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How a White Nationalist Mass Shooting Inspired Janet Jackson’s Masterpiece

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Thirty years ago today, Janet Jackson released “Rhythm Nation 1814”—her most topical album yet, and one inspired by a horrifying mass shooting that still echoes.

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