The New 'It' Girl - Janelle Monae

I have been wanting to write about this vivrant, soulful, out-the-box, in your face and lovely musician hailing from Kansas named Janelle Monae and I have finally got around to it. When you hear Monae, you sense some Outkast, jazz, punk, classical, hip hop and bangin' soul with a hint of Gnarls Barkley. Janelle Monae doesn't fit in your usual radio, genre or market format and that's just what I love about her. Bad Boy finally got it right this time but we do have to thank Big Boi (of Outkast) for delivering us Monae and I really will have to go out and pick up this one - Metropolis (in stores now). On the "Many Moons" track (see video below), she drills the words "civil rights, civil world, hood rat, black girl, welfare, breast cancer, lost hope, microphone, one stage, final chapter" among many others, making a bold statement all the while making you rock to her sound. Check out the video and witness, Cindi Mayweather, Monae's androgynous android alter-ego and her space crazed performance.