{"id":11594,"date":"2021-01-25T23:32:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T23:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=11594"},"modified":"2021-02-04T03:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T03:00:29","slug":"jennifer-lopez-j-lo-album","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-j-lo-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of &#8216;J.Lo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaP8cTpPzB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaP8cTpPzB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaP8cTpPzB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to feel old? Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s career-defining album, J.Lo, released in January 2001, turns 20 years old this month.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the milestone, the flawless 51-year-old took to the gram and recreated the beach scene from her memorable &#8220;Love Don&#8217;t Cost A Thing&#8221; music video. Stripping off a winter white coat, blinged out jewels, oversized shades and graphic tee, the mom-of-two gave us major d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaDk2uJcSY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaDk2uJcSY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKaDk2uJcSY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Happy 20th Anniversary to my 2nd album J.Lo!!!! Had a little fun at a recent shoot,&#8221; she captioned the video.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I reflect on the fact that it\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/jlo20thanniversary\/\"class=\" xil3i\"  target=\"_blank\">#JLo20thAnniversary<\/a>, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for being with me, loving me and supporting me through all the ups and downs,&#8221; she continued on another post. &#8220;Thank you so much for all the love over the past 20 years!! I love you so much!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-11604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-25-at-8.38.07-PM.png\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1016\" data-gz_credit=\"Epic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what is it about the <em>J.Lo<\/em> that makes it so relevant two decades later? When <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-inauguration-outfit-performance\/\">Lopez<\/a> released her debut album, <em>On The 6,<\/em> in 1999, she joined an elite group of actors to successfully cross over into the music industry. Inspired to pursue a music career after playing Selena in the musical biopic, the New York native rode the popular wave of hot Latin artists along with Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, and Marc Anthony. <em>On The 6<\/em>, a reference to the New York subway line, produced the number-one hit &#8220;If You Had My Love,&#8221; as well as &#8220;Waiting for Tonight,&#8221; which reached the top ten in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Lopez was juggling two successful careers, but it wasn&#8217;t until her second album, simply titled J.Lo, released in January 2001, that she was catapulted to icon status we know today. The stage name served as a &#8220;reminder that the mainstream success had not affected her connection with her roots,&#8221; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/theboombox.com\/jennifer-lopez-j-lo-album\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Boombox<\/em><\/a>. Several artists later followed this trend, such as Janet Jackson with her 2004 album <em>Damita Jo<\/em> and Mariah Carey with her 2005 <em>The Emancipation of Mimi<\/em> in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My fans call me J.Lo. Giving the album this title is my way of telling them that this is for them in appreciation of their support,&#8221; she said ahead of its release in January 2001.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-11606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-104536513.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez in Store Appearance for her New CD &quot;J.Lo&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1526\" data-gz_credit=\"L. Cohen\/WireImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The same week the album opened atop the <em>Billboard 200<\/em>, Lopez&#8217;s feature film, <em>The Wedding Planner<\/em> debuted at number one at the U.S. box office, after grossing $13.5 million during its opening weekend. This made Lopez who, with a $9 million paycheck, was the highest-paid Hispanic woman in the history of film, the first entertainer in history to have a number one film and album <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/1438890\/jennifer-lopez-tops-with-moviegoers-music-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\">simultaneously in the same weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>J.Lo<\/em> was a primarily dance-pop and R&amp;B album that encompassed Latin pop, retro, and contemporary pop. Drawing from her own experiences, Lopez included more personal songs on this album than her previous that dealt with themes of relationships, empowerment, and sex. The album&#8217;s premiere single, &#8220;Love Don&#8217;t Cost a Thing,&#8221; ushered in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-botox-filler-skin\/\">glamorous era<\/a> for Lopez. The song&#8217;s splashy music video, directed by Paul Hunter, featured Lopez ripping off her diamonds, throwing away the keys to her Bentley and then frolicking on the beach after her wealthy lover stands her up once again. Cris Judd, who later became her second husband, appeared as a back-up dancer. The two become close during the video&#8217;s production and soon began a relationship after Lopez split from Sean &#8220;Puffy&#8221; Combs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jennifer Lopez - Love Don&#039;t Cost a Thing (Official HD Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4kGvlESGvbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Her next single, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFuw-YZaTNo\" target=\"_blank\">dance bop &#8220;Play,&#8221;<\/a> was released was accompanied by a super stylish futuristic themed music video featuring J.Lo dripping in designer duds including a memorable outfit with long fur coat, short shorts, over-the-knee boots and wool floppy hat. The album&#8217;s third single, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GSLSwwkLRW0\" target=\"_blank\">Latin inspired, &#8220;Ain&#8217;t it Funny,&#8221;<\/a> didn&#8217;t make waves in the U.S., despite a dramatic music video directed by fashion photographer Herb Ritts, but it was a smash hit overseas.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the English tracks, J.Lo includes the Spanish songs &#8220;Cari\u00f1o,&#8221; &#8220;Si Ya Se Acabo&#8221; and &#8220;Dame (Touch Me).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In July 2001, J.Lo was reissued with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/1448513\/ja-rule-helps-j-lo-deliver-hot-crossover-joints\/\" target=\"_blank\">Murder Inc remix<\/a> of one of its original singles, &#8220;I&#8217;m Real.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sjx9oSJDAVQ\" target=\"_blank\">R&amp;B murder remix of &#8220;I&#8217;m Real&#8221;<\/a> was written by rapper Ja Rule, who also features on the track.\u00a0 According to Rule, he initially was &#8220;just f***ing around&#8221; with the track after Lopez&#8217;s team gave it to him to remix, but it turned out to be &#8220;a hell of a record.&#8221; The song, which was number one in the U.S. for five non-consecutive weeks, shifted Lopez&#8217;s musical style from pop to a more hip hop and urban-oriented sound. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/2018\/07\/the-best-j-lo-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Complex<\/em><\/a> wrote that the track led to her &#8220;embracing hip-hop adjacent vibes, an aesthetic she\u2019d stick with for the early part of the decade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;I&#8217;m Real&#8221; remix also spawned one of Lopez&#8217;s most iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-in-the-morning-beauty\/\">music video looks<\/a> of all time. Taking street-style to a whole new level, the brunette beauty appeared alongside Ja Rule in a pink Juicy Couture zip-up hoodie and matching terrycloth short shorts. The look spawned an army of copycats and became synonymous with the decade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-11605 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-104925432.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez in First Concert on NBC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-gz_credit=\"KMazur\/WireImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twenty years later, <em>J.Lo<\/em> remains the most commercially successful album of Lopez&#8217;s career, having been certified quadruple platinum in the U.S.. In the year after its release, the album was also <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-exercise-diet-regime\/\">the springboard<\/a> that took Lopez from performer to mogul as she launched her J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez clothing and accessory company, launched her first fragrance Glow By J.Lo, and opened her restaurant, Madre&#8217;s . It also marked the time paparazzi really began to take notice, following her budding relationship and then marriage to Judd and previewing what would come to be <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-ben-afflecks-relationship\/\">Bennifer<\/a> the following year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She\u2019s an icon \u2014 an important one. And J.Lo, with the reverberating impact it made, was a vital stepping stone in that path,&#8221; wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/3173486\/jennifer-lopez-jlo-20th-anniversary-hip-hop-pop\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>MTV News<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;Because of that album, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-birkin-hermes-timeless-style\/\">those three letters<\/a> are forever embedded in the vernacular of contemporary pop culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26534,"featured_media":11610,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jennifer Lopez&#039;s Iconic &#039;J.Lo&#039; Album Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Released in January 2001, Jennifer Lopez&#039;s second album, &quot;J.Lo&quot; catapulted the actress turned 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