janet jackson
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How Janet Jackson’s janet. Made a Man Out of Me
Janet Jackson’s janet. could not have come out at a more critical time in my life. It was the summer of 1993 (the album was released 25 years ago today, May 18), and I was 11 years old going on 12, and puberty was having the time of its life in my body. Since this…
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Jimmy Jam’s Episodes of Questlove Supreme Might Be the Greatest Episodes of Anything That Ever Existed
I can be prone to hyperbole. I can see proof of it in my daughter, who has adopted my penchant for saying, “This is my favorite song ever” for nearly every song she hears that she likes. We don’t do things small in the My-Last-Name-Isn’t-Really-Jackson household. I remember once playing the Sylvers’ “Even This Shall…
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This Is Probably My Last Day at The Root Before Janet Jackson Hires Me as a Backup Dancer
First, I’d like to apologize to Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton for lying to her when she interviewed me for this position that it was my dream job. At that point in my life, I thought playing point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers or starting at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was a long shot. More…
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Black Twitter Tells Some Dude Named Michael Rapaport to Keep Janet Jackson’s Name Out of His Mouth
As one of the foremost repositories for metadata in the burgeoning sociological science of wypipology, Black Twitter often provides empirical evidence that validates certain collectively assumed hypotheses as actual fact. Today we examine the theory of line stepping. While this concept might sound like the ritual dances performed at Que parties when the DJ plays…
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#JanetJacksonAppreciationDay Is Trending on Twitter as a Big FU to J.T.
The denizens of that most promising place of perfected pettiness known as Black Twitter have spoken up loud and clear about the Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake and Miss Janet Jackson—or, as one talented scribe says, “Saint Damita Jo.” All of the above has been rolled into #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay, which happens to coincide with Justin Timberlake’s Super…
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Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige Headlining 2018 Essence Festival
Secure your wigs and get your best shout-singing voice ready because the 2018 Essence Festival is coming with a star-riddled talent lineup. Queen Janet Jackson and double Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige will be bringing it to the crowd with their headline performances, but it doesn’t stop there. There will also be a headline set…
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Justin Timberlake Claims He Made Peace With Janet Jackson, so Why Do I Still Want Michael Jackson’s Ghost to Haunt Him in Retaliation?
When Justin Timberlake revealed to Apple Music’s Beats 1 host Zane Lowe that he “absolutely” made peace with Janet Jackson following the controversy that erupted from the 2004 Super Bowl, all I could hear was one of my favorite Negro colloquialisms: “Bitch, you lying.” Although I am not privy to whatever conversation Timberlake might have…
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Justin Timberlake Says He ‘Had His Wires Crossed’ When He Exposed Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl
Apparently, Justin Timberlake, in true Man of the Woods fashion, is getting real self-reflective these days. In an interview with Beats 1 Radio, Timberlake, who is getting ready to perform in next month’s Super Bowl halftime show, was asked about what transpired the last time he was on that same stage 14 years ago. You…
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The Hair Hits the Tour: Behind the Velvet Rope With Cassidy Blaine
“I’m like—that’s Janet Jackson! I do the cabbage patch and everything every time I see her!” So says Cassidy Blaine, who’s been turning out sick-ass hairstyles for Miss Jackson (if you’re nasty) and her touring crew for the last decade. And we can’t blame her; Jackson is indisputably an icon. You know it, and we…