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Janelle Monae

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Janelle Monae is an American singer and songwriter born in 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas. Monae has released the albums Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), The ArchAndroid, and The Electric Lady. Her most successful singles include Open Happiness, Many Moons, Q.U.E.E.N., PrimeTime, and Victory. Monae has earned accolades such as a NAACP Image Award, Soul Train Award, and MTV Music Award.

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29 Mar, 2013

Essence cover

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monaeMonae appears on the cover of Essence to discuss her album Electric Lady and keeping her body under wraps.

People don’t ask Jay-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes. Showing my skin is not what makes me sexy. I like skirts and dresses just like everyone else, but I had a message I needed to put out there. It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way.