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Apr 13, 2018 · A decade before Black Panther established an Afrofuturistic aesthetic in the mainstream, Monáe was exploring African-American sci-fi dystopias in her music. “Many Moons” was the lead single of Metropolis , and the only song to get a music video.
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Jun 30, 2015 · It starts simply enough, however, with “March of the Wolfmasters,” a spoken word piece in the form of an announcement that “Android No. 57821, otherwise known as Cindi Mayweather, has fallen desperately in love with a human named Anthony Greendown,” which means that bounty hunters are now free to hunt her (although the daily rules specify “no phasers, only chainsaws and electro ...
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Feb 14, 2022 · The Stunning Transformation Of Janelle Monae. Some say that Janelle Monáe is an amalgam of two of her late heroes, science fiction writer Octavia Butler and gender-bending musician extraordinaire Prince, the latter of whom was a friend of hers. But to simplify Monáe as such, even as a combination of two extraordinary people, doesn't tell the ...
- Metropolis Album Release Party, red carpet, August 2007. Image: Benjamin Rose/WireImage for Getty Images.
- 5th American Black Film Festival Honors: A Celebration Of Excellence, red carpet, March 2023. Image: Michael Tullberg/WireImage for Getty Images.
- 54th NAACP Image Awards, January 2023. Image: Kayla Oaddams/WireImage for Getty Images.
- Pre-GRAMMY Gala red carpet, January 2023. Image: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy.
—Monáe, on her childhood musical inspiration Janelle Monáe Robinson was born on December 1, 1985, in Kansas City, Kansas, and was raised in Quindaro, a working-class community of Kansas City. Her mother, Janet, worked as a janitor and a hotel maid. Her father, Michael Robinson Summers, was a truck driver. Monáe's parents separated when Monáe was a toddler and her mother later married a ...
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- December 1, 1985 (age 37), Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
- Singer, rapper, songwriter, actress
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May 18, 2023 · A 2007 photo of Janelle Monáe and rapper Big Boi, who helped launch her career Monáe’s big break came in 2005, at the age of 20, when she performed Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With ...
Sep 3, 2020 · 7 Movies and TV Shows Janelle Monáe Blessed With Her Magical Presence. By Brea Cubit. Updated on Sep 3, 2020 at 6:10 PM. Everett Collection Everett Collection.
