Janelle Monae

So i meant to pick her up (i.e. feature her) waaay earlier but i kept forgetting and now i'm doing it cuz I saw her on imeem and thought, shoot.

Janelle Monae

I got introduced to her when BSU (or was it Black House) on campus invited her and there was a concert event.

Honestly, I had NO idea what this girl was about. I just remember one of the girls in my dorm from the bay area getting SUPER excited about her. And then first 2 songs that she played was off of her 'new' (which is not so new) album.

I think they were...
Violet Stars Happy Hunting
and
Cybertronic Purgatory

so at that point we all kinda went, !?!?!?! and no one could get into her music.

And then she starts singing these jazz, soul, r&b songs and DAMN the girl can sing. i was a fan from that moment. It was amazing! She's actually trained as a singer, so she has the pipes.

She might change the face of R&B. I don't know.

Here are my two favorites:
Metropolis
You

Definitely worth keeping an eye out ;)