Editing Janet Jackson (section)

== Legacy and influence ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson as a gay icon}}
[[File:JanetJacksonStarOfFame.jpg|thumb|upright|Janet Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
The youngest sister of the "precious Jackson clan",<ref>{{Citation| last = Strong | first = Martin | title = The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track | publisher=Canongate U.S. | year = 2004 | page = 749 | isbn = 978-1-84195-615-2}}</ref> Janet Jackson has striven to distance her professional career from that of her older brother Michael and the rest of the Jackson family. Steve Dollar of ''Newsday'' wrote that "[s]he projects that home girl-next-door quality that belies her place as the youngest sibling in a family whose inner and outer lives have been as poked at, gossiped about, docudramatized and hard-copied as the [[Kennedy family|Kennedys]]."<ref>{{citation|author=Steve Dollar|title=A Little Help From Her Friends|newspaper=Newsday|date=July 23, 2000|page=D.07}}</ref> Phillip McCarthy of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' noted that throughout her recording career, one of her common conditions for interviewers has been that there would be no mention of Michael.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22don%27t+mention+michael%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD0802241O77H3LSPMD |title=The Sun Herald&nbsp;— Don't mention Michael |last=McCarthy |first=Phillip |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> Joshua Klein wrote, "[f]or the first half of her recording career, Janet Jackson sounded like an artist with something to prove. Emerging in 1982 just as big brother Michael was casting his longest shadow, Jackson filled her albums not so much with songs as with declarations, from 'The Pleasure Principle' to the radical-sounding 'Rhythm Nation' to the telling statement of purpose, 'Control'."<ref name="Klein" />

Steve Huey of Allmusic asserted that despite being born into a family of entertainers, Janet Jackson has managed to emerge a "[[superstar]]" in her own right, rivaling not only several female recording artists including Madonna and Whitney Houston, but also her brother, while "successfully [shifting] her image from a strong, independent young woman to a sexy, mature adult".<ref>{{Citation| last = Huey | first = Steve | title = Janet Jackson > Biography |publisher=AllMusic | year = 2008 | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4572|pure_url=yes}} | access-date = June 7, 2008}}</ref> By forging her own unique identity through her artistry and her business ventures, she has been esteemed as the "Queen of Pop".<ref name="Queen">She confirmed her status as today's Queen of Pop when, not long ago, she signed a $35–40 million recording contract with Virgin Records. {{citation|author=James Robert Parish|title=Today's black Hollywood|publisher=Pinnacle Books|year=1995|page=158|isbn=978-0-8217-0104-1}}</ref><ref>Janet Jackson is a big deal these days, the Queen of Pop, though we can still call her by her first name. So little is she trading off the fame of her brother, so completely has she become her own thing, she has all but abandoned the family name. Tour posters, tickets and recent album&nbsp;— all say, quite simply "Janet", and leave it at that. {{citation|last=Smith|first=Giles|title=Slow riffs, fast riffs, midriffs|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|page=26|date=April 21, 1996|issn=0951-9467|ref=none}}</ref> Klein argued that "stardom was not too hard to predict, but few could have foreseen that Janet—Miss Jackson, if you're nasty—would one day replace Michael as true heir to the Jackson family legacy.".<ref name="Klein" />

Jackson has also been recognized for playing a pivotal role in crossing racial boundaries in the recording industry, where black artists were once considered to be substandard.<ref>Over the next few years, a significant proportion of music industry revenues were generated by a handful of superstar artists; in addition to her brother Michael, there were [[Lionel Richie]], [[Madonna]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Wham!]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Huey Lewis and the News]], [[the Pointer Sisters]], Janet Jackson, [[Anita Baker]], and a handful of others. A surprising number of the new superstars were black. This was perhaps the first hint that the greater cosmopolitanism of a world market might produce some changes in the complexion of popular music. {{citation|last=Garofalo|first=Reebee|title=From Music Publishing to MP3: Music and Industry in the Twentieth Century|journal=American Music|volume=17|issue=3|pages=318–354|year=1999|doi=10.2307/3052666|jstor=3052666}}</ref> Author Maureen Mahon states: "In the 1980s, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Prince were among the African American artists who crossed over&nbsp;... When black artists cross over into pop success they cease to be black in the industry sense of the word. They get promoted from racialized black music to universal pop music in an economically driven process of racial transcendence."<ref>{{citation|last=Mahon|first=Maureen|title=Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race|publisher=Duke University Press|year=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/righttorockblack0000maho/page/163 163]|isbn=978-0-8223-3317-3|url=https://archive.org/details/righttorockblack0000maho/page/163}}</ref> The ''Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge'' documented that Jackson, along with other prominent African-American women, had achieved financial breakthroughs in mainstream popular music, receiving "superstar status" in the process.<ref name="Routledge" />

She, alongside her contemporaries "offered viable creative, intellectual, and business paths for establishing and maintaining agency, lyrical potency, marketing and ownership".<ref>{{citation| last=Smith-Shomade| first=Beretta E.| title=Shaded lives: African-American women and television| publisher=Rutgers University Press| year=2002| page=[https://archive.org/details/shadedlivesafric0000smit/page/181 181]| isbn=978-0-8135-3105-2| url=https://archive.org/details/shadedlivesafric0000smit/page/181}}</ref> Her business savvy has been compared to that of Madonna, gaining a level of autonomy which enables "creative latitude and access to financial resources and mass-market distribution".<ref>{{citation|last=Millner|first=Denene|title=Dueling Divas Top Five Singers Slug It Out To See Who's The Real Queen Of Pop|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/dueling-divas-top-singers-slug-real-queen-pop-article-1.728224|newspaper=Daily News|date=January 12, 1996|access-date=October 15, 2009|location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=DeCurtis|first=Anthony|title=Present tense: rock & roll and culture|publisher=[[Duke University Press]]|page=257|year=1992|isbn=978-0-8223-1265-9}}</ref> A model of reinvention, author Jessie Carney Smith wrote that "Janet has continued to test the limits of her transformative power", receiving accolades in music, film and concert tours throughout the course of her career.<ref name="EAAPC" />

Musicologist Richard J. Ripani identified Jackson as a leader in the development of contemporary R&B, as her music created a unique blend of genre and sound effects which ushered in the use of rap vocals into mainstream R&B.<ref name="The New Blue Music" /> He also argues her [[signature song]] "Nasty" influenced the new jack swing genre developed by [[Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley]].<ref name="The New Blue Music" /> Leon McDermott of the ''[[Sunday Herald]]'' wrote: "Her million-selling albums in the 1980s helped invent contemporary R&B through Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis's muscular, lean production; the sinuous grooves threaded through 1986's ''Control'' and 1989's '' Rhythm Nation 1814'' are the foundation upon which today's hotshot producers and singers rely."<ref>{{Citation | last= McDermott | first= Leon | title= Going bust?; Damita Jo ought to have been Janet Jackson's big comeback album, says Leon McDermott, but after that incident at the Super Bowl will America forgive her? | newspaper=Sunday Herald | page=3 | date= March 28, 2004}}</ref> On March 24, 2021, the [[Library of Congress]] announced that ''Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'' had been added to the [[National Recording Registry]]'s class of 2020, stating that the album still "resonates today".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janet Jackson's Classic 'Rhythm Nation 1814' Added To National Recording Registry |work=The Huffington Post |date=March 25, 2021 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-1814-national-recording-registry_n_605c9de4c5b67593e05631c0 |access-date= March 25, 2021}}</ref>

[[Simon Reynolds]] described Jackson's collaborations with her record producers as a reinvention of the dance-pop genre, introducing a new sonic palate.<ref name="Reynolds">{{citation|author=Simon Reynolds|title=Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing About Hip Rock and Hip Hop|publisher=Soft Skull Press|year=2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/bringnoise20year0000reyn/page/226 226]|isbn=978-1-59376-401-2|url=https://archive.org/details/bringnoise20year0000reyn/page/226}}</ref> Den Berry, Virgin Records CEO and Chairman stated: "Janet is the very embodiment of a global superstar. Her artistic brilliance and personal appeal transcend geographic, cultural and generational boundaries."<ref>{{citation|title=Janet Jackson Renews Contract With Virgin Records For Blockbuster Deal|newspaper=Jet|volume=89|issue=13|page=35|issn=0021-5996}}</ref> In July 1999, she placed at number 77 on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll".<ref>{{citation|author=J.D. Considine|title=Ranking the Women of 'Rock'|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=July 25, 1999|page=2.F}}</ref> She also placed at number 134 on their list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time",<ref>{{citation|title=200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=68034|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=February 28, 2011|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909214051/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=68034|url-status=dead}}</ref> number seven on the "100 Greatest Women In Music",<ref>{{citation|title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music |url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214233543/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=VH1 |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref> and at number two on the "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era", behind Madonna.<ref>{{citation|title=50 Greatest Women of the Video Era |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |publisher=[[VH1]] |access-date=February 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629061423/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=66355 |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>

In March 2008, [[Business Wire]] reported "Janet Jackson is one of the top ten selling artists in the history of contemporary music; ranked by ''Billboard'' magazine as the ninth most successful act in rock and roll history, and the second most successful female artist in pop music history."<ref>{{Citation |title=UOMO Producer Helps Propel Janet Jackson to #1 in the US| publisher=[[Business Wire]] |url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080310005488&newsLang=en| date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> She is the only female artist in the history of the Hot 100 to have 18 consecutive top ten hit singles, from "Miss You Much" (1989) to "I Get Lonely" (1998).<ref name="all 4 janet">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |author=Melinda Newman|title=Achievement Award is 'All' for Jackson|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=49|date=December 8, 2001|page=28|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> The magazine ranked her at number seven on their Hot 100 50th Anniversary "All-Time Top Artists", making her the third most successful female artist in the history of the chart, following Madonna and Mariah Carey.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913150551/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |title=Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary |newspaper=Billboard |access-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref>

In November 2010, ''Billboard'' released its "Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" list and ranked her at number five.<ref name="top rnb artists">{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/#/column/the-juice/the-top-50-r-b-hip-hop-artists-of-the-past-1004127916.story | title=The Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years&nbsp;— Billboard Underground |author1=Trust, Gary |author2=Caulfield, Keith |author3=Ramirez, Rauly |newspaper=Billboard |date=November 18, 2010 |access-date=November 18, 2010 }}</ref> She ranks as the top artist on the chart with 15 number ones in the past twenty-five years, garnering 27 top ten hits between 1985 and 2001, and 33 consecutive top 40 hits from 1985 through 2004.<ref name="top rnb artists" /> Recipient of eleven [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=janet+jackson&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= | title=Winners Database: Janet Jackson | work=Billboard Music Awards | access-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> she is one an elite group of musical acts, such as Madonna, [[Aerosmith]], [[Garth Brooks]] and [[Eric Clapton]], whom ''Billboard'' credits for "redefining the landscape of popular music".<ref name="all 4 janet" /><ref name="BMA1">{{citation|author=Nick Goumond|title=Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga score double digit Billboard Music Awards noms|url=http://www.goldderby.com/music/news/1397/rihanna-eminem-lady-gaga-score-double-digit-billboard-music-awards-noms.html|publisher=goldderby.com|date=April 14, 2011|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref>

In November 2014, Jackson was voted 'Queen of Pop' by a poll conducted online by VH1.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-11-07/winner-vh1-pop-queen-faceoff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108055945/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-11-07/winner-vh1-pop-queen-faceoff/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2014|title=VH1's Pop Queen Faceoff: The Winner Revealed! |work=VH1 News|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> In October 2015, she received her first nomination for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and four years later was inducted to the Hall.<ref name=RRHF /> Jackson's music and choreography have inspired numerous performers.
Virgin Records executive Lee Trink expressed: "Janet is an icon and historic figure in our culture. She's one of those gifted artists that people look up to, that people emulate, that people want to believe in&nbsp;... there's not that many superstars that stand the test of time."<ref name="Janet's Juggernaut" />

Sarah Rodman of the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' remarked: "For every hand-fluttering, overwrought, [[melisma]] addict out there aping Mariah's dog calls, there's an equal number trying to match Jackson's bubbling grooves and fancy footwork, including Britney Spears, Aaliyah and Destiny's Child."<ref name="divawings">{{Citation | last= Rodman | first=Sarah | title= Music; Has Janet Jackson earned her diva wings?; Two FleetCenter shows are just one criterion | newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] | page=S03 | date= August 24, 2001}}</ref> Music critic Gene Stout commented she "has so broadly influenced a younger generation of performers, from Jennifer Lopez&nbsp;... to Britney Spears, who has copied so many of Jackson's dance moves."<ref>{{citation|last=Stout|first=Gene|title=Janet Jackson's Steamy Album Leaves Room For Romance|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|page=8|date=July 16, 2001|issn=0745-970X}}</ref> [[NSYNC]] and [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] have credited her for teaching them how to develop stage show into theatrical performance.<ref>{{citation|last=Valdéz|first=Mimi|title=Show and prove|newspaper=Vibe|volume=9|issue=8|page=116|date=August 2001|issn=1070-4701}}</ref><ref>{{citation|author=Chris Nickson|title=Usher:The Godson of Soul|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2005|page=[https://archive.org/details/usher00chri/page/39 39]|isbn=978-1-4169-0922-4|url=https://archive.org/details/usher00chri/page/39}}</ref>

Elysa Gardner of ''USA Today'' wrote: "Jackson claims not to be bothered by the brigade of barely post-adolescent baby divas who have been inspired by—and, in some cases, have flagrantly aped—the sharp, animated choreography and girlish but decidedly [[Postfeminism|post-feminist]] feistiness that have long been hallmarks of her performance style."<ref>{{citation|author=Elysa Gardner|title=Luscious Jackson|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 28, 2000|page=1.E|issn=0734-7456}}</ref> Adrienne Trier-Bieniek stated, "scholars trace the origins of pleasure as a Black feminist commitment within popular culture to Janet Jackson" who inspired the feminist perspective found in many pop stars' careers.<ref>{{citation|author=Adrienne Trier-Bieniek|title=The Beyonce Effect: Essays on Sexuality, Race and Feminism|publisher=McFarland|year=2016|page=181|isbn= 978-0-7864-9974-8}}</ref> Those who are considered to have followed in her footsteps have been referred to as "Janet-come-lately's".<ref>While her vocal skills are at least as decent as Britney Spears and the other Janet-come-latelys, it's Jackson's skills as an entertainer—and commanding stage presence—that makes her so deserving of the spotlight. {{citation|author=Gemma Tarlach|title=Janet Jackson takes her place as Queen of Pop|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=October 17, 2001|page=12.B}}</ref><ref>"Most disappointing was crunk princess Ciara. The Janet-come-lately and her octet of dance-floor acrobats moved with ferocious elegance to tracks like 'Goodies,' but the singer had glaring microphone problems when she spoke—tediously, about the 'importance' of her upcoming sophomore album." {{Cite news |author=Sarah Rodman|title=MonsterJam Lacks Star Power|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 31, 2006|page=E.7|issn=0743-1791}}</ref> Sociologist Shayne Lee commented that "[a]s Janet enters the twilight of her reign as erotic Queen of Pop, [[Beyoncé]] emerges as her likely successor."<ref name="ER" /> Joan Morgan of ''Essence'' magazine remarked: "Jackson's ''Control'', ''Rhythm Nation 1814'' and ''janet.'' established the singer-dancer imprimatur standard in pop culture we now take for granted. So when you're thinking of asking Miss Jackson, 'What have you done for me lately?' remember that Britney, Ciara and Beyoncé live in the house that Janet built."<ref>{{citation|author=Joan Morgan|title=Before Sunset|newspaper=Essence|date=August 2010|page=106}}</ref>

On season 30 of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American season 30)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' in 2021, the 8th week's theme, "Janet Jackson Night", was dedicated as a tribute to Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dancing With the Stars is Joining Rhythm Nation: Next Theme Night is Janet Jackson|url=https://www.eonline.com/amp/news/1308000/janet-jackson-to-make-rare-appearance-on-dancing-with-the-stars-for-special-theme-night|website=www.eonline.com|date=November 1, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|229x229px|Artists such as [[Jennifer Lopez]] have been compared with Jackson's film career.]]

Jackson has also been considered a primary example of a musician maintaining a credible acting career, setting a template for artists such as [[Jennifer Lopez]].<ref name="Shanoff">{{cite web |title=ESPN.com – Page2 – Culture shock |url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/shanoff/030729.html |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher=Shanoff, Dan}}</ref> [[Dan Shanoff]] stated, "Before J-Lo even thought about being a singing-dancing-acting triple-threat... [Janet] was reinventing music videos, putting on a sick stage show and starring in both "''[[Good Times]]''" and "''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]''."<ref name="Shanoff" /> [[MTV News]] observed her to inspire "a slew of singers" with her forays into film.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |date=September 8, 2009 |title=Mary J. Blige, Santigold Talk Janet Jackson's VMA Appearance – MTV Video Music Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621338/mary-j-blige-santigold-talk-janet-jacksons-vma-appearance.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210141610/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621338/mary-j-blige-santigold-talk-janet-jacksons-vma-appearance.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=Rodriguez, Jayson}}</ref> [[Ashley Roberts]] stated, "I always kind of went to the artists who, like Janet Jackson, was an artist, but would go off and do film," while [[Kat Graham]] commented, "looking up to artists like Janet Jackson... I just don't know why you can't do it both."<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ART OF ORIGINAL FILMMAKING MAKE IT HAPPEN |url=http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page2367.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082622/http://www.writingstudio.co.za/page2367.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=TheWritingStudio.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 22, 2012 |title=Interview: Kat Graham Talks "Hip Hop Squares," Perez Hilton and Her Upcoming Album |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/05/interview-kat-graham-talks-hip-hop-squares-perez-hilton-upcoming-album |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |publisher=Aquino, Tara}}</ref>

Jackson has inspired performances by a number of actors, including [[Brit Marling]],<ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2012 |title=Q&A: Indie Darling Brit Marling On SOUND OF MY VOICE & Eating Worms – New at the Movies – Articles |url=http://cinemovie.tv/New-at-the-Movies/qaa-indie-darling-brit-marling-on-sound-of-my-voice-a-eating-worms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227011245/http://cinemovie.tv/New-at-the-Movies/qaa-indie-darling-brit-marling-on-sound-of-my-voice-a-eating-worms |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=Cinemovie.tv}}</ref> [[Olivia Wilde]],<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2011 |title=Olivia Wilde August 2011 NYLON – NYLON MAGAZINE |url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/olivia-wilde-nylon-cover |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051900/http://www.nylon.com/articles/olivia-wilde-nylon-cover |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]] |publisher=Jarrett, Marvin Scott}}</ref> [[Kate Hudson]] in ''[[Something Borrowed (film)|Something Borrowed]]'',<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kate Hudson Interview SOMETHING BORROWED |url=http://collider.com/kate-hudson-interview-something-borrowed-plus-an-update-on-the-linda-lovelace-movie/ |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=Collider.com |publisher=Radish, Christina}}</ref> and [[Elizabeth Mathis]] in ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'', who stated, "I got the part. So I owe it all to Janet."<ref>{{cite web |date=December 16, 2010 |title=Initiation: Tron's Elizabeth Mathis Is Our Wonder Woman |url=http://www.vibe.com/article/initiation-trons-elizabeth-mathis-our-wonder-woman |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035107/http://www.vibe.com/article/initiation-trons-elizabeth-mathis-our-wonder-woman |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |publisher=Barone, Matt}}</ref> [[Tom Hanks]] praised the usage of Jackson's choreography within films.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 2, 2014 |title=''Disney's Greatest Moments'' |work=[[Sky Movies]] |publisher=[[Sky plc|Sky Television]]}}</ref> Jackson brought director [[Dominic Sena]] to prominence, leading him to direct films starring [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 23, 2013 |title=10 Directors Who Have Never Made A Good Movie – Page 7 of 11 |url=http://whatculture.com/film/10-directors-who-have-never-made-a-good-movie-2.php/7 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=Moore, Sam |publisher=WhatCulture.com |quote=The sixty-two year-old Sena started his career directing music videos for Janet Jackson before graduating to movies and he made his debut with the Brad Pitt starring [[Kalifornia]]}}</ref> [[Jessica Alba]] cited her as the inspiration for her role in ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]'', saying, "I grew up falling in love with Janet Jackson videos... And I wanted to be part of that."<ref>{{cite web |date=December 4, 2003 |title="Honey's' Alba sidesteps dreaded "m' word |url=https://www.mcall.com/2003/12/04/honeys-alba-sidesteps-dreaded-m-word/ |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[The Morning Call]] |publisher=Longsdorf, Amy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 7, 2003 |title=CANOE -- JAM! Movies – Artists – Alba, Jessica : Dancing queen |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/A/Alba_Jessica/2003/12/07/756314.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141121082444/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/A/Alba_Jessica/2003/12/07/756314.html |archive-date=November 21, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Jam! Canoe]] |publisher=Hobson, Louis R.}}</ref> [[Jenna Dewan]] credits dancing with Jackson as the platform to star in ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 17, 2006 |title="Steppin" with Jenna Dewan – TeenHollywood.com |url=http://www.teenhollywood.com/2006/08/11/steppin-with-jenna-dewan |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=TeenHollywood.com |publisher=Barker, Tyrin |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033014/http://www.teenhollywood.com/2006/08/11/steppin-with-jenna-dewan |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also influenced actors [[Michael K. Williams]] and [[Carmen Electra]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2, 2008 |title=Michael K. Williams on Playing Omar on 'The Wire,' Discovering Snoop, and How Janet Jackson Changed His Life |url=http://www.vulture.com/2008/01/michael_k_williams_on_playing.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062618/http://www.vulture.com/2008/01/michael_k_williams_on_playing.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |publisher=[[Vulture.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 2002 |title=I wanted to be Janet Jackson |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]}}</ref> Her choreography has also been incorporated in numerous [[Bollywood]] films.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 5, 2004 |title=Little India – Banal Dreams |url=http://www.littleindia.com/arts-entertainment/1542-banal-dreams.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704035153/http://www.littleindia.com/arts-entertainment/1542-banal-dreams.html |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=Deshpande, Shekhar |publisher=[[Little India (magazine)|Little India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 7, 2002 |title=Neil Spencer on Bollywood – Film – The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/apr/07/bollywood.features |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=Spencer, Neil |publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Jackson's debut in ''Poetic Justice'' has inspired several trends. ''[[PopMatters]]'' cited its spoken poetry theme to start "the spoken word explosion," influencing films such as ''[[Love Jones (film)|Love Jones]]'' and ''[[Slam (1998 film)|Slam!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 7, 2006 |title=Ise Lyfe: Spread The Word – PopMatters |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/ise-lyfe-spread-the-word/ |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=[[PopMatters]] |publisher=Huff, Quentin B.}}</ref> ''[[The Fader]]'' considered Jackson's image as Justice iconic, declaring it "one hell of a defining, iconoclastic moment that sticks in our brains and eventually disseminated through-and-through society."<ref>{{cite web |date=November 18, 2011 |title=Gentlemen Prefer: The Style of Miss Jackson In Poetic Justice, If You're Nasty |url=http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/gentlemen-prefer-the-style-of-miss-jackson-in-poetic-justice-if-youre-nasty/ |access-date=August 30, 2014 |work=[[The Fader]] |publisher=Holmlund, Marcus}}</ref> Her [[box braids]] in the film have become known as "Janet Jackson Braids," setting fashion trends.<ref name="Source2">{{cite web |date=June 17, 2013 |title=Angela Simmons, Solange & More Rock The Classic Janet Jackson Braids |url=http://thesource.com/2013/06/17/angela-simmons-solange-more-rock-the-classic-janet-jackson-braids/ |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]}}</ref> An anecdote stated, "celebrities continue to embrace Janet's look and continue to evoke the memory of John Singleton's classic character and film."<ref>{{Citation |title=What Are "Poetic Justice" Braids? - HelloBeautiful |date=August 14, 2013 |work=HelloBeautiful.com |url=http://hellobeautiful.com/2013/08/14/what-are-poetic-justic-braids |access-date=August 30, 2014}}</ref> Artists such as [[Beyoncé]] and [[Solange Knowles]] were observed to emulate Jackson's braids.<ref name="Source2" /> ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'' considered it the film's most iconic feature, comparing [[Jennifer Lawrence]]'s "side-winding [[French plait]]" in ''[[The Hunger Games (film series)|The Hunger Games]]'' to the style.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 11, 2014 |title=Top Three Beauty Products August 2014 – NYLON MAGAZINE |url=http://www.nylonmag.com/articles/three-top-beauty-products-august-2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816054619/http://www.nylonmag.com/articles/three-top-beauty-products-august-2014 |archive-date=August 16, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]] |publisher=Dickens, Katie}}</ref>