Originally Posted by Whatsitoosit

up until Invincible I always assumed he wrote and/or co-wrote most if not all of his best work. Honestly I never really looked on the older stuff but after listening to Invincible I opened that CD booklet up and sure enough his name was no where to be found on most (if not all, it's been a while) of the songs. I think he hired a team to write him songs that would fit into the trends at the time, which was the worst thing he could have done. Michael Jackson is best at starting trends, not following them... as a follower he stinks.