The summer of 1993 was alive with contradictions. Hip-hop was flexing its new G-funk muscle, R&B groups were turning harmonies into fire, and rock icons were leaning into darker, moodier spaces. On the same chart, you could find Silk and H-Town turning slow jams into sensations, Dr. Dre rewriting the sound of the West Coast, and Duran Duran proving they could evolve with the decade. And at the very top? Janet Jackson whispering a whole new chapter into existence.

This week, we’re rewinding to June 19, 1993, a moment when the charts mirrored the culture: eclectic, restless, and impossible to pin down. 

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