I ran across this video of Janelle Monae’s first single “Tightrope” feat Big Boi from her upcoming album The ArchAndriod. I love this chick! She reminds me of a female version of Andre 3000. I first heard of Ms. Monae a few years ago, and i’m really amped about what she’s bringing! Check out her new video.

Story behind “Tightrope”

excerpt taken from ArtistDirect.com

“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…

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