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| Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)(LP w/Bonus Disc) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Janelle Monae
Label: Bad Boy
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 27948
Format: Special Edition
Media: LP Record
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 12.2 x 0.4
MPN: 511234
UPC: 075678982422
EAN: 0075678982422
ASIN: B001CODTLA
Release Date: August 12, 2008
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Product Description
Janelle Monae is nothing short of a musical breath of fresh air,
combining the very best of R&B, funk, hip hop, and rock into
a sound all her own. She has already attracted support from
industry superstars from Missy Elliot to Outkast' s Big Boi and
Andre 3000. She has become a press darling, earning acclaim
from Vibe to Interview Magazine. And now with her major-label
debut, Metropolis: The Chase Suite, executive-produced by
Big Boi, Janelle is poised to bring her music to the masses.
Janelle' s unique sound was honed and crafted by her creative
collective, Wondaland Arts Society, who Diddy calls an incredible
group of people not just producers, they' re idealists...
definitely the future of music. And that future is now.
Introducing....Janelle Monae.
Album Description
Special Edition includes Bonus CD.Janelle Mone is an R&B, Soul, and Futuristic Rock Wonder/Singer. Her song "Lettin' Go," became a cult hit and a fan favorite. Her next major feature was on OutKast's movie soundtrack for Idlewild, where she is featured on the songs "Call The Law" and "In Your Dreams." She was also featured in the video for the single "Morris Brown," with Big Boi and Scar.
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My Favorite Martian August 14, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
What do you get when you take an ounce of Grace Jones, two ounces of Lauryn Hill, a pinch of Hooverphonic, a splash of Madonna and a twist of Outkast -- all shaken (not stirred) in a vintage cocktail shaker from, say...1927?
Well, you might get something as utterly intoxicating as singer Janelle Monae.
And perhaps 'cocktail' is the best way to try describing the new music from this way-out-of-the-ordinary R&B, Soul, Funk, Futuristic Rock & Roll singer from an orbit high over greater Kanas City. Her musical mishmash, however, is much more the molotov cocktail type than the cosmopolitan kind.
Monae's EP release, Metropolis: the Chase Suite, explodes from speakers as a fully formed supreme being of arts & leisure. This 'fifth element' of a production is fun, funky, futuristic and smarter than the Hal 9000 super computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In the opening verse of track two on the EP ("Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"), Monae playfully describes herself as "an alien from outer space." And immediately after it becomes clear that she is light years from being your average, everday R&B singer. Thank you, God-father.
For me, the alien description also calls to mind the stereotypical line once commonly heard in old sci-fi flicks and cartoons whenever an alien had established 'first contact' with a human. You know that line which was often issued at the point of a ray gun: "Take me to your leader."
To Ms. Monae I'd say in reply: "Right this way, pretty lady. You and President Kanye will have much to discuss."
St. Paco
Kung Fu Grip! Zine
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