N'ime izu isii, Jackson na di na nwunye ahụ mepụtara album nke atọ ya, Njikwa, nke ewepụtara na February 1986. Album ahụ gbara na No. 1 na Billboard 200, ma nweta asambodo platinum ise site na Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), na-ere ihe karịrị nde iri n'ụwa nile. A kwupụtara Njikwa dị ka "ihe dị egwu na nke tozuru etozu" maka onye nọ n'afọ iri na ụma, a na-elekwa ya anya dị ka "ihe ọzọ na-akpali akpali na mmetụta uche" nke na-eme ka m nwee nsogbu, nke bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị siri ike m ga-eme. Na-anwa imepụta album nke atọ, Jackson jikọtara ya na ndị na-emepụta Jimmy Jam na Terry Lewis. Ha setịpụrụ iji nweta mkpesa pop crossover, ma na-emepụta ntọala siri ike n'ime ahịa obodo. N'ime izu isii, Jackson na di na nwunye ahụ mepụtara album nke atọ ya, Njikwa, nke ewepụtara na February 1986.
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