Like a Prayer (album) even today, "Like a Prayer" remains provocative and progressive: The racial tension alluded to in the "Like A Prayer" video is striking, while the album's themes of religious and sexual oppression still feel all too relevant. Madonna dictated pop's future direction while also being firmly in control of her own fortunes. According to Christopher Rosa from VH1, ""Like a Prayer" was the first pop album to evoke what female artists explore today: sexuality, religion, gender equality and independence. It was pioneering, and no woman in music has come close to doing something as groundbreaking." He believed that the album was
Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) is a seven-disc, 142-track box set of popular music hits of the 1980s. Released by Rhino Records in 2002, the box set was based on the success of "", Rhino's box set covering the 1970s. Original release sets had a 3D rubber cover. Later releases had a flat, printed cover. "Like Omigod!" includes a 90-page booklet of cultural comment, a timeline for the decade, and liner notes for the tracks included in the set. As does "Have a Nice Decade", the tracks tend to