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  • Rocky
    All Star
    • Jul 2002
    • 6896
    #46
    Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

    I really liked her album. She's a poor woman's Lauryn Hill but there is definitely nothing wrong with that.
    "Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."
    -Rocky Balboa

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      • CMH
        Making you famous
        • Oct 2002
        • 26203
        #47
        Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

        Lauryn Hill? Hey, that's cool. I personally wouldn't have compared her to Lauryn Hill. I think the genres and styles are way too different. But, I guess I can also get where you're coming from if you're talking about other things.

        I'm not sure there's been an artist like Monae. I agree with a comparison made by Brentin Mock. He compared the album to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation and said: "She is finally doing what a number of artists have not been able to do in years, and that's move pop music forward."<sup id="cite_ref-Mock_36-1" class="reference"></sup>
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          • Rocky
            All Star
            • Jul 2002
            • 6896
            #48
            Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

            Originally posted by YankeePride
            Lauryn Hill? Hey, that's cool. I personally wouldn't have compared her to Lauryn Hill. I think the genres and styles are way too different. But, I guess I can also get where you're coming from if you're talking about other things.

            I'm not sure there's been an artist like Monae. I agree with a comparison made by Brentin Mock. He compared the album to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation and said: "She is finally doing what a number of artists have not been able to do in years, and that's move pop music forward."<sup id="cite_ref-Mock_36-1" class="reference"></sup>
            Really? I think Oh, Maker and Neon Valley Street are among the songs on her album that are directly influenced by Lauryn Hill's vocal style. Hill did stick to her hip-hop/R&B/Soul genre opposed to going the more pop-eclectic route that Monae does though.
            "Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."
            -Rocky Balboa

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              • trobinson97
                Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
                • Oct 2004
                • 16366
                #49
                Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                Originally posted by Rocky
                Really? I think Oh, Maker and Neon Valley Street are among the songs on her album that are directly influenced by Lauryn Hill's vocal style. Hill did stick to her hip-hop/R&B/Soul genre opposed to going the more pop-eclectic route that Monae does though.

                x2. Those two songs immediately bring Lauryn Hill to mind. Getting compared to Lauryn Hill is not a bad thing at all. I wouldn't call her a "poor man's" Lauryn, she's making her own name. She's(Monae) definitely been influenced by her though.
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                  • LilLowe
                    Rookie
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 354
                    #50
                    Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                    Just got the album. She's different, but I like it. Thanks for putting me on, OS.

                    Also, I really like the remix to Tightrope with B.o.B and Lupe.
                    Never surrender, it's all about the faith u got
                    Don't ever stop, just push it 'til u hit the top
                    And if you fall, at least u know u gave it your all
                    Be true to you, and that way u can never fall
                    - Tupac Shakur

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                      • trobinson97
                        Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
                        • Oct 2004
                        • 16366
                        #51
                        Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                        We'll convert the world one by one.
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                          • Koolie G
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2005
                            • 1812
                            #52
                            Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                            Originally posted by trobinson97
                            We'll convert the world one by one.
                            You have converted me. For some reason I just wasn't feeling her the first time I heard her music. Now, I'm really loving it. She is a true artist. There are not a lot of those out there. She doesn't need autotune, she can perform, you can just tell she is super talented in many areas. I am a huge fan.
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                              • Fresh Tendrils
                                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 36131
                                #53
                                Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                Her and Andre 3000 need to team up, me thinks.



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                                  • Jukeman
                                    Showtime
                                    • Aug 2005
                                    • 10955
                                    #54
                                    Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                    Concept comes from this awesome movie

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                                      • jmood88
                                        Sean Payton: Retribution
                                        • Jul 2003
                                        • 34639
                                        #55
                                        Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                        Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                                        Her and Andre 3000 need to team up, me thinks.
                                        It would be a huge missed opportunity if they didn't.
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                                          • Koolie G
                                            MVP
                                            • Mar 2005
                                            • 1812
                                            #56
                                            Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                            Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                                            Her and Andre 3000 need to team up, me thinks.
                                            Didn't they team up on Idlewild? I'm gonna check, cause I think they may actually have a song together.

                                            UPDATE: I've found conflicting info. She says she was featured on a couple songs on Idlewild. I see where maybe she was on the same track, "Movin Cool", with Andre. Maybe not. She was apparently on "Call the Law" as well. They are aware of each other since Andre 3000 saw her in Atlanta where she went to school and that's how she hooked up with them for Idlewild, which apparently was her first big break.
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                                              • Fresh Tendrils
                                                Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                                • Jul 2002
                                                • 36131
                                                #57
                                                Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                                I know she had a guest spot or two on Idlewild, but I mean like really team up.



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                                                  • ProfessaPackMan
                                                    Bamma
                                                    • Mar 2008
                                                    • 63852
                                                    #58
                                                    Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                                    For those interested, she was recently on the cover of JET Magazine and they did a nice story on her as well.
                                                    #RespectTheCulture

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                                                      • trobinson97
                                                        Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
                                                        • Oct 2004
                                                        • 16366
                                                        #59
                                                        Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

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                                                          • Fresh Tendrils
                                                            Strike Hard and Fade Away
                                                            • Jul 2002
                                                            • 36131
                                                            #60
                                                            Re: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

                                                            I love her so much. Cee Lo's might top it though as an overall album.



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