Janet Jackson

Released: October 11, 1994

Featuring: MC Lyte

Songwriter: Janet Jackson MC Lyte Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Janet Jackson

[Intro: Janet Jackson]
You want this?
Can you handle this?
Can you handle this?
Well, come here then
You want this, you know it's true
You want this
You want this?
You want this, you know it’s true
You want this
Can you handle this? You want this?
You want this, you know it's true
You want this
You want this?
You want this, you know it's true
You want this

You want this?
I know you, I know you want
I know you, I know you want
I know you, I know you want
I know you, I know you want
You better work it, boy
You better work it, boy
You better work it, boy
You better work it, boy
You want this?
I know you, I know you want
I know you want
I know you want
I know you, I know you want
I know you, I know you want

[Refrain: Janet Jackson]
You want this, you know it’s true
You want this, you know it
You want this, you know it's true
You want this, you know it
You want this?

[Verse: MC Lyte & Janet Jackson]
Yo, Janet, now I'm about to kick this
You want this, but do ya really think you can get this?
At first you dissed this, now you wanna kiss this
Tell 'em, girl (Can you handle this?)
'Cause we need a man that's swift, quick and clever
Ready at the drop of a dime to whatever
Not tryin' to front or fake or save face
'Cause I’m with that there any time, any place
Tell ’em, J

[Bridge: Janet Jackson]
You want this?
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my future then
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my future then
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my future then
You want this, you know it's true (Work it, boy)
You want this, you know it (Work it, boy)
You want this, you know it’s true (Work it, boy)
You want this, you know it (Work it, boy)
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my future then
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my, if you want my future
If you want my future then
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh; Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh; Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh; Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh; Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

[Outro: Janet Jackson]
You want this?
You want this, you know it's true
You want this
You want this, you know it's true
You want this
You want this, you know it's true
You want this
You want this, you know it’s true
You want this

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an iconic R&B/pop artist who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has amassed a number of awards in her illustrious music career.

Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet is the youngest of the Jackson family, who rose to prominence a few years after her birth when they signed with Motown Records. Janet joined the family business when she appeared on The Jacksons variety show in 1976, leading to her role as Penny Gordon in Season 5 of the CBS sitcom Good Times. She released two overlooked albums in the early 1980s—Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984)—and continued to act during this time, appearing in Diff'rent Strokes and Fame.

The legend of Janet was created after she connected with the legendary Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on her seminal third album, Control. Control and her following album, 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, featured several #1 pop hits and made her a worldwide superstar. The trio would go on work on Janet’s subsequent hit albums, including janet., The Velvet Rope, as well as her 2015 comeback album, Unbreakable.

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