Favorites of 2008....Number 8
I Love Weird Black Girls...
Love em...
Need More Of Em...
The world was introduced to Janelle Monae thru Big Boi of Outkast. Specifically thru his Purple Ribbon We Got Purp Vol. 2 Project. Later we heard her on the criminally overlooked Idlewild album from Outkast.
Outkast - "Call The Law"
In a word...she is weird
Her legend continues to grow...as well as the cult following of fans who flock to her live shows. I have been going to concerts for year. Rap, Rock, R&B...what have you. I do not exaggerated when I say that I have never been to a wilder more exciting performance than Janelle Monae. She is litterally all over the place. Imagine that her clothes were on fire during the show plus she had to use the bathroom REALLY REALLY REALLY bad and that might give you some idea of what her show is like. Jumping, screaming, rolling on the floor, throwing water on the crowd, dancing with people IN the crowd. I hear David Banner is the hip hop equivalent (which I wholeheartedly believe)...but I have yet to experience Mr. Crump in person.
Sometimes less is more....
Which is certainly the case with this 5 foot wonder.