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Janelle Monae spoke with Vibe about the influence that Diddy and Big Boi have had on her career thus far. Check out the clip below.


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Janelle Monae performed on BET's Rip the Runway 2010, which aired earlier this week. Her MySpace posted this clip of the performance.


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In the last week or so, interviews with Janelle Monae were published by Christina Lee at the Washington Examiner and Rick Florino at ARTISTDirect. Here is an interesting snippet from each:

To cater to listeners who favor singles to albums, Monáe had once intended for The ArchAndroid's two parts, the second and third suites of the Metropolis series, to be released separately. But now, as evidenced by the album's 18 tracks, Monáe is eager to release her story as an “emotion picture experience” – one that, according to Wonder, made Diddy cry the first time he heard it.

What's the story behind "Tightrope?"

"Tightrope" deals with balance. Early on in my career, and even now, it's a daily struggle to stay balanced and not get too high or too low. It was something that I hadn't really heard in a song. If I was telling somebody how to make it through life, I would definitely tell them that balance is important. You can't get too high on praises and you can't get too low on any one situation. I wanted that song to be an empowerment song. I wanted people to find their inner confidence and to feel more self-empowered in understanding that they have to stay more balanced in life. That was my goal. James Brown influenced it, of course. I wanted it to be that 2010 beyond anthem—that classic song that you can go to in any moment when you feel like things are out of control in life. That'll be your little medicine. Big Boi brought a different perspective in too. He's been in the music industry for awhile. There are so many lows and highs in this business. For him to be a part of this song only felt right. He's a friend of mine, and I can talk to him about anything. I thought he was definitely a person who could have a believable and inspirational perspective for this song.

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Sharing a photo on Twitpic, Diddy's Twitter noted that Janelle Monae has made her third appearance in Vogue magazine, landing in the April issue. Her MySpace has a couple of full page scans.

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Rap-Up.com has a report from the listening party that Janelle Monae held in New York a couple of weeks ago for her upcoming album, "The ArchAndroid."

While noting that the album will have 18 tracks and that the tracks below do not represent a final tracklisting, writer Rajul Punjabi listed the songs below. Presumably, they were played during the party.

"Suite II Overture"
"Dance or Die"
"Faster"
"Locked Inside"
"Sir Greendown"
"Cold War"
"Tightrope"
"Mushrooms & Roses"
"Suite III Overture"
"Neon Valley Street"
"Wondaland"
"57821"

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Spin's William Goodman reports from a listening party held in New York for Janelle Monae's upcoming album "The ArchAndroid."

Diddy, on hand via webcam from Paris, spoke glowingly about Monae. "Janelle is my most artistic signing yet," he said. "She's not afraid to dream. I'm known for my hype, but her music speaks for itself."

"Suite II Overture" and "Mushrooms and Roses" were two of the songs played during the evening.

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On February 23, we reported that Janelle Monae had began shooting on two music videos from her upcoming album, "The ArchAndroid."

One of these was "Tightrope" featuring Big Boi, who posted pictures from the set. Now, Janelle Monae mentioned on Twitter that the second video is for "Cold War."

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On Twitpic,Big Boi has posted a pair of pictures (1, 2) from the set of the music video shoot for Janelle Monae's "Tightrope," which he is featured on.

On Tuesday, Monae revealed that she had begun shooting two videos for songs from her forthcoming album, "The ArchAndroid."

Via RapRadar.

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Back before Janelle Monae opted to go the major label route and sign with Bad Boy, she planned a series of four EP albums. They were called the "Metropolis" suites. She released her first, "The Chase Suite," before becoming a Bad Boy artist.

Once she signed, however, the plans changed: an EP re-issue was scheduled with a full length album to follow. On August 12, 2008, "Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)" was released. The special edition added two additional tracks.

An iTunes exclusive "Fantastic Edition" followed, offering up a bonus mix of "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!" as well as three videos.

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On Twitter, Janelle Monae mentioned that today she began to shoot the first two videos for her next album, "The ArchAndroid," due in stores May 18.

Earlier this month, she debuted two new songs from it: "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) and "Cold War."

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