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Janelle Monáe – “Cold War”

This is one out of two new tunes that are now for purchase on her website. Regarding the other track which made the internet rounds last week – is it just me or is something about her chosen cadence on “Tight Rope” somewhat…Keri-esque? If it’s not something Keri Hilson has done (maybe it was that “turnin’ me off” jawn) it kinda feels like something she would do. That’s much less a complaint than it is an observation. So much is right about Janelle Monáe I wonder sometimes if Cindi the android is what’s real and this whole Janelle character is classic misdirection.

Album May 18th.

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