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Janelle Monae ‘Electric Lady’ Live Performance

soulrocks — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:25:53 +0000

Janelle Monae brought her android style to Arsenio’s stage and blew the place up with “Electric Lady.”

Audio: Goodie Mob Feat.Janelle Monáe “Special Education”

soulrocks — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:40 +0000

Press Play

Size Matters mixtape

soulrocks — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:24:03 +0000

Featuring – Massive Attack, 4hero, J*DaVeY, StereoLab, Janelle Monae + More

soulROCKS minitape pt.8: Stanky

soulrocks — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:29:28 +0000

Track listing
1. Janelle Monae/Saul Williams – Dance Or Die/Faster
2. Mike Snow – song for no one
3. Kellis – till the wheels fall off
4. Tiombe Lockart – You Need Me

soulROCKS minitape pt3

soulrocks — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:42:47 +0000

Track listing
1. Nat king cole/Cee lo – Lush Life
2. Janelle monae – Violet stars/many moons
3. Miss li – True Love Stalker
4. Those Dancing Days – Run Run Run
5. Ok Go – Stop Love

Janelle Monae

soulrocks — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:36:23 +0000

Growing up, Janelle Monáe (born Janelle Robinson) felt constrained by the limited resources offered to her in her greater Kansas City, KS, home. When she finished high school, she moved to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy with the intention of pursuing musical theater, but in 2004, after performing in a couple of off-Broadway shows and realizing there weren’t the roles available to her that she wanted, she moved to Atlanta to try her luck there. She soon joined a band and began touring the local college circuit, where she eventually got in touch with her future partners in Wondaland Arts Society (a collective/label that looked to promote experimental arts) as well as OutKast‘s Big Boi. The rapper was so impressed by what he heard of her that he put two of her songs on his 2005 compilation, Got Purp?, Vol. 2. Monáe also showed up on OutKast‘s 2006 soundtrack, Idlewild, even appearing in the video for “Morris Brown,” and in August 2007 she released the first of an originally planned four Metropolis installments, or suites, an EP entitled The Chase, a concept piece revolving around a character named Cindi Mayweather and the year 2719. The album — which melded cabaret, hip-hop, rock, and soul — was well received, which helped bring the singer into the radar of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Rumors about a signing were finally confirmed in March 2008, when Diddy officially announced Monáe as the newest member of his Bad Boy roster. Monáe promised that the move was not going to compromise any of her artistic integrity or creativity. A re-release of The Chase, featuring bonus content, appeared in August 2008, while the second and third suites of Metropolis were issued together as components of 2010’s The ArchAndroid.

www.jmonae.com/

Janelle Monae – Many Moons Official Short Film

soulrocks — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:15:17 +0000