Rịba ama amaokwu a dị n'okpuru ma zaa ajụjụ ahụ mgbe e mesịrị n'otu asụsụ ahụ dị ka amaokwu ahụ:  Passage: Jackson malitere ịta ahụhụ site na ịda mbà n'obi siri ike na nchegbu, na-eduga ya ịkọ akụkọ ahụ na album nke isii ya, The Velvet Rope, nke e wepụtara n'October 1997. Jackson laghachiri na mgbanwe dị ịrịba ama n'ọdịdị ya, na-etu ọnụ na ntutu isi ya na-acha ọbara ọbara, imi imi, na egbugbu. Akwukwo a na-elekwasị anya n'echiche bụ na onye ọ bụla nwere mkpa dị mkpa nke ịnọ. Ewezuga ịgụnye okwu ndị metụtara okwu mmekọrịta dịka mmekọrịta nwoke na nwanyị, nwoke idina nwoke na nwanyị na ime ihe ike n'ụlọ, ọ nwekwara isiokwu nke sadomasochism ma bụrụ nke a na-ewere dị ka ihe doro anya na mmekọahụ karịa mbipụta ya gara aga, Janet. The New York Times kwupụtara ndekọ ahụ dị ka "ọkpụkpọ egwu ya kachasị ike, nke akọwapụtara nke ọma ma rụzuo ya", ebe Billboard họọrọ ya dị ka "ọkpụkpọ egwu kacha mma nke afọ na nke kachasị ike nke ise ikpeazụ ya". The album debuted na ọnụ ọgụgụ otu na Billboard 200 na e gbaara atọ platinum, na-ere ihe karịrị nde iri n'ụwa nile. The edu ndú otu "Nwetara 'til Ọ na-arahụ" e wepụtara na August 1997, featuring ọbịa vocals si mba na-agụ egwú Joni Mitchell na rapper Q-Tip. Vidio egwu nke egwu ahụ, nke na-egosi emume tupu ịkpa oke agbụrụ, meriri Grammy Award maka Best Short Form Music Video. "Together Again" ghọrọ Jackson nke asatọ nke mbụ na Billboard Hot 100, na-etinye ya na Elton John, Diana Ross, na Rolling Stones. Ọ nọrọ izu iri anọ na isii na Hot 100 na izu iri na itoolu na United Kingdom's singles chart. Ọ rere nde isii n'ụwa nile, na-aghọ otu n'ime ndị kasị mma-ere otu n'ime oge niile. "Enwetara m Lonely" ruru n'ọkwa nke atọ na Hot 100, wee nweta nhọpụta Grammy maka Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Ọ bụ Jackson nke iri na asatọ na-esote n'elu iri, na-eme ka ọ bụrụ naanị nwanyị na-ese ihe iji nweta ihe ahụ; na naanị Elvis Presley na Beatles. A tọhapụrụ ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ, gụnyere "Go Deep" na ballad "Every Time", nke na-ese okwu maka ịgba ọtọ gosipụtara na vidiyo egwu ya. Album ahụ gosipụtara Jackson n'ụzọ zuru ezu dị ka nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke...  Ajụjụ: Mmadụ ole ka a họpụtara maka ememme Emmy ahụ?
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