Pop icon Janet Jackson created surprise not only for her fans but also for people from bohemia when she told BBC Radio 2 during an interview that she has a family secret—that she is a cousin to three other entertainment titans: Stevie Wonder, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tracy Chapman.
Now, with Janet’s revelation, it only adds increased interest not to the Jacksons but to a family tree of huge musical influence. The Jacksons are known for overwhelming success in the music industry and probably are the most talented and a successful family in the history of the entertainment business. This only elevates the legacy in which Janet is connected to other icons like Stevie Wonder, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tracy Chapman.
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Stevie Wonder is Janet’s first cousin on her mother’s side, but this is something that hit the headlines only a few years back after Janet revealed it. According to her, this was something that was known to their close circles, but nobody really talked about it. Janet had to admit to their relationship herself for the first time at a high-profile public gathering when she inducted Stevie into the NAACP Hall of Fame.
Janet’s connection to Stevie Wonder is one of the most deeply rooted relationships because her family shares such a deep, shared history. Although associated with one of the most spotlighted families—The Jackson family—linking within the same heritage-rich powerhouse to another musical genius reaffirms how deeply fire is patrimonial in their very marrow. But that’s not all. She also validated the fact that the cousin to Janet Jackson is nothing less than the treasured actor Samuel L. Jackson and the revered singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, famous in the 90s for songs like “Fast Car.” Those names push the envelope for the Jackson family’s cultural powerhouse.
These revelations have surely come as astonishing to no one but Janet and the Jackson family fans. That the Jacksons have already put their permanent stamp on the world via their music, the breadth of their reach, tying them into a more dynamic web of cultural icons. Janet’s connections with people like Stevie Wonder, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tracy Chapman do not only serve to point out that her family is talented in a lot more ways but also underpin the fact that Jackson is a name to reckon with in most of the entertainment industry.
