Critics alike were abuzz over the weekend with Janelle Monae's two new music videos.
Gone are the Tightrope days where contemporary R&B musician Janelle Monae was struggling for creative recognition in the music industry. The singer is making a comeback with her latest offering Dirty Computer, a more grounded offering than her previous albums.
Critics were abuzz over the weekend with her two new music videos.
The first, Django Jane, explores a Marrakesh aesthetic while Monae raps about female empowerment.
She reminisces, "Remember when they used to say I look too mannish?" as she celebrates her successes and evolution in fashion and film. In a shout out to the Times Up movement, Monae continues the political rhetoric of her previous albums Electric Lady and Wondaland Presents: The Eephus rapping: "and hit the mute button, let the vagina have a monologue," calling for more women to speak out on taboo topics à la Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologue.
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