Janet Jackson - Got 'Til It's Gone (Official Music Video)

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[@munganduchivubwe]

Who's here in 2024??

[@frozenwarning]

I’d forgotten how much I love this

[@LaMorenitaDivina]

Tonight after a good night with the girls, just for an extra shot of serotonin. Everyone is so BEAUTIFUL here.

[@zaidholliday6033]

This Guy right here.

[@jaynoir6618]

I woke up this morning singing this chorus, couldn’t remember who made the song tbh and I typed the lyrics in Google and remembered it was Janet Jackson and it was so nostalgic to watch and hear this song today 🥹

[@THANKYOUBENNY]

im about to sample this lol willing to bet it becomes a signed artists single lol right now...

[@mogomotsi6595]

In the music video Janet Jackson portrays a lounge singer during the time of apartheid in South Africa. The video is inspired by a blend of 1960s and 1970s South African culture, as evidenced by the Drum magazine, Lion beer, and "slegs Blacks" signs that were all over the country. These signs indicate that Black people were not allowed to use or enter certain areas. The dressing style of the people in the video was inspired by the work of Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keita, two photographers from Mali. The video is a powerful statement against racism and discrimination. It shows that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and beauty. It also celebrates the rich culture and heritage of Black people.

[@JTowers85]

Thank you for all these information. I actually want to pin this comment to remember all of it, whenever I come back to watch this great video.

[@stevekeys4956]

❤❤

[@lordybelance3410]

Thanks for the info! That's awesome!

[@aishanusoul]

❤

[@heatherkilat8763]

Yes, thank you! Just one more reason to love it. Still here 2024

[@Thewilliams2023]

Masterpiece even in 2024..I still come here regularly

[@amazing5392]

Me too

[@LaMorenitaDivina]

Just for that extra shot of serotonin

[@questionnaires8924]

My mom used to blast this all the time when I was younger and drove me nuts... here I am as a grown woman blasting it lol

[@orchidalicia7996]

And when or if you have children you will be driving them nuts too😂❤

[@asolutioncompanylimited9518]

Lol 4 real... welcome to the club

[@asolutioncompanylimited9518]

I scaled to twice a month ...

[@asolutioncompanylimited9518]

And a thousand replays

[@shinxx1101]

Lol, full circle 😂

[@DavidRichardson95]

25 years later and the video is _still_ so ahead of its time.

[@tsamodol5443]

Some timeless stuff was made back in the good ol' nineties...

[@iorip]

X1

[@piotrkucharski1060]

I was just a kid when this came out. It has stayed with me ever since then. This video is a masterpiece.

[@DavidRichardson95]

@@piotrkucharski1060 This was (in her own way) her response to _Remember the Time_ with the Afrocentric vibes.

[@piotrkucharski1060]

@@DavidRichardson95 On many levels, at least for me, her response was much more powerful

[@dhqbrandi]

Why can't music be this good again?

[@Uluwehi_Knecht]

Check out Esperanza Spalding :)

[@emerywills5814]

Undercutting American artist in their homeland. Peace and Blessings to South Africa. 💌 💛

[@SuperTameia]

I agree

[@rockets4kids]

dilla ded yo

[@shawnmichael4785]

Right

[@khailltaylor6969]

This is the era where black love was sexy, dark skin was powerful and desirable, the words made you want to fall in love ....the culture was lit🔥🔥🔥🔥🖤✊🏾

[@ThumbsUpFirst]

As a white middle school girl when this came out, I found this video so beautiful. Watching it now still holds true.

[@charlesmak534]

Shout out to Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest

[@erikmkiv]

Now i realize that Janet was always ahead of her time. She did a great work about human rights, racism and more.

[@lavertu5711]

There is no sense. You just realize with one song how they fight for causes . Lol

[@danielward67]

Or she sampled an old classic when everyone else was doing the same and sold a ton of records. You decide 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@henriquedjo]

@@danielward67 everyone such as...?

[@danielward67]

@@henriquedjo Practically all the hip hop and R&B artists of the 90s sampled old classics.

[@henriquedjo]

@@danielward67 such as...

[@prayerdotyou]

Who’s here 2020 let’s rock it

[@nishaking9648]

Am rockin🥰

[@tomashorvath6323]

here here. no homo but qtip looks gorgeous here. Janet? uf. she is beautiful.

[@tomashorvath6323]

never seen q tip live... my mistake. de la soul, the roots i have been to, fantastic performers, shame i never got a chance to see Qtip and Janet. Lovely pair:)

[@carenlook7902]

Covid got me like damn. I had outside for a min

[@nostalgia9338]

Coronavirus 2020

[@luciengranger2762]

Black Culture... All United, under a celebration of our Beauty and Power... Jacksons are just music royalty... QTip was exquisite 👌🏽 ✨️ 😍

[@mouila]

Hello from Gabon 🇬🇦 (Central Africa) Nice comment. 🙏👍🏿💪❤️

[@luciengranger2762]

@@mouila 👋👋👌🏽

[@feonor26]

Hello from Norway, loved this song growing up

[@MrThemexacutioner]

J Dilla changed my life. R.I.P to the most underappreciated musical genius Hip-Hop has seen.

[@MrThemexacutioner]

Good to hear. I'm currently reading it as well. I take flowers to Dilla's grave every year.

[@UmbrellaSound]

This song wasn't produced by Jay though.

[@MrThemexacutioner]

By whom then?

[@TerranceRobertson1985]

​@@MrThemexacutionersounds like Q Tip

[@andMilano]

@@TerranceRobertson1985 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were inspired by Dilla's/The Ummah's work on The Brand New Heavies' "Sometimes" Remix. It's not a Dilla production. kzbin.info/www/bejne/amXHZZl9fKt0qbs

[@dkg_gdk]

People praising new artists for things the Jacksons did decades ago...

[@Selkie7]

She was so ahead of her time, so creative and dynamic I miss her style

[@nderron8853]

💯

[@bl6508]

Dilla was ahead of his time too. Great combination

[@brmbkl]

always been like this, since the 60s. it's a youth culture, mate. and the youth loves to be bamboozled. and the companies love to rehash. you can try, but noone listens to the man shouting in the desert.

[@shaunramkelawon]

@@bl6508 yeah not praising the jacksons - DILLA joint!!!

[@MyWordsReignSupreme]

Probably one of the most beautiful music videos ever shot.

[@carmven9230]

hands down! masterpiece

[@tsamodol5443]

and Janet is really beautiful in this one. She looks like she's having a really good time in this video

[@tshidi129]

It's based on the Sophiatown era, in South Africa

[@Burt472]

It is

[@LaMorenitaDivina]

There’s no moment that isn’t aesthetically perfect.

[@obibatuhumphrey]

Happy Birthday 🥳🎂 to you Janet Jackson 💐🎉 we are so proud of you as you turn 58th today

[@lordybelance3410]

Happy Belated Birthday 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ladylefteye]

🎉this is real black culture

[@Descendantofchiri]

Joni Mitchell's sample was everything

[@paracleteconsult8677]

Nairobi; They paved up Paradise, put up a parking lot. Joni Mitchell never lied...

[@Descendantofchiri]

@@paracleteconsult8677 Kenyans meet everywhere

[@factorbfred2996]

Master peace sample.

[@fpshooterful]

This was my favorite era of Janet Jackson.

[@ayabulelazimbinigxasheka3216]

me to

[@mayemcdonald9111]

Same.

[@ardellmcgilvery7950]

Velvet rope

[@CeeceByrd]

It was a good era, a close second to her first era.

[@khanyisagura4377]

Me too!

[@rafelbertponce2631]

whoever created this video is pure genius

[@ZethuMayisela]

"Dont it always seem to go,that you dont know what you've got till it's gone". So much truth!!

[@alsimmons1650]

Many many years have passed between 10+ to a little over 20yrs and my ex-wife and my ex's still in contact with mom's or whom ever till this day😊 Proof you don't realize what you got till its gone. ✌️

[@asemahlemakwedini2462]

Wow Janet did a great job in curating Sophiatown Era South African culture here. Big ups! Love from South Africa.

[@legodimashiane7451]

Masterpiece.

[@waldo_s]

was wondering if she shot it over here

[@bellareid3488]

@@waldo_s I believe it was.

[@antonpillay5628]

@@waldo_s i think it was shot in LA. but they did a good job. even included a black label quart

[@pixiebomb28]

And the drum magazine

[@mizzymaurirap]

J Dilla on the Beat Janet on the Hit and Q-Tip on the Feat... ahhhhh too much.. LOVEEE THISS

[@Juiceish1]

J dilla produced the remix not this one sir.

[@mrmomokar]

He produced this one too. Simply never got the credit for it.

[@FunkSamurai]

Jimmy Jam made the beats on MPC and he told the story about it on Red Bull Music Academy - He admires Dilla and this was his version of his the feel :)

[@GZ_____]

Dilla's remix is called Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix for a reason

[@Nico93106]

No man it's jimmy jam... influenced by J dilla's remix of Sometimes by Brand New Heavies.

[@charlescrowell6893]

Something about this song that just puts you in another place. It has it's own gravity.

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Happier times in the 1990s!!! And happy birthday to queen janet!! And many more

[@kristyjohnson2820]

EVERY frame in this video is like a painting. This is a fricken masterpiece of video editing, and like all great work it continues to stand the test of time. And the track is DOPE!

[@Betaleikz]

Damn, you're actually right

[@bonganimazibuko1901]

Well said.

[@Anonymous-kt6fs]

That’s because the video directly references “real” photos from DRUM magazine (a South African publication noted chiefly for its early 1950s and 1960s reportage of township life under apartheid). It was stylised and directed as such. Therefore taking on a very “photogenic” or “painting esque” look (as you say). Madonna used to do the same in some of her videos (she used the same director Mark Romanek). What makes this a masterpiece, in my opinion, is it’s blatant celebration of black culture (be it South African or otherwise), it’s lack of whitewashing or watering down of black pride , and it’s display of “real” love for beauty within black community (not conventual at all in American terms). That might not sound like much in 2020 post Beyoncé, Lauren Hill, (and Rihanna to an extent). But at the time it had never been done on mainstream US media, let alone on MTV (so white). If you like how this video looks, try and get your hands on some old copies of DRUM magazine.

[@benk9817]

If you like this, watch Janet's music video for "Someone To Call My Lover"

[@burlhorse61]

@@Anonymous-kt6fs didn't realise the video was based on the pictures on the DRUM magazine-brilliant video

[@piotrkucharski1060]

On Spotify it's one of the most streamed Janet's songs, yet on youtube its numbers are miserable. How can it be? Especially since the video is a masterpiece

[@bravenewworld5824]

You do know being blind is will stop people seeing. But not hearing... You do know people can listen to music at work but not be seen on their phones. I could keep going.

[@malou1563]

Two things: 2004 incident + her videos are blocked worldwide.

[@cakes3958]

It’s not available in the US

[@nathc540]

Probably blocked. Lots of her vids were blocked for ages

[@fuzy2449]

because they edit her actual views, trying to avoid the reward she really deserves. CEOs.

[@deejaystunner703]

I can’t believe this masterpiece only has 9 million views…If u here in 2024 and beyond,,please like this comment i keep coming back here to refresh my exciting childhood memories…God bless You🙏🙏🙏

[@Niza21gErreape]

❤❤❤

[@romancd1]

One of my favorite music videos of all time. A true masterpiece.

[@Burt472]

Agreed

[@rashawnda-professor2999]

The song, video and album is a masterpiece and my # 1 all time favorite album by Janet.

[@yourmotherheaux]

I don't think any music video has made me cry continuously throughout the video. So much Blackness 😍🥰, so much unity, so much love and passion

[@frankwhite4484]

Straight tears wow

[@reallife0728]

THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!!!!!!🤎🤎🤎

[@UncTomASmith]

Stop lying you wasn't crying

[@yourmotherheaux]

@@UncTomASmith STFU. Don't try to speak for me

[@sandrabernard3488]

​@@UncTomASmithI'm tearing up for real. We'll never get this vibe in music again, music was dope and real back then 😕

[@mandisaguliwe]

This song has so much resonance, especially when you're South African🇿🇦 ...I find myself coming back year after year. Timeless masterpiece.

[@paracleteconsult8677]

Can confirm the same resonance with Kenyans; most of Africa IMHO. SSA especially.

[@rebaonegill1694]

Phalafala TKZee

[@nicolaudeveacs757]

@Rebaone Gill, I was about to say the same thing

[@tshidi129]

South Africans love the Jacksons❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lz.unlimited]

"ubatshele ses'fikile"

[@Kolegate]

When this came out it wasn't one of Janet's most popular songs but I still love it. It's so smooth and the Joni Mitchell sample is a nice touch.

[@TC022782]

Which is crazy, cause this song (and video) is gorgeous.

[@MOKTARYAYO]

Specialy when she took everything from Des'ree

[@catherineenglish9542]

My fave r and b artist and the tribe are my fave hip hop collective . This song is everything and the video is sublime . Pure art .

[@nemi-mout1874]

It was popular in West Africa (for like half a decade since it's release) so I'm shocked but ok...

[@froufou100]

Yes so smooth, surprised to hear it wasn’t a hit at the time - people with good taste are here at least 😁

[@happysingleton]

Love Janet Jackson 💞 Who's going to see her in Concert this year 2024 🎉🥳🥰💕💕⭐😍

[@michaeljordan2348]

St.Louis Jun24😊

[@maltedmilk2380]

This woman’s catalogue unrivalled.

[@CaapriceTube1]

Facts!

[@yaniva.7626]

I don't think people understand how culturally significant this video is. This is black pride. How wonderful. The only other singer having that sort of pride was Nina Simone, and she paid the price for that. The rest of the African American singers are too worried about their careers to produce such a video. That includes Beyonce of course. Janet was and is the real deal.

[@thesecondYouTube]

Doo wop ( that thing) released the following year is very similar to this.

[@zucchinigreen]

@@thesecondKZbin Not at all. Lauryn was capturing a moment in Harlem in which African-Americans were predominantly featured. Janet was referencing apartheid in South Africa and images of Africans in Drum magazine. Two completely different things.

[@bradwilljacobs4829]

@@zucchinigreen latest one in S.A. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaWoeaWZdp2XgcU

[@fourutubez7294]

What version of earth are you from ?

[@mnssolicitors]

Black pride? Really ? Janet Jackson with her sliced up thin nose. She wanted a cool black video and got Q Tip to help her out. Anything the Jacksons do with alot of black people around almost feels like cultural appropriation. Love the song and video but she is no Nina Simone. Her family have serious issues

[@khartoumlavage4253]

Velvet Rope Era seriously untouchable. And Janet was a completely different spiritual embodiment on every single's video. Can't even tell this is the same person who had just dropped I Get So Lonely with Blackstreet a few months prior. Not to mention, she looks flawless here. Smile of an angel. Skin is immaculate. Barely looks like she's wearing any makeup. I know there's some there. But hardly.

[@etherealwavefan94]

this video is a masterpiece - just pause it at any moment and the frame could be a painting or an award-winning photograph.

[@PierLu_77]

This was back in 1997. Now, 2020, this video/song still gives me goosebumps. This is a masterpiece. It's all about dignity.

[@sonja4164]

Same here.

[@stilesjohnson1745]

Yup

[@mossberg129]

Dang this came out in 97’. Wow time fly’s. #classic

[@menkabyrd289]

Yup

[@menkabyrd289]

More like 96

[@Londoniify]

Velvet Rope was just an incredible album.

[@dky_1353]

A masterpiece.

[@mayemcdonald9111]

Great concert to!

[@raquelitagarcia1331]

totally agree

[@SurprisedFireDragon-po9er]

Forever the Jackson ❤

[@manuellajoy8541]

im so proud to be black. were so beautiful 🤩

[@alexisarrizon6799]

Indeed one of my best friends is from South Sudan and he's a professor in Italy. He's a beautiful mahogany man with an incredible mind. He speaks nine languages. I always call him my beautiful black panther. Love him to pieces.

[@juangallego3391]

You are indeed, as the rest of other ethnicities in the World 🌎

[@marshellharcourt5349]

Janet's laugh is just everything.

[@pastcineo]

yup, u saw that article where they ranked her best laughs?

[@malesecretary]

Marshell Johnson Janet used her 'laugh' too often through our the years in my opinion or her producers did

[@Samandal21]

Agree, I' ve always loved Ms Jackson smile and laugh

[@enochampofo6595]

Her smile that is. Impeccable. Reminiscent of her brother MJ's

[@kenmingjun]

Masterpiece cause Joni Mitchell never lies...

[@funkydrops]

Set it in stone and make those letters golden

[@David-sc7hx]

@Sundiata Keita The sample is big yellow tax by joni mitchell

[@richardheathcock2346]

Sundiata Keita check her out, check this woman’s work

[@yeahiagree1070]

@Sundiata Keita An artist that writes her own music, produces her own music and doesn't need autotune.

[@bharris4820]

The beat the bass the vibe the black melanin the art the unity the energy the excellence the happiness the joy the renaissance the laughter the smiles the scars the different skin tones of black & brown this is the best video I ever seen in my life 😊

[@seanrolle3386]

J Dilla

[@ddesign63]

Best comment🏆🖤

[@CourtTV.]

Copper colored black means dead in law

[@blakbleach9696]

that's the Dilla effect, he was an alien we didn't deserve

[@GrapplingHour]

There are very few perfect music videos, this is one of them. Absolute perfection. Romanek and Janet were untouchable.

[@BGRAC1984]

It’s 2022 and I just watched the Janet Jackson documentary and I came straight here to listen to this masterpiece because you don’t know what you got till it’s gone MJ & JJ ALL THE WAY !!!

[@joanphiri4864]

Same here

[@2604Pro]

@@joanphiri4864 Where can I find the Documentary?

[@wendyhurtado1826]

@@2604Pro hulu

[@destinixshakur]

Kno thatttt

[@evanfichtinger2536]

Perhaps one of the most amazing pieces of media ever.

[@user-bd2iv8kn5b]

I've always loved this video as a kid, I just realised that this video was shot in South Africa.. Castle beers, Drum magazine, Apartheid segregation signs, ID documents written in Afrikaans. Top-Tier Janet.👌🔥

[@stevensonjc21]

Girl or boy this was shot in Los Angeles at the palladium lol. It’s supposed to be apartheid era South Africa tho so - win!

[@user-bd2iv8kn5b]

@@stevensonjc21 a win is a win..

[@michaelmcpoet1]

This song is still as smooth as ever.

[@ranknonsense]

i also wait for janets decision now really to sing and make her music, good to be official cartman fan ,....

[@mbali9317]

As a South African; Janet did BEST.

[@advisentshembho2387]

I second,as a South African

[@MsNkanyezi]

DRUM MAGAZINE has a feature! i had no idea!! ;)

[@raymundlingat9835]

south african beauty

[@rebaonangwenya7284]

as a South African,I agree

[@ItumelengS]

As a South African, I second that comrade, this lady has rocked us ever since

[@gemma1874]

Velvet Rope is one of the best albums . A masterpiece

[@AHMAD-2324]

Janet Jackson had a 16 year run '87-'03 that'll never be matched again in music history. Living LEGEND and continues to get better now in her fifties...

[@LeeDfined]

Technically 1986 since that's when Control kicked off.

[@trelljj]

Took 11 years to finally be viewable world wide.. One of Janet biggest hits... Happy 25 Velvet rope

[@loreennyambo7887]

I hope Janet Jackson forgives me for not realizing the beauty of this song decades ago... you don't know what you got til it's gone! Classic

[@clansome]

Video is great but the music is just a total sample of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi.

[@cocoafemme47]

@@clansome: Is that a negative issue? Some of the most unforgettable songs are SAMPLES!! What have YOU done, to better the world? Answer: "Absolutely NOTHING!!"

[@clansome]

@@cocoafemme47 Yup nothing. However I just don't care for music which has such deep sampling. Also did a bit of digging on the song as it didn't cross my radar in 1997, but Janet Jackson was sued by Des'ree who thought the song was very similar to her own song "Feel So High" from her 1992 album Mind Adventures. In July 1998, she was awarded an out-of-court settlement granting her 25 per cent of the publishing royalties from the song; around £2 million. Des'ree later said she wanted Jackson to recognize that she had "borrowed" from her work and not given her credit. So a borrowed tune cut with readily distinguished sample gets a thumbs down from me. Sorry but that's my opinion. Video is great mind.

[@bezizwedlamini1575]

@@clansome you were also sampled from your dads sack...that means you're also whack

[@charliehustle9779]

@@clansomeHush. This song is incredible because of Janet, Jimmy, Terry and Q-Tip. Period. Janet settled to be nice. She was not attempting to sound like Des’ree. Janet clearly created a melody that was complementary to the beat/music. That lawsuit was a damn reach.

[@bellenoire26]

I heard this song back when I was still living in Africa, in my teenage years. Still giving me goosebumps

[@tomvandenbranden8051]

Same here, having goosebumps right now😊

[@Derbios]

The video comes across as totally current. Timeless material ... both the music and visuals!

[@mazvitamusendo]

The lack of views makes me want to cry

[@ToeMichaelBurns]

Doesn't matter -- we know this is the shit

[@claudiasfavs311]

People that respect true talent and original music are here.. this song gives me goosebumps.! *love*

[@douglasvalentino]

I like to think of it as my Little secret

[@lounajushpe4906]

It's stolen so I don't see why it should have more recognition

[@debodebo3927]

mazvita musendo coz no one is tweaking, and it shows true black beauty.

[@Pinklaeti75]

The Velvet Rope era was so cool. I remember, before going to school, I either heard this song or "I Get Lonely" or "Together Again" on the radio.

[@meryamelantaki1535]

Pinklaeti meee toooo

[@mercedescavani]

me too!!

[@johnnymarky]

I agree. That was my most favorite album from her

[@iBOXRIVER]

Her best era in my opinion

[@mjcoolswagtv8839]

I love together again

[@piotrkucharski1060]

The video is a pure work of art. Along with a song it is a complete masterpiece

[@9.NayDaGreat]

A whole video representing and pushing nothing but the beauty of blackness ✊🏾✊🏾💕 🔥🔥CLASSIC 🔥🔥

[@mariammaycock2057]

I love the blackness in this video❤❤❤

[@guizo92]

on its purest

[@kitsontuli2713]

This song and video ( as a South African) is everything💙💜💙

[@sabelontuli9300]

Ntuli ❤❤❤

[@lincolnoliveira3041]

🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐🌐

[@welikelethabo]

💕💕💕💕

[@obakengmpuang5580]

i saw DRUM magazine, this has got to be shot in South Africa, Soweto vibes..

[@Vincent-rc2bv]

25 years and still as mint … classic

[@_unclecharles_]

i dont think she gets enough credit for her music video catalog. her shit might not be as theatric as her brother or as flashy and groundbreaking as Busta and Missy but as far as quality and iconic Janet videos are top tier

[@voodeux_badeux]

She has several Grammys for her videos to prove your point. Back when Grammys were not brought. Hello! She is the First MTV Icon for a reason. I’ll hush

[@slystonedtuna4741]

uh Ever seen rhythm nation. IF? What's It GOnna Be? Escapade Runaway?

[@slystonedtuna4741]

dude you have no idea what you're talking about

[@_unclecharles_]

@@slystonedtuna4741 I AM FULLY AWARE of her catalog. im talking about the ppl that tend to leave her out when they talk about artists with great videos. u always hear missy busta michael i even hear ppl say ludacris. what im saying is she should be one of the first names mentioned without even really having to think about it

[@freebandz4332]

She was way better than Busta and Missy lmao.

[@karabomakwetla4626]

I wish more South Africans new about this video.

[@lebogangsemele3753]

We do...I i grew up with this masterpiece...thank God

[@Mzwambedu]

what do you mean even? did you just discover it when you commented? This song is a classic in SA

[@obitejames1670]

4, April, 2024 and this song remains a masterpiece still! Like WTF!! Song, Lyrics and Video seems unrivaled. Just can't seem to get enough. Goddamnit!!!

[@xojorgettexo3776]

I still LOVE this song, its relevance, its feel, its look Thank you Janet Jackson and Q Tip for your existence!

[@antoniomarruecos9429]

One of the greatest songs by Janet. By the way, she is the best selling female in Africa.

[@guizo92]

the greatest

[@arvstephenson1107]

Masterpiece.

[@cem7238]

Anthony Stephenson 100% agree

[@lilyyroz3046]

agree!

[@eleidal]

Can't believe I'm seeing this for the very first time in 2024. Her audacity rings true. What a gift!

[@frenchskuxx]

The Velvet Rope is Janets best work imo, so much versatility and depth for a 90s album

[@CopaBleyenhoek]

Black excellence.

[@joshuawigan1]

Excellence regardless.

[@trevorsanders5303]

Music is colourless

[@elrickpenn]

... In full effect !!! ...

[@elrickpenn]

... Yes !!! .. Black Excellence !!! ... People always talkin' phuck about music being colorless ... Bull phuckin' shit !!! ... Black Excellence represented dam well !!! ...

[@iBOXRIVER]

Yes in my humble opinion 🙌🏾✨

[@liloupirate]

Janet looks so beautiful and pure in this video

[@J2dADispora]

The untouched, gloss of all that Melanin..❤

[@juventinovero2405]

1997 goosebumps.. Take me back to that time

[@yurisolomon4794]

2019 and still jamming this

[@andreaveneziani6598]

Of course!

[@fuselinhofulustreco614]

me too, she's amazing like her bro !

[@nikag.h2980]

4eva

[@Andrij_Kozak]

A tribe called quest the best !

[@cd6356]

Me to😉👍💫with Q-tip?never goes out,jacksons neither🌅

[@nobodyhome-jy2bd]

Is it wrong to say that this is the song that cemented my love for African American culture when I was 10 years old, living in the whitebread suburbs?

[@stxlla_j10]

Not at all 👏🏾

[@mahlanguism]

nobodyhome10108 actually she is depicting South Africa here.

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

Actually, although she may be depicting South Africa (and its Apartheid history) in this video, it isn't much different from what was it like in America before the civil rights movement in the 60's...and had she depicted the american racism reality that still persists up until now (police black lives' killings/"black lives matter" is just an example), she would have been banned immediately from all major media channels in the US and her career then (in 1997) seriously dammaged...and I want to give her all the props for depicting "BLACKNESS" as a beautiful and natural thing (she's not even wearing any make up in here)...I personally hate the "african american" label, as it is less correct/accurate than simply "black american"...because many black americans aren't simply descendants solely from "african blood"...and this was me (an european white dude) saying it, for that matter...

[@johannesmatlaisane7908]

I noted the brand of alcoho, Drum Magazine, dompass, etc.. That is South Africa

[@brightstar8859]

@@SmartRobot-wc2fb ARE YOU REALLY A "EUROPEAN WHITE DUDE"??? If you are why on earth would you worry yourself about black people if they are called Black Americans or African-Americans??? To me you sound like a black person who doesn't like to be associated with Africans. There are black people who claim to be proud of their blackness but don't wanna be associated with Africans or Africanness. They HATE everything about Africans. Maybe it's because of all the negative news they watch on tv about Africa and it's people. You should feel ashamed of yourself for having so much hatred. Educate yourself and DON'T believe everything you read or see on tv on news channels.

[@soldiverse9689]

music like this will never be old

[@dontaeham8558]

I love hitting the streets playing this jam at night❤

[@sybylo]

I appreciate this masterpiece even more today. What a wonder. The vocals. The ambiance. The lyrics. The video. Wow. Just wow!!

[@lytee3720]

I love the pride of being black in this video... Never really realize it before i was too Young :)

[@ozkwati]

crazy that it was a white boy that directed this. still hits the feels

[@elrickpenn]

@@ozkwati ... Didn't know that ...

[@renatoidalino1200]

One of the most beautiful music videos of all time.

[@crazy4corbinbleux]

It's 2022, i'm 27 and she still tops the list of all of my most played Spotify songs every year. This year my most played songs of hers were Feedback, Got Til It's Gone, I Get Lonely, Made For Now & Scream. Janet's music is timeless

[@chosovichosposi8474]

Janet Jackson go in sooo hard on this right here, straight up BANGER! He aint like all them oppas who just be usin that AUTHENTICVIEWS jawnt to glow up like SLim Jesus dun did . . .

[@maseseone.5006]

This tune has been ringing in my head for years..never knew which song it was..discovered it recently..I feel at peace now.

[@takudzwadondo1228]

Me too. This came out when I was grade 1 I think

[@chinedufrancis6144]

Same here

[@francisbasseyamana6878]

Oh me too. I just found out today. But it's been disturbing me for years. Like a mission I had to carry out

[@treatmefavourably9825]

'I feel at peace now.' haha

[@amaryllisoriol782]

It’s a sample of big yellow taxi by Joni Mitchell. They shouted her out in the video

[@ricoswavay273]

Throwback certified

[@shahidsadi425]

The colour grading of this video is timeless and unique to the song and video. It’s Art.

[@brunomazzoni7519]

This video is art. Full of mystery, beauty and total confusion, but which comes together to make perfect sense

[@fashb2k]

listen to this with headphones and close your eyes!...You're welcome.

[@pastcineo]

on weed, even better

[@ChrisBautista2]

Francisco Emiliano Pastrana😂😂😂😂

[@clarencegarraway700]

Thank you

[@Funkygeorge1]

this dood high

[@nicolageorge1713]

Thank you 🎧😊

[@mbalenhlebuthelezi3198]

Its the melanin popping for me, just rich blackness everywhere, a love-letter to our people.. just brilliant Janet😍😍

[@debbiansimpson4302]

The Black love and excellence and pride in this makes me ball my eye out

[@empresssolomon1957]

Can we take a minute to appreciate how under rated this video is. This should have won an award !! such a masterpiece like “Made for now” Janet never fails ❤️🍾

[@francodanao8463]

It won a grammy

[@cattmann]

It did win a Grammy but the MTV video music awards totally ignored it like they usually do with Janet. This should've been one of several MTV Video of the year awards under Janet's belt.

[@ISVVVc628]

She won most stylish music video at the VH1 Fashion Awards '98.

[@bh2155]

Looking back at her music she had so much style and different ways of singing. This song is very smooth!

[@tiaramichelle287]

Beautiful song . Q-tip was the icing on the cake ❤

[@God.first1]

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!

[@OctoberLibra1]

This Video was way before it's time....Janet has always been that type of artist. She's made some incredible videos throughout her career and this is one of the Greatest along with her 2016 video "Made for Now"....two classic vids showing how diverse and culturally aware she is...two beautiful videos' showcasing people of color.

[@user-lx1kr7yr8r]

I, honestly, never saw a better music video. This masterpiece is timeless. True art.

[@guizo92]

no lie

[@ddesign63]

This and NIN. Polar opposites but the two are brilliant🔥🔥🔥

[@matanobrown]

Who is still Listening to this great tune in 2019 😄👌🏿

[@samuelorji5100]

Love this vedio so much is all blacks promoting black heritage and black culture ,i remenbered when i was jamming this joint...

[@debramolley2561]

The video is outstanding as well as Janet. I love my people. Don't let them fool you, we are beautiful.

[@inderschokolade7876]

All y'all : dont forget who is the true genius behind this beautiful piece of music. J Dilla. Rest in power.

[@maryseo.]

@@hazyviews no Dilla also did the original, he just wasn't credited. Industry politics. This joint is 100% Dilla/SV...

[@paracleteconsult8677]

Does have that J Dilla feel about it tbh.

[@musokamukonda9358]

Des'ree should get the credit

[@peaceisnature]

This song as the person above me rightly says, should be credited to DESEREE. Listen to the Deseree song Feel so high. This is where the credit belongs. The $3million settlement Deseree got agreed... Not even sure who the person who you are crediting is. But the Janet song was plagiarised.