janet.

a blog dedicated to the trail blazing, legendary, Janet Jackson. *i don't know janet, not affiliated with her*

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Janet Jackson on set of her“If” music video, 1993.

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Janet Jackson attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 cover shoot by photography duo Guzman

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For her 1989 album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Janet Jackson drew on an already established idea: the dance-based utopia. Lyrically, she was exploring the idea that the right rhythm can intoxicate and control us, and, eventually, unite us as living, breathing, flesh-and-bone humans. The album’s accompanying 30 minute longform music video did just that, with a chair routine that would be imitated for years after. 

Read the full story for a deep dive into “Rhythm Nation 1814,” here.