You know I'm bad! I'm bad! You know it! You know it! You know! You know! You know! Shamon! And the wholeworld has to answer right now, so I'll tell you once again who's bad!
According to Spike Lee, from his Bad 25 documentary, "Shamone" "isn't just a cool way to say "come on," but MJ's tribute to soul singer Mavis Staples, who used it in a live version of "I'll Take You There" in 1975."