From surface to interior, The Velvet Rope documents a difficult road to redefinition of self. A record that looked inward, it carried a lot of weight from the past. It felt private in a way pop rarely allows itself to be.

The album comes after a period of emotional collapse. Janet spoke before about depression, self-hatred, and the strain of living inside an image that left little room for fracture. Those experiences shaped the album itself.

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