brooklyn Rapper Gravy Banned From Hot 97 Airwaves”