Freeze re-tooled the song without changing the original music to fit night clubs but this version was not featured on the Xscape album.
[1] Opening with a movie score-like wash of strings and the urgent refrain, "What cha gonna do/You ain't no friend of mine/Look what you put me through/Now that I'm the blue gangsta," the Timbaland-produced tune features a spare, skittering beat and Jackson singing over the multi-tracked chorus.
[3] Brazilian tribute artist and impersonator Rodrigo Teaser revealed in a podcast that LaVelle Smith Jr. (Jackson's long-time personal friend, choreographer and dancer), who had worked with Teaser, told him that the song would be the last part of a gangster-themed trilogy to be presented in live performances; the two previous parts being "Smooth Criminal" and "Dangerous".
[5] Jon Blistein from Rolling Stone said that "The harrowing, hard-hitting 'Blue Gangsta' features a fiery vocal performance from Jackson, as well as updated production from Timbaland, who gives the track his signature futuristic spin, complete with snap-back snares, eerie low-end synths, blaring horns and striking strings.
"[6] Gil Kaufman from MTV said that "If 'Thriller' gave you the chills, wait til you get a shot of Michael Jackson's 'Blue Gangsta'.