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janelle has been in a heavy rotation recently. saw her in the A, as well as in the bean, and she killed both performances. felt like i needed to share some joints from her first album, "the audition." it’s so damn elegant, i felt like i needed to throw it up. girls, forget beyonce. bump alicia. this is the baddest girl in the game right here.
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DL: janelle monae – metropolis
if you like what you hear, e-mail me. i’ll throw some more of her extra crucial joints your way.
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I love Janelle Monae a friend of mine put me on to her a few weeks ago Violet Stars (Happy Hunting) is a really good one. But for her, it’s like you either love her or you hate her… you kno? hit or miss.
Comment by JazzyBooBoo 11.10.08 @ 11:35 pmIf if wasn’t for Modi forcing me out to the concert I would never have experienced her.
Comment by Yemsquad 11.11.08 @ 2:40 amyea her last album/sampler is interesting. She definitely has a different flavor. Its weird tho, she definitely switched her style up from when she first came out. When she first was out she was more like a regular R&B singer, but its good to see her doing something different in the industry.
Comment by RecruitZero-SR 11.11.08 @ 7:31 ami think she didn’t really change her style as much, cuz if you listen to the words, it’s still about the same type of shit. and even on that new joint, “smile” is on some like elegant soulful stuff. her versatility is pretty astonishing. to me, at least.
Comment by modi 11.11.08 @ 12:16 pmNas….stop it. the girl is nice!
Modi kinda OD’ed with the whole “bump alicia and B” but, this girl is nice.
I was talkin about her to my homie who happens to know her personally and he was tellin me she’s not from the A. She’s from Kansas City. And now that I think about it, i remember one of her songs talkin about stepping on the Atl scene.
But I think a lot of ppl think she’s from there.
on a completely unrelated topic….Q-Tip for President!
Comment by ....the dude 11.11.08 @ 5:11 pmok, i did OD. she co-exists with them, clearly. but i mean for my kinda chick, i think she and me would vibe on the same level. beyonce couldn’t deal with me! alicia could, but she may creep on me like she did her boo to swizz! shrug. i need love like LL cool j.
Comment by modi 11.11.08 @ 5:28 pmSo i’m finally stepping out of the shadows, lol. but I’m def feeling the song. Your site is a daily read. Keep it up.
Showing you some love from DC
Nae
she looks good. and i really like Metropolis: The Chase Suite. just dld it after i heard this. good looks!
Comment by CV to BC? 11.30.08 @ 5:07 pmi know i’m late but could you send me some of her song please.
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