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Control to Discipline: Janet’s High-Voltage Transformation

The result was an experimental blend of , anchored by a futuristic concept featuring a fictional DJ-robot named Kyoko. The Deluxe Edition: Behind the Scenes Janet Jackson - Discipline (Deluxe Edition)вЂ¦

: Follows Janet as she creates the album's striking imagery, which explores themes of fetishism and S&M . : Her executive producer and then-partner, who helmed

: A rare look at her layering vocals and building tracks from scratch. A New Direction: Breaking the Blueprint

: Her executive producer and then-partner, who helmed much of the urban-leaning tracks.

Janet Jackson has spent decades redefining the boundaries of R&B, and few albums in her catalog are as visually and sonically distinct as her tenth studio effort, Discipline . Released on February 26, 2008, via Island Records , the album marked a pivotal moment in her career—a "course correction" designed to reassert her dominance after a period of media blacklisting. A New Direction: Breaking the Blueprint