School Daze is a 1988 American musical comedy drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Larry Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin.
 Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College, Spelman College, Morris Brown College and Clark Atlanta University, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
 It also touches upon issues of colorism and hair texture bias within the African-American community.
 The second feature film by Spike Lee, "School Daze" was released on February 12, 1988 by Columbia Pictures.
American entertainer Michael Jackson (1958–2009) debuted on the professional music scene at age five as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still part of the group.
 Jackson has been called the King of Music Videos.
 Steve Huey of AllMusic observed how Jackson transformed the music video into an art form and a promotional tool through complex story lines, dance routines, special effects and famous cameo appearances, simultaneously breaking down racial barriers.
 Before "Thriller", Jackson struggled to receive coverage on MTV, allegedly because he was African American.
 Pressure from CBS Records persuaded MTV to start showing "Billie Jean" and later "Beat It", leading to a lengthy partnership with Jackson, also helping other black music artists gain recognition.
 MTV employees deny any racism in their coverage, or pressure to change their stance.
 MTV maintains that they played rock music, regardless of race.
 The popularity of his videos on MTV helped to put the relatively young channel "on the map"; MTV's focus shifted in favor of pop and R&B.
 His performance on "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" changed the scope of live stage show; "That Jackson lip-synced 'Billie Jean' is, in itself, not extraordinary, but the fact that it did not change the impact of the performance is extraordinary; whether the performance was live or lip-synced made no difference to the audience" thus creating an era in which artists re-create the spectacle of music video imagery on stage.
 Short films like "Thriller" largely remained unique to Jackson, while the group dance sequence in "Beat It" has frequently been imitated.
 The choreography in "Thriller" has become a part of global pop culture, replicated everywhere from Indian films to prisons in the Philippines.
 The "Thriller" short film marked an increase in scale for music videos, and has been named the most successful music video ever by the "Guinness World Records".
Chris Brown is an American singer, songwriter and actor who has appeared in many music videos. His videography consists of sixty-four music videos, five guest appearances, four video albums, four film appearances and four television appearances.
 Brown's first music video was for his debut single "Run It!
", taken from his self-titled debut album.
 Directed by Erik White, the video "introduced the world" to Brown's dance moves.
 White and Brown directed the accompanying music video for the second single "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)", which made reference to Michael Jackson.
 Some of Brown's other videos have been noted for its similarities to Jackson's work, including his music videos for "Wall to Wall" (2007), "Yeah 3x" (2010), "She Ain't You" (2011) and "Turn Up the Music" (2012).
 In 2007, Brown made his acting debut in the film, "Stomp the Yard", as Duron.
 That same year, he also appeared in "This Christmas" as Michael "Baby" Whitfield.
 Brown's music video for the single "Forever" (2008) was directed by Joseph Kahn and was "highly regarded as one of the best videos of 2008".
 It earned Brown three nominations at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Dancing in a Video, Best Choreography and Video of the Year.
Bad 25 is a 2012 documentary film about the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 1987 album "Bad".
 The film was directed by Spike Lee who previously directed Jackson in the music video for "They Don't Care About Us", as well as directing the posthumous music video for the song "This Is It".
 A 25th anniversary edition reissue of the "Bad" album was also released on September 18, 2012 sharing the same name as the film.
Michael Jackson's This Is It (or simply This Is It) is a posthumous two-disc soundtrack album by American singer Michael Jackson.
 Released by MJJ Music on October 26, 2009, "This Is It" features previously released music, as well as six previously unreleased recordings by Michael Jackson.
 "This Is It" was released to coincide with the theatrical release of "Michael Jackson's This Is It", a concert film documenting Michael Jackson's rehearsals for the This Is It concert series at London's O2 Arena.
 "This Is It" is the sixth album to be released by Sony and Motown/Universal since Michael Jackson's death in June 2009.
"They Don't Care About Us" is the fifth single from Michael Jackson's album "", released on March 31, 1996.
 The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed.
 In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple apologies and re-recording the song with altered lyrics.
 The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately.
Michael Jackson's Vision is a deluxe DVD box set by American recording artist Michael Jackson.
 It was released on November 22, 2010 by Epic Records, Legacy Recordings, and Jackson's own label, MJJ Productions.
 It includes three DVDs, featuring 4.5 hours of content of 42 music videos with newly restored color and remastered audio.
 Jackson referred to each of these productions as a "short film" and not a music video.
 This is the first time that all of Jackson's videos have been released on DVD.
 According to a statement by the producers, the video recognizes Jackson's "pioneering short films that transformed the entertainment industry with timeless, pop culture classics".
Michael Jackson: The Experience is a music video game based on Michael Jackson's music and songs.
 It was licensed by Triumph International, developed by and published by Ubisoft, and was released on November 23, 2010 in North America, November 25, 2010 in Australia and November 26, 2010 in Europe for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Wii.
 It was also released on April 12, 2011 in North America, April 14, 2011 in Australia, April 15, 2011 in Europe and December 8, 2011 in Japan for PlayStation 3's PlayStation Move and Xbox 360's Kinect.
 The game features many of Michael Jackson's hits, such as "Bad", "Thriller", "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Smooth Criminal", "Black or White", "The Way You Make Me Feel", etc.
 Initial launches of the game included a limited edition replica of Jackson's sequined glove.
 It was later released for the Nintendo 3DS, iOS and PlayStation Vita.
 It was announced that the game would be released on Mac OS X, Wii U and iPad 2.
"Ghosts" is a 1996 song by Michael Jackson.
 "Ghosts" was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley in 1996.
 Commentators made observations about the paranoid lyrics, a common theme in Jackson's work.
 Its music video was a five-minute clip taken from the much longer film of the same name.
 It was released as part of the single release "HIStory"/"Ghosts", a double A-side single from Michael Jackson's 1997 remix album "".
 The song would become a top five hit in the UK and Italy, but did not chart as highly elsewhere.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 14-minute horror-themed music video for the song of the same name, released on December 2, 1983.
 Directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Jackson, the song was released from Jackson's sixth studio album of the same name.
 It was MTV's first world premiere video.
 In the UK the video was aired on Channel 4 late at night.
 Voted as the most influential pop music video of all time, "Thriller" proved to have a profound effect on popular culture, and was named "a watershed moment for the [music] industry" for its unprecedented merging of filmmaking and music.

Question: In which year was this Michael Jackson's one of the most controversial pieces, for which Spike Lee directed the music video, released?
Answer: 1996