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Janet Jackson - No Sleeep

Music icon, multiple Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum selling artist Janet Jackson today released her eagerly anticipated new single No Sleeep. It is her first new song in seven years and the debut release on Rhythm Nation / BMG, the new label formed under her recent, barrier-breaking deal with BMG.

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[skynidas]

i almost fell asleep listening to this song

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

If anything can put me to sleep its Janet Jackson

 

[Days like these...]

It sounds like it's straight out of the 90's. Her comeback has already flopped.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Not blowing me away but its a solid song.

 

[teruterubozu]

Easily the weakest single of her career.

 

[J10]

This is dope.

 

[Kyzer]

Want more 90s shit like this keep it coming

 

[Ke0]

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[ItIsOkBro]

It's prettty smoooth but I don't think it has a rooom in pop music today.

 

[dbztrk]

It's ok but she is going to have to come a lot harder if she wants to be relevant in today's pop world.

 

[Yado]

Just as boring as I expected.

 

[Ingueferroque]

Want more 90s shit like this keep it coming

Yeah. Sounds good to me.

 

[GamePnoy74]

It's ok but she is going to have to come a lot harder if she wants to be relevant in today's pop world.

Kinda similar to how the "janet." album promotion started with "That's the Way Love Goes"...a 90s RnB slow jam.

That said, she has a show just down the street from my place in October, might get tix for my wife, yo.

 

[marrec]

Needs an extra "e" in the title if it wants to go anywhere in today's Pop world.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

It's not bad. Just seems like it'd be album filler for any of her albums (Except for 20Y.O. This song would be a standout track on that terrible album)

 

[joedan]

"We go deep
And we don't get no sleep
Cause we be up all night
Until the early light"

 

[Skilotonn]

I dig the 90's feel of the song.

Surprised that she even came back, makes me curious for possible collabs more than anything too.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Really digging it.

The fuck at the haters

Welcome back Janet.

 

[cory64]

Better than Madonna's last three albums combined.

 

[Weapxn]

Kinda similar to how the "janet." album promotion started with "That's the Way Love Goes"...a 90s RnB slow jam.

That said, she has a show just down the street from my place in October, might get tix for my wife, yo.

Do it. I've seen her live twice (2001 and 2011), and she was fucking stellar both times. So even if the new album ends up being a sexy smooth jam performance of the Quran, it'll be a good show (and mostly her prior hits).

She hasn't announced a NYC show yet, and I'm livid.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

This sounds like the kind of music the public pool by my house would play during adult swim in 1993.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Not terrible. I'll listen to it like 5-6 more times before it leaves my memory forever.

 

[gatling]

A new anthem for my dejected reflection in a Kohl's fitting room.

 

[Ben Morales]

Classic Janet. Definitely digging it.

 

[sphinx]

reminds me of Madonna's Erotica.

edit: it's like a filler song of that record.

 

[daviyoung]

Don't mind it at all. Sounds good.

 

[gdt]

That 90's sound is so hot right now

 

[Speevy]

The extra e is for eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[Red Liquorice]

Just as boring as I expected.

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Maybe in another 4 years.

 

[Weapxn]

That 90's sound is so hot right now

Bush. Clinton. Mad Max. Jurassic Park.

The 90's are everything.

Spoiler

Although I guess Max was the 80's.

 

[Ahasverus]

It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't heard radio like in 20 years and it shows

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

i almost fell asleep listening to this song

 

[Subpar Spatula]

That was awful. Is the Jackson family running out of money or something?

 

[Crud]

Nice.

 

[dsp]

Not bad.

 

[Damon Bennet]

Holy tuck that is retro sounding. I never particularly liked chill Janet Jackson but her sound didn't age especially well.

Like the verse though.

 

[PSGames]

Want more 90s shit like this keep it coming

It's not her best by any means but it does give me hope for the direction of this album...

 

[Floridian]

That was awful. Is the Jackson family running out of money or something?

It's refreshing compared to what's being played on the radio today.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

It's refreshing compared to what's being played on the radio today.

Radio?

 

[Subpar Spatula]

It's refreshing compared to what's being played on the radio today.

Refreshing as in it doesn't sound the same? The song is still quite bad lyric and beat wise.

 

[Topfuel]

Who is doing the production on the album?

 

[PSGames]

Song is growing on me.

Who is doing the production on the album?

I think Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are back.

 

[cory64]

It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't heard radio like in 20 years and it shows

As opposed to trying to be current?

 

[Ahasverus]

As opposed to trying to be current?

That song is trash, but stuff like Ghosttown, Rebel Heart or Jean of Arc from her lastest album is good to great.

 

[akira28]

I like slow Janet. I approve.

eventually to make it to millions of sexy playlists all over the world.

 

[Szu]

Ok, so Clinton and Bush are running for president.

Jurassic Park movie in the theaters. New Terminator sequel coming out.

Janet Jackson releases a new single.

 

[kmax]

I had to double check the date to make sure that this wasn't 1993.

 

[ryuen]

Love it. Anything Janet & Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis is something you can sign me up for.

Going to her SF show in the fall as well. Return of the motherfucking queen.

 

[Weapxn]

That song is trash, but stuff like Ghosttown, Rebel Heart or Jean of Arc from her lastest album is good to great.

I do have to admit, I like Ghosttown quite a bit. I've never felt such shame...