20 Years Ago, Janet Jackson Invented Hot Girl Summer

“All For You” evokes the sexiness of summer and the thrill of new beginnings.

Ayesha K. Faines
ZORA
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5 min readJun 17, 2021

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The year was 2001, and the airwaves thrummed with a sample of the familiar funk groove of Change’s “Glow of Love,” only instead of Luther Vandross’ velvety voice, it was Janet Jackson’s whisper enticing a man with a “nice package.”

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Ayesha K. Faines
ZORA
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