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Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic
now that i look at these songs/albums . Janet has really covered EVERY topic a singer/songwriter could do . She has also took RISKS!!! . I could not see any artist today having the artistic integrity to make an album like "Velvet Rope" and "Rhythm Nation " and not care about the hits. I think she said her label was against "Rhythm Nation 1814" and they wanted "Control Part 2" kind of album . She really is 1 of the most underrated " big sellers" of the music industry
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She took riskts and had still had success! Her breakthrough with Control was about..well control and self empowerment. Then she went covered social injustices with Rhythm Nation and smashed like no other. The magnitude of this album seemed untouchable, but then Janet. was released and remains her biggest album to date. Then Velvet Rope....and it still had her biggest international hit with Together Again. Janet Jackson is (or was) a true re-inventor and a true lyrical champ. She did cover every possible topic.
The only reason people underrate her because her success stopped significantly. It shouldn't matter. There would no MTV (as we knew it) without Janet Jackson