In BETs oral history of The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory published earlier this month to coincide with what wouldve been 2Pacs 51st birthday, Quincy QD3 Jones III the son of the legendary Quincy Jones and producer of To Live & Die in L.A. revealed Pacs camp reached out to Michael Jackson in hopes of featuring him on Thug Nature, which was originally intended for the album.

However, the King of Pop turned down the request for one simple reason: out of loyalty to Pacs rival, The Notorious B.I.G., who he worked with on This Time Around the year before.

So I set up a meeting at Neverland [Ranch], said QD3, who worked with director Allen Hughes on the upcoming FX docuseries Dear Mama, which examines Pacs relationship with his Black Panther mother Afeni. I go up there and told Michael about it. And do you know what Micheal said? He liked Biggie.

Thug Nature, which samples Jacksons 1983 Thriller hit Human Nature, didnt end up making the album. It eventually wound up on the 2000 Death Row compilation Too Gangsta For Radio, as well as various posthumous 2Pac projects.

Source: HipHopDX.com