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Janelle Monae Featured in the Irish Times
July 17th, 2009
This is the first – and, let’s be honest here, only – time we’ll ever have a self-proclaimed time traveller as a New Music pin-up. Acts such as Janelle Monae just don’t pop around here for tea and biscuits all that often.Born in Kansas, Monae followed the yellow brick road to New York in search of fame and fortune and ended up studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. From there, she decamped to Atlanta, where she bumped into OutKast’s Big Boi.Hip-hop’s favourite pitbull breeder gave Monae a few breaks. She had a guest spot on one of his mixtapes and appeared in OutKast’s Idlewild flick in 2006. Then she decided to set up the Wondaland studio and collective to pursue her own musical ideas.Read the full article at IrishTimes.com !
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