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Janelle Monae’s been carving out her own niche in the game for quite some time and having just dropped her latest LP Dirty Computer, the Southern singer is ready to be the voice of the voiceless.
Stopping by The Breakfast Club, Janelle continues to open up about a bevy of things including not being okay with men using the “B” word, the reason she wears suits, and why Donald Trump’s election had her feeling fear for Black people.
Here are the 7 things we learned from Janelle Monae on The Breakfast Club.
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1. Years In The Making
Janelle wanted to make her concept album Dirty Computer before she even recorded her debut album. She considers this a celebratory album of things that make Black people unique.
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3. Django State of Mind
When Janelle was recording “Django Jane” she says she was upset about how women’s rights were being “trampled” on by the people in power. That being said she does have a problem with men calling her the “B” word but is okay with women using that word as a term of endearment. Sidenote: She says the song “Django Jane” was indeed inspired by Django Unchained. Spike Lee somewhere tight.
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5. War Going Outside No Woman Is Safe From
Janelle feels that there’s a “war on our vaginas.” In essence she’s calling out the current administration that’s trying to get rid of Planned Parenthood, take away healthcare, rolling back the birth control mandate, etc. She’s not wrong.
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6. Stylin’ On Ya
The reason she wears tuxedos, suits and whatnot is to honor her “working class parents” through uniform, not to try to show women how to dress “properly” or anything like that. She hates when people insinuate it’s the latter reason.
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8. Resist
Janelle admits that after Trump’s election she felt unsafe while she was in Georgia because a few weeks prior the KKK had crashed a little girls birthday party with their confederate flag waving. Once the Women’s March happened she said she felt safer knowing that people were banding together to fight off Cult 45’s emboldening of racism.
