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janelle monáe

may not look or sound familiar to you now,

but believe me–

this grammy.award nominated,

self.proclaimed time traveler from the future,

is poised on the edge of

musical greatness.

with appearances on the outkast musical film idlewild(2006),

and recently signed with p.diddy and bad boy records

ms. monàe has already been cited by

rolling stone and cnn alike

as one of the next most influential artists

in the years to come.

with the energy and charisma of james brown,

the dove.like voice of judy garland ,

the theatricality of andre 3000

and the androgynous funk of grace jones,

janelle monáe is out of this world,

just like her alien alter.ego,

cindi mayweather

whose story of falling in love with a human

is one that janelle has committed to tell

in her concept album, metropolis.

her performances are a whirlwind

of singing, painting, dancing and body surfing.

her style if a self.declared uniform:

a signature bouffant,

a white suit with thin black tie

{that closely resembles childhood hero, colonel sanders}

saddle shoes, white oxford shirts and high waisted black trousers.

she claims that her look is meant to detract

from the chaos and drama that she

generates onstage.

quoting maya angelou, she says,

"people may not remember what you said or what you were wearing

but they will remember how they made you feel,"

listen, here, and feel good.