Checkout this dope interview w/ Janelle Monae I came across over at EVIL MONITO MAGAZINE. I know TAMIKA will enjoy this interview.

Paving Her Own Way

by Sylvia J. Adams

Interview with Janelle Monae
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Bathed in a sudden flood of lights, a young black female artist materializes out of the hushed darkness, quite unlike any performance artist expected to grace a Bad Boy Entertainment showcase. Janelle Monae stands aloft, a pompadoured sylph with doll-like features, thespian posture and twinkling dark eyes.

Then her golden voice pierces the silence, as she belts out with startling clarity, “I’m a girl from outer space…” In sync with android movements reminiscent of Blade Runner, an aesthetic likened to Prince crossbred with Grace Jones; all which connotes a fantastic retrofuturism.  Unbeknownst to the throng of people, Monae is here on a mission to change the face of R&B music.

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