Can someone explain to me how Janelle Monet is thing?

She's beautiful looking but I've never thought her voice or act was anything special.

[quote] Can someone explain to me how Janelle Monet is thing?

I would if I knew what that meant.

Is she related to this guy?

I like her. She's no less talented than any of the other lucky things around - Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Katy Perry, etc. - nothing special - may as well add her into the mix.

I mean, she's better than Lizzo.

The thing I like about her is that she retains a little mystery. And she’s not relying on her tits and ass like all the other pop tarts.

I don’t think she’s spectacularly talented, but she’s as good as anyone else and she’s got something.

This is as good as anyone who's out there now? No it isn't.

r6 Mystery? That used to be called the closet. She's one of these "I don't like to put definitions on my creative process, or my life, but I decided to express my queerness in solidarity with all my trans brothers & sisters, particularly people of colour" lesbians.

She also does a lot of society gigs. That's probably the real reason she's everywhere. Rich and/or entertainment people see her at benefits/parties.

WTF are you talking about OP? She's a singer and actor with multiple albums and films. And yes, she's quite talented and a critic's darling. Just because you're an ignoramus who can't spell her name doesn't mean she hasn't earned her fame.

Learn her actual last name, idiot.

I like her music.

A Kansas City girl. She is in tosScience fiction and has a creative mind. I like her.

Nope. No.

She's definitely a bit much, but she's very talented. Her Prince'esque Make Me Feel is the best thing she's done. She's actually a very good actress -- much more subtle than her over the top music persona. I actually think she was the best thing about Moonlight.

I think she’s TREMENDOUS!!!

She made a big impression when she sang with Fun.

She was great in "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" (I haven't seen the movie about Harriet Tubman yet). I think she's interesting and very talented.

I remember when she was that British singer who sang about the little birds sitting on her window.

She’s gorgeous. Not a fan of the music, but I see why others are.

She was great in Moonlight and Hidden Figures.

Since you don't know how to write a proper sentence OR spell her name correctly, OP, you may fuck right off.

R21 = Claude Monae

Better than Billie Eilish...and she doesn't look like she stinks!

Excuse me, R23, but my pussy smells of wine and roses. And yes, the rug matches the drapes.

She's pretty and androgynous, which is apparently a thing now. You don't really need talent anymore.

But she is talented. She may not be someone's cup of tea, but that in no way diminishes that she is a talented and accomplished singer, dynamic performer and good actress.

She ticks all the boxes

She tickles all the boxes.

R8, that other closeted, pretty, light-skinned lesbian, Alicia Keys, does society gigs.

I appreciate that she’s not selling sex and pussy all over the place.

She's gorgeous. That's all I got

She is pretty, she was fine in Hidden Figures, and her concept albums were good for moment. She seems classy. She's very tiny. I like her.

I loved her first few albums, especially her second, but she totally lost me when she turned into one giant hashtag. Someone who hates labels & aspires to defy & transcend the entrapment of categories but opens the Oscar's by declaring that finally, a black queer female is seen on that stage is just hack these days. How disappointing that someone who really made a unique contribution let herself resort to the perpetual victim hamster wheel type of SJW cliche. Plus, anyone who labels herself as queer in the interest of progress really has no clue about being progressive.

At least she is better than Solange....

Because she isn't the feminine pretty blonde idolized in the West, women aren't threatened that her looks will steal their husband's attention away.

R25 Androgyny also represents female empowerment. Hence, the popularity of Annie Lennox, Marlene Dietrich and Grace Jones.

Plus, she's also photogenic.

I love Janelle and I am so glad she successfully transitioned into acting. She is one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood right now. She has an old school vibe and elegance to her. And she is musically talented.

I wonder if she's still dating this woman

MONAE, asswipe.

And she’s marvelously talented.

Unique contribution? That whole android shit was a smokescreen. Didn't she say she only dated androids? It beats dating in Canada/Europe, I guess.

OP is an old racist queen.

The voice just doesn't live up to the energy around it in this performance.

She looks like an anime character.

Can someone explain to me how OP is a thing?

I really like her. Her last album was great. And she can act. Who can dislike Janelle Monae? Weird

I like her, but it’d be great if she removed that superfluous accent mark from her last name.

I filed her under "we get it, you're lesbian" a long time ago.

I like her both as a musician and as an actress and I'm a 50-year old white gay man. In interviews, she comes across as very eloquent and fairly smart, which is very refreshing in the era of Kardashian-like creatures who've overtaken contemporary pop culture.

Most female singers' fans are white and gay.

she's lucky she hasn't been overhyped.... chooses interesting left of center projects... power to her.

All I know is her song "PYNK" is .heavily. influenced by Yazoo's "Only You" (+vaginas)

I thought she was the best thing in the Harriet Tubman movie but she’s awful in that Julia Roberts Amazon series.

I think she has the one of the best speaking voices ever. So soothing and kind. I want to read me audio books.

Her early stuff was so good, R32. It used to be fun identifying references to the universe that she built across her music. The Audition and Metropolis were good. ArchAndroid is still one of my favorite albums of all time. I liked Electric Lady less, and can't really get into her new music.

Say You'll Go from ArchAndroid is a lush, homage to Stevie Wonder. Great stuff, IMO.

OP probably pronounces it moan-ETT

I like her. How is she a “thing?” - like what has she done that’s obnoxious? She’s a good artist, I don’t get your point OP.

I don't think this thread went the way OP thought it would.

r50, yes I saw her once on a Colbert and there was something feline about her voice, someone noted she'd have made a good Catwoman

Janella Monae is your favorite artist's favorite artist.

She was excellent in Hidden Figures, which was the first I had heard of her.

I loved the Archandroid era. And the early song with Outkast.

Like Andrew Carver, she's into black pussy!

Follow Janelle Monáe, the genre-defying entertainer as celebrated for her solo albums as for her acting roles in Moonlight and Hidden Figures, on her journey through Ralph’s Club. T

he Jazz Age setting where Ralph Lauren presented his Fall 2019 Collection spotlighted Monáe in a show-stopping performance of jazz classics and originals.

She’s a little bit basic for someone who’s been proclaimed as this great artsy cutting edge goddess (a lot of her work is very derivative) but I like her first two albums a lot when her music was more lush and orchestral and less mainstream and digital. And she is BEAUTIFUL. A doll-like face, amazing skin.

Her acting is decent and I think she’ll only continue to improve with the years.

Her voice is thin (you can tell when she properly belts in a song) but like Solange, she has stretched it really well and goes to the uppermost limits of her range.

This cover of Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Smile’ she did was sweet.

Janelle says she only wants to hear women rap because male rappers are misogynistic.

[quote] Janelle Monet is thing

ESOL strikes again

I loved - LOVED - the ArchAndroid and Electric Lady - well, most of them. Her albums suffer from a common ailment for R&B albums (the need to stretch it out with extra bits/interstitials/spoken/comedy bits).

But the last album was just meh.

She does stretch her range and sounds terrible live sometimes.

She's been engaging in every movie I have seen her in, though, for sure.

Like r64 I liked those albums too. Last album was too pop for me, but, she did do a whole mini movie with the videos of the songs for it, with lots of lesbionic scenes with Tessa.

Also, girl can't take a bad photo.

That Catwoman is a great suggestion, as Zoe Kravitz will looked like a stoned hippie in it.

Janelle is talented and she checks off just about every intersectional/diversity box so Hollywood loves that.

She has the ability to cloud men's minds.

People are overly impressed with her intensity and confidence. But there's not a lot of there there. But because she's black and queer, she's untouchable and you can only say go things about her. It's kinda ridiculous.

She does quite a few tech conference shows (seems to be popular with that crowd).

Honestly, what’s not to like? Her skin is fucking flawless. She seems quite thoughtful in interviews and just an all-around interesting person. Her stage persona is pretty rambunctious (and somewhat gimmicky), but she really seems like a quiet person IRL.

Wonder if that was because she’d been publicly in the closet?

"She has the ability to cloud men's minds."

You mean men's minds are otherwise clear?

That really hasn't been my experience, but okay.

Wait, are we still talking about Oprah?

Janelle Monae put the music industry on blast on Friday, during an epic Twitter rant against misogyny.

The Hidden Figures actress, 34, began her tirade by writing that 'the amount of misogyny from most of men in rap and music is infuriating.'

'I really only ever wanna hear women rapping,' said the Electric Lady singer.

'Women (black women inparticular) have been betrayed by the majority of men for far too long . The systems that enable Patriarchy and abusers of power are burning . Either bring gasoline or burn with them . [sic]'

'Y’all can’t wait to call women every b***h , hoe , discuss violent acts against women, etc for clout in rap, rock, and through out music history. Misogny has NEVER been okay yet it has become normalized. Women didn’t create misogny, y’all did. SO YOU DO THE WORK to ABOLISH IT.'

'The way many RELIGIONS are used to oppress women and prepetuate misogynistic ideals to REMAIN IN POWER must be discussed WAY MORE and ABOLISHED .'

'Yes white people need to do the work to dismantle systemic racism, white supremacy, etc. And yes men (& those who benefit from the systems) need 2 do the work 2 dismantle patriarchy, sexism & misogyny. You must call in those w/ toxic behaviors even if it’s YOU. EVERY DAY.'

'You can love someone and STILL hold them accountable. Love is not exempt of accountability. They can go hand and hand.'

'We are in the reckoning.'

R72, so she's an angry lesbian. Duly noted.

Is it true about her and Lupita?

Maybe women should create their own music genres instead of always squatting on cultural space established by men.

She’s an African American, Female, Pussylicker - she ticks a lot of boxes to fill the quota

How was Katy Perry ever a thing?

R77 two words [italic] Teenage Dream [/italic].

She’s dating Tessa? I need to keep up.

She looks a little like Lynn Whitfield in the pic at R40. Very beautiful.

r79, she DATED Tessa. They broke up last year. Tessa is apparently dating a man named Dev Hines.

Her music is different. Can't put a genre on it. If you watched a fairly recent Austin City Limits you can see she's a true artist and entertainer. She was so dynamic and talented. Not fake, not auto-tuned, not calling it in.

Considering that she stole the role of Harriet Tubman from our beloved Julia, I'll reserve my judgment for a later date

Nia Long is none too happy with movie studios hiring singers for movie roles. Erykah Badu, Lauren Hill, Mary J. Blige, Janelle and a few others have been branching out into films. She was interviewed on this subject years ago.

R79, Thanks for the update.

Janelle Monet rocks, I LOVE her, the OP can go sit on a chainsaw.

MONAE

Jesus, the asinine OP has me misspelling her now.

Say her name!

OP is asinine for assuming her parents knew how to spell "Monet"?

She was a very good contrast to the Naomi Harris character in Moonlight. She gave off true maternal vibes I didn't think she was capable of. She's a good actor.

In 2010 i was listening to LA’s top notch radio station KCRW when i heard this amazing song, i had to wait in my car after the song ended to hear the DJ announce who was the performer - Janell Monea, song was “Sincerely Jane”

Wow you don’t hear contemporary songs with such orchestrations like that any more.

Plus, she’s become a fashion icon with her unique androgynous black and white color styling.

R81 -wait. Dev Hynes dates women? Why did I think he was gay? I'm so out of touch. (aka -- old)

Oooh r92, I didn't know! Mutual BEARDING!!!

How is it "mutual bearding" if Tessa is already out?

Well she's going back to "bi" instead of lesbian.

Is there not a single fat whore on this thread who can spell this dyke's name correctly?

JANELLE

MONAE

Janet Mornet?

I love Jane Mornelle! Is she from Guadeloupe?

r95 She never said she was a lesbian.

Sure. But first can you explain to me who she is?