Jody Watley is included in music’s pivotal moments from 1987 via The ROOT. Click the link to read and view the gallery with Jody, Michael and Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Prince, Eric B. and Rakim and more, celebrating 25 years.

The quality of commercial music and artistry today just isn’t the same.

http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/black-music-back-day-remember-1987?wpisrc=root_lightbox