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.

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.