It's so weird that people are overlooking the impact that artist like Chaka and Janet have but throwing up Madonna's name in that mix doesn't equate. I like Madonna but I love Chaka and I live for and only for Janet and I can't understand why she isn't in the RRHOF, it's mind-blowing to me. Chaka is already in with Rufus which is a big deal but her solo work was and still is pretty impressive. The argument that Janet isn't Rocking Roll throws me a bit because Janet was one of the first visual artists of the video era to make a culture impact globally. Janet would be one of the first artist of all genres to have a contract signing in the millions (40 million first time and 80 million second time) so that would mean that most knew that she could sell records, sell tours. When people throw in about Madonna and Janet, it's like apples and oranges. Madonna is white and had white privilege that Janet was not privy too because she was Black but mainly because she was a Jackson. In the 70's The Jacksons were top bananas but for some reason The Osmonds were always getting corporations to use them and their likeness and TV specials were happening left and right for these alleged wholesome family. Now The Jackson were successful and sold records and tours like no other but couldn't catch the breaks like The Osmonds caught as far as the other aspect of being in the business. That would be similar for Janet and Madonna because Madonna was offered contracts with corporation and businesses opportunities where Janet had to go overseas to get those same kind of contracts while she was one of the biggest stars at that time, she didn't get an offer from a soda company or even make-up or anything of that nature. The United States and their alleged policies when it comes down to Black people is Blacks don't sell products. We don't make good spokespeople for different daily products that we do buy and actually use. It's a known fact in the fashion world if you put a Black woman on a cover of a fashion magazine it doesn't sell. One of the hottest models of the 90's and beyond was Naomi Campbell and she could sell and walk like no other and even to this very day but it's alleged the biggest model of that era and who made the most money was Cindy Crawford. She had contracts with makeup, corporations like Pepsi and other big name contracts where Naomi had to be a part of 'Keep It Moving Productions' and work constantly to earn half of what her white counterparts were getting and making. She got offered contracts but half or even half of half of what others were getting. From the beginning of time Black culture has been throw in many big business plans but until recently you wouldn't see a Black person selling products. Madonna followed Elvis P (RIP) creed and ideal of thinking because Elvis was a fan of Black artists (especially Blues and Gospel) and he loved the 'trucker style' (blazers jackets and greasy hair) and used that towards his advantage because when most Black people saw Elvis on the first time they thought he was trying to act and sound Black. A few people thought the same of Madonna but no one saw her just yet but they knew she was trying to sound Black, especially on songs like 'Borderline' and 'Celebrate' and she used that to her advantage first starting off in the business. Pepsi gave Madonna a fairly decent contract and this big video reveal and she made Jesus Black and that caused a stir which Madonna loved to do is cause a commotion, which is one of her songs 'Causing a commotion', which she sounds Black on again. Janet has been working in the entertainment business since she was 7 years old and Janet is among 2 other artists in history (Streisand and Springsteen) to have number albums in the last 4 decades. 'Lets Wait Awhile', 'Pleasure Principal', 'Escapade' 'Got Till It's Gone' and this list can go on and on are just a few songs to throw in a catalog of great music and Janet got some B-sides too. Janet has a nomination for Best Rock Song at the Grammys and if you look at the list of women that have been nominated there is only one other Black female and that is the Queen of Rock and Roll Tina Turner, who holds the record for best Rock vocals. Janet didn't win 'Black Velvet' singer Alana Miles would win (great song) but she got a nod and sometimes even being recognized is a good deal. Janet incorporated a rock song on every album/project and on her latest 'Unbreakable' she even got a country song on there and Janet is living and showing her growth but no one wants to see that in her they want to keep on putting her down. Janet plays instruments, writes and arranges most of the songs in her catalog and even sings background on most of her projects. First MTV Icon award winner and this is over MJ (RIP) her big bro and even Madonna who people love to pin these two up against one another. I don't think Janet doesn't dislike Madonna but Janet saw Madonna coming after her brother when he was nice and invited her scandalous ass to the Oscars as his date. Madonna was publicly trying to get Michael to come out as gay and Michael wasn't gay but Madonna was trying to make some commotion with Michael being her victim. Janet thought that was grimy and the rest is how their public rivalry started but they have never met which most don't know. The year that Donna Summer was inducted she died and it was such a bittersweet moment because she was nominated before and many threw a fit about her being nominated too because she was an alleged disco artist but disco had so much rock elements and Donna (RIP) could blew half of the alleged rock and rollers away. 'Hot Stuff' is a rock song if I ever heard one. I heard one guy talk about 'Black Cat' being a real weak rock song but the video which Wayne Isham directed and is known for doing many big rock artist video of 90's was really impressed with Janet. Wayne found out what most didn't know that Janet wrote everything from baseline, guitar riffs and all the lyrics. If Janet gets in the RRHOF I really do hope she declines the nomination since they put her through the ringer for nothing. I know the group CHIC has been nominated 11 times and it's just sad to know that no one's music is more full of rock and roll than CHIC and because they got lumped into being considered disco which I don't think they didn't mind at the time but that would change. What happen is when the big disco fallout (Disco Sucks) and black-balled of disco artists would take place many artists got overlooked and their projects shelved. All because disco music infused R&B, rock, jazz and blues along with country and classical but the follow was mainly people of color and gays. America hasn't forgave Janet for Justin T., who probably will get voted in before Janet exposed her breast and America had a fit and haven't forgave Janet since. Madonna made a crude comment about Janet's performance when she was headlining the Superbowl and everyone is under this impression that Madonna is all angelic. She is an opportunist and she doesn't have too much class but she is white and I guess the old saying 'Blacks get back!' means something even in 2017.