Biography

Growing up, Janelle Monáe (born Janelle Robinson) felt constrained by the limited resources offered to her in her greater Kansas City, KS, home. When she finished high school, she moved to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy with the intention of pursuing musical theater, but in 2004, after performing in a couple of off-Broadway shows and realizing there weren't the roles available to her that she wanted, she moved to Atlanta to try her luck there. She soon joined a band and began touring the local college circuit, where she eventually got in touch with her future partners in Wondaland Arts Society (a collective/label that looked to promote experimental arts) as well as OutKast's Big Boi. The rapper was so impressed by what he heard of her that he put two of her songs on his 2005 compilation, Got Purp?, Vol. 2. Monáe also showed up on OutKast's 2006 soundtrack, Idlewild, even appearing in the video for "Morris Brown," and in August 2007 she released the first of an originally planned four Metropolis installments, or suites, an EP entitled The Chase, a concept piece revolving around a character named Cindi Mayweather and the year 2719. The album — which melded cabaret, hip-hop, rock, and soul — was well received, which helped bring the singer into the radar of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Rumors about a signing were finally confirmed in March 2008, when Diddy officially announced Monáe as the newest member of his Bad Boy roster. Monáe promised that the move was not going to compromise any of her artistic integrity or creativity. A re-release of The Chase, featuring bonus content, appeared in August 2008, while the second and third suites of Metropolis were issued together as components of 2010's The ArchAndroid.

Top Albums
1. The Electric..	2. The ArchAndr..	3. The ArchAndr..	4. Metropolis: ..	5. Metropolis: ..
6. Lettin Go - ..	7. Tightrope (R..	8. Violet Stars..	9. Q.U.E.E.N. (..	10. We Are Young..
11. Tightrope (S..	12. Tightrope (W..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Dance Apocalyptic	Electric Lady	3:25	$1.29
2.	Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)	Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Ba..	5:11	$1.29
3.	Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)	ArchAndroid (Deluxe)	4:22	$1.29
4.	Tightrope (Solo Version)	Tightrope (Solo Version) - ..	4:24	$1.29
5.	Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)	ArchAndroid	4:22	$1.29
6.	Cold War	ArchAndroid	3:23	$1.29
7.	Many Moons	Metropolis: The Chase Suite	5:27	$1.29
8.	Lettin Go! (Album Version)	Lettin Go - Single	4:29	$0.99
9.	Sincerely, Jane	Metropolis: The Chase Suite	5:31	$1.29
10.	Dance or Die (feat. Saul Williams)	ArchAndroid	3:12	$1.29
11.	Say You'll Go	ArchAndroid	6:00	$1.29
12.	Oh, Maker	ArchAndroid	3:46	$1.29
13.	BaBopBye Ya	ArchAndroid (Deluxe)	8:47	$1.29
14.	Cold War	ArchAndroid (Deluxe)	3:23	$1.29
15.	Dance or Die (feat. Saul Williams)	ArchAndroid (Deluxe)	3:12	$1.29
16.	Open Happiness (Butch Walker Origina..	Open Happiness - Single	3:53	$0.99
17.	Locked Inside	Proud to Be Woman Vol. 2	4:18	$0.99
18.	Without a Fight	For Colored Girls (Music fr..	3:36	$1.29
19.	Tightrope (Acapella) [feat. Big Boi]	Tightrope (Remixes)	4:48	$1.29
20.	Tightrope (Wondamix) [feat. B.o.B an..	Tightrope (Remixes)	3:22	$1.29
21.	Tightrope (10 Rapid Instrumental)	Tightrope (Remixes)	5:22	$1.29
22.	Tightrope (10 Rapid Remix)	Tightrope (Remixes)	5:22	$1.29
23.	Tightrope (Paul Harris Dub)	Tightrope (Remixes)	7:41	$1.29
24.	Tightrope (Paul Harris Vocal Remix)	Tightrope (Remixes)	7:23	$1.29
25.	Tightrope (Goodwill Remix)	Tightrope (Remixes)	6:01	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Tightrope (fea..	2. Many Moons (Ex..	3. Open Happiness	4. Q.U.E.E.N. (fe..	5. Tightrope (Won..
6. Cold War	7. Sincerely Jane..	8. Dance Apocalyp..	9. Violet Stars H..	10. Be Still (feat..
11. Open Happiness..

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