Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu [Official Video]

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  • Опубліковано 30 кві 2013
  • Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu - Directed By ALAN FERGUSON
    "The Electric Lady" on iTunes smarturl.it/theelectriclady
    Deluxe Double Disc Only at Target smarturl.it/targetelectriclady
    Janelle Monáe on Spotify bit.ly/19dNH4p
    Official "The Electric Lady" merchandise available here: atlr.ec/1dsiiE9
    © 2013 Atlantic Records
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 15 тис.

  • @SwashBuckTief
    @SwashBuckTief 6 років тому +3072

    "Categorize me, I defy every label"
    That line always gets me ❤

    • @shalyacornell5537
      @shalyacornell5537 5 років тому +8

      Element

    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 років тому

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    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 років тому

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    • @Tozzie50
      @Tozzie50 4 роки тому +5

      me too

    • @drewmichaels2089
      @drewmichaels2089 4 роки тому +10

      I mean she has trans models in the video, so no label and define her sound or outlook on life.

  • @pddroo
    @pddroo 6 років тому +3234

    "Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am".
    damn

    • @chauntale6305
      @chauntale6305 4 роки тому +20

      Yes Daaamn SHE is amazing😍

    • @gepettataylor3424
      @gepettataylor3424 4 роки тому +3

      😉

    • @astaciamckinnis3969
      @astaciamckinnis3969 4 роки тому +12

      Best line ever in this song, I love this woman

    • @jasmineholliday8658
      @jasmineholliday8658 4 роки тому +3

      I thought she was saying Queen isn't that the name of the song

    • @SantaFishes101
      @SantaFishes101 4 роки тому +1

      not that it's not amazing, but that's legit one of the most on-the-nose lines in the song...there are so many better ones. >_> don't settle for the lowest man. enjoy the lyricism!! that's what she's best at. I know you do already, I'm just checkin

  • @ElisiasEvolution
    @ElisiasEvolution 4 роки тому +1315

    "add us to equations but they will never make us equal" great line

  • @joeagger
    @joeagger 4 роки тому +3801

    almost 7 years later and this is _still_ ahead of its time. Janelle’s a visionary

    • @jaydock1
      @jaydock1 4 роки тому +32

      joe a THIS is the tea

    • @mstetefromtheblockmaxwell433
      @mstetefromtheblockmaxwell433 3 роки тому +14

      I agree hope there's a black lives matter remix with lil baby😁

    • @JoeChords
      @JoeChords 3 роки тому +13

      Come to Brasil, we're almost at the boom of this. Look at us because the revolution is not being televised.

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus 3 роки тому +10

      You just said a MOUTHFUL....she is TRULY Gifted...

    • @samurimartin4848
      @samurimartin4848 3 роки тому +11

      REPRESENT!!!🙏🏿😭❤️

  • @atlmprof1
    @atlmprof1 7 років тому +1857

    "Add us to equations, but they never make us equal."

    • @actiireup
      @actiireup 6 років тому +16

      atlmprof1 Facts!

    • @inspirebymikaeli3502
      @inspirebymikaeli3502 5 років тому +9

      atlmprof1 But the secrete is... you were created as equals so you just are and own it!

    • @deesenuts8730
      @deesenuts8730 5 років тому +4

      *Hard Pills to Swallow* : This

    • @MeltingOnYourMind
      @MeltingOnYourMind 5 років тому +4

      Integration is what comes to mind for me

    • @angelalowery4237
      @angelalowery4237 4 роки тому +4

      I hear what you are saying but know that God created every man equal and He alone rules heaven and earth. The constitution did not say it first, God said it first in the Bible. So no man can make you unequal but if you are weak minded or inferior-thinking and believe the lie that's another story. Don't give people power over you or acknowledge their ignorance. Know that Black people and all people in general only need God to validate them. When the white man, black man, yellow man, brown man, pink white blouse man or red man dies, they all go to their death whether in the water, in a fire or can be buried in a casket. Superior only relates to God because only He exists and lives forever and only He is All-Powerful, All-Knowing and All-Supreme. Human beings do not possess these things.

  • @brittneyhall8663
    @brittneyhall8663 8 років тому +2282

    "I heard that life is like a play without rehearsal"

  • @loveebellajayy9770
    @loveebellajayy9770 Місяць тому +73

    Anyone here in 2024?!!😮‍💨😮‍💨

  • @kuryamtl
    @kuryamtl 3 роки тому +1123

    She not just flipped it, she flipped the entire table. This song really is a weapon of mass education. I loved it when this first came out and love it even more now in 2020. Way ahead of it's time.

  • @NathanTeddybear
    @NathanTeddybear 7 років тому +1367

    "Am i weird to dance alone late at night"
    I felt this in my soul

    • @nltcraze
      @nltcraze 6 років тому +13

      Teddybear's Space to I just got the cops called on me in my suburb for dancing at night outside smh. What a world

    • @adaoraelliott9254
      @adaoraelliott9254 6 років тому +17

      Is it peculiar that I twerked in the mirror
      Same

    • @jessehernandez4852
      @jessehernandez4852 5 років тому +2

      its ok

    • @yourcow135
      @yourcow135 5 років тому +1

      Teddy’s Space me

    • @dzg8937
      @dzg8937 5 років тому +3

      Nope! I dance to it also. This is the s***!!

  • @kameronberkly7461
    @kameronberkly7461 7 років тому +63

    THAT END VERSE HAD ME SHOOK RIGHT THE FUCK UP. Stay slayin.

    • @chezbro98
      @chezbro98 7 років тому +13

      Kameron Berkly Stay woke

  • @teatimetart
    @teatimetart 3 роки тому +147

    grew up in florida, somewhere within a southern baptist neighborhood. i'm mentally and physically disabled, gay, and 'worst of all' (according to them); i am not christian. lol. i love this song and it makes me feel better about myself. the father's side of my family has completely disowned me and tbh, it messed me up majorly back then, but now i know i was not in the wrong for being myself. thank u. ♥

    • @Zion45005
      @Zion45005 2 роки тому +7

      Just want to let you in on a secret my treasure! GOD made YOU! Gay and all! Know he truly wants nothing MORE than for you to be who HE made you to be. Love and eternal light to you my darling. ❤❤❤

    • @kimikosumi7900
      @kimikosumi7900 2 роки тому +4

      Q.U.E.E.N.💜

    • @elisepentz1063
      @elisepentz1063 Рік тому +4

      You were definitely in the right in being yourself!

    • @danielv261
      @danielv261 Місяць тому +1

      we love you ❤

  • @jeanpierredesir5209
    @jeanpierredesir5209 4 роки тому +287

    Anyone Else Listening to this Classic in 2020 , Quarantined COVID-19......

  • @astandsfor
    @astandsfor 9 років тому +1428

    the end gives me goosebumps

  • @drewskie20100
    @drewskie20100 9 років тому +671

    People are forever sleeping on Janelle Monae. One of the greatest talents in the music industry.

    • @marquishalsell
      @marquishalsell 5 років тому +4

      I remember this on a commercial but I thought it was another clothing commercial I heard a whole lot of great things about her if I'm not mistaking this had to be in my early or mid 20s because I'm just learning more about her now sorry I'm late it's something how she takes each era of music and brings them together wish the industry could open up more doors for her she's awesome at such a young age

    • @revettefarrow4111
      @revettefarrow4111 2 роки тому +3

      Triple Threat I Love Her

    • @alisalittle817
      @alisalittle817 2 роки тому +1

      Who?

  • @___Chris___
    @___Chris___ 3 роки тому +422

    *Janelle Monáe is THE most talented female pop music singer of modern times. Period.*
    I saw her a few years ago live in Cologne/Germany. She rocked that stage with the energy of a hurricane. If anybody ever has the opportunity to see her live: go for it, you ain't gonna regret it. She's an incredible dancer, a perfect entertainer, seems like a ton of fun - sesame street approved ;-). Her lyrics and often dystopian video clips are quite inspirational. She's a passionate true musician with every fiber, not one of those artificial products pushed by some TV talent show.
    What more can you ask? Honestly, I don't understand why she isn't by now equally famous as a guy like King of pop Michael Jackson. I'm not saying she isn't successful (maybe she's just more interested in good music than fame, which certainly is a good thing), yet still I'm puzzled why not more people have recognized her talent yet, especially since she's out there for many years already.

    • @flibrtandjibt701
      @flibrtandjibt701 2 роки тому +8

      🙌 Saw her live in Michigan a few years ago and have been asking the same question.ever since. Why is she not being actively worshipped?

    • @christafaywilson8473
      @christafaywilson8473 Рік тому +7

      I honestly didn't know who she was until I saw Hidden Figures.

    • @nekeishawynn7453
      @nekeishawynn7453 Рік тому +5

      @@flibrtandjibt701 she got clothes on

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Рік тому +2

      @@nekeishawynn7453 She refuses to play the "I must show my off body so people can see how hot I look" game that a lot of female singers seems to go for or pander to the male gaze lest they think she's not woman enough. She makes her music speak for itself.

    • @_JustJoe
      @_JustJoe Рік тому

      ​@@christafaywilson8473 oof

  • @renemurillo5463
    @renemurillo5463 4 роки тому +37

    “March to the streets cause I'm willing and I'm able”
    The power

  • @haennan
    @haennan 7 років тому +1608

    "'Q.U.E.E.N.' definitely is an acronym," Monae explains during an interview at Fuse HQ. "It's for those who are marginalized." She says the "Q" represents the queer community, the "U" for the untouchables, the "E" for emigrants, the second "E" for the excommunicated and the "N" for those labeled as negroid.
    "It's for everyone who's felt ostracized," she adds. "I wanted to create something for people who feel like they want to give up because they're not accepted by society."

    • @artisanrox
      @artisanrox 6 років тому +4

      💗 awesome

    • @adrien_404
      @adrien_404 6 років тому +40

      “Q.U.E.E.N”. Quirky, Unafraid, Electric, Epic & Nicety. Just like an Electric Lady

    • @iantheking7970
      @iantheking7970 6 років тому +5

      PREACH SISTER

    • @innaweber1203
      @innaweber1203 5 років тому +3

      🌐✨🎤

    • @nathanbarnard7896
      @nathanbarnard7896 5 років тому +8

      Untouchables as in the Hindu caste?

  • @hassan_codes
    @hassan_codes 6 років тому +461

    "They keep us on the ground working hard for the greedy
    But when it's time to pay they turn around and call us needy"
    🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

    • @bonniejeandominguez656
      @bonniejeandominguez656 4 роки тому

      Hey! Your sister sounds cool:) Could you tell her about the podcast Pitchfork Economics. Purely based on your comment, I bet she would like it because it talks about everything in and around this topic. It's legit:)

  • @10piecechickennugget73
    @10piecechickennugget73 4 роки тому +861

    And just like that, this song is more prevalent than ever. #BLM

    • @mickyjoe97
      @mickyjoe97 4 роки тому +59

      Most of her music is when u go back and listen. Her entire Dirty Computer album could literally have been released yesterday and people would probably presume it was written about the last few weeks in America. She's such a Q.U.E.E.N

    • @samurimartin4848
      @samurimartin4848 3 роки тому +1

      U compare Billie to THIS GODESS OF CULTURE!!?😬🤢👿

    • @10piecechickennugget73
      @10piecechickennugget73 3 роки тому +5

      @@samurimartin4848 what

    • @inthenight7546
      @inthenight7546 3 роки тому

      How?

    • @bratzlusion
      @bratzlusion 3 роки тому +1

      @@samurimartin4848 wha-

  • @donekama5416
    @donekama5416 Рік тому +100

    Totally forgot about this song and this week's Drag Race episode just reminded me of it after nearly a decade! Such a bop.

  • @ethanmitchell7753
    @ethanmitchell7753 10 років тому +197

    probably the best ending to any song ever

  • @YellySamara
    @YellySamara 6 років тому +439

    SHE BODIED THE ENDING🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Looklikeboy
    @Looklikeboy 3 роки тому +30

    "add us to to the equation but you'll never make us equal" she speaks truth with her lyrics.

  • @PJChgo1
    @PJChgo1 Рік тому +46

    I appreciate this even more in 2023 then I did when it first hit the streets. Glorious beat....a whole mood that soars to the heavens when Badu arrives. And the ending says it all. ❤ and ☮ forever.

  • @lanarey1516
    @lanarey1516 8 років тому +1694

    The rap at the end

    • @amaka637
      @amaka637 8 років тому +25

      +Lana Rey PERFECTION.

    • @danas881
      @danas881 8 років тому +17

      It's everything!! 😌

    • @MichaelEMJAYJohnson
      @MichaelEMJAYJohnson 8 років тому +30

      +Lana Rey one of the best verses I've ever heard. My favourite part of the song.

    • @bodypositiveimage
      @bodypositiveimage 8 років тому

      +Lana Rey Yes child

    • @TeeLeeMills1
      @TeeLeeMills1 8 років тому +2

      I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!♡♡

  • @yanniicyy
    @yanniicyy 4 роки тому +677

    People always called me queer and I came home crying one day and my grandma told me to listen to this and I love it 🥰

  • @lisafraser3
    @lisafraser3 3 роки тому +74

    She said “let them eat cake but we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground” I laughed so hard. ☺️😁☺️😁☺️

  • @wandilethenjwayo1162
    @wandilethenjwayo1162 Рік тому +21

    This project was so camp, yet deeply meaningful

  • @MarqueshaMartin
    @MarqueshaMartin 5 років тому +2009

    I'm proud to be a Black woman

    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 років тому +3

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    • @diatragaston9988
      @diatragaston9988 4 роки тому +11

      Yessssss

    • @dawniebug784
      @dawniebug784 4 роки тому +11

      I'm proud to be a woman even if I can't fully fit into this post ❤Absolutely love Janelle Monae ❤

    • @bodypositiveimage
      @bodypositiveimage 4 роки тому +5

      I'm 1/2 Black myself

    • @jeffjones6613
      @jeffjones6613 4 роки тому +9

      Right On Sista. Me too💕

  • @toy.o
    @toy.o 6 років тому +703

    "am i a freak because i like watching mary" the glow up from this to Make Me Feel. Has queen express your sexuality we love you

    • @lithembamabija8296
      @lithembamabija8296 5 років тому +4

      What does that mean?

    • @figuratively1261
      @figuratively1261 4 роки тому +20

      @@lithembamabija8296 it means she is bisexual, honey
      B I S E X U A L

    • @lauriechrisy1784
      @lauriechrisy1784 4 роки тому +20

      She's pansexual

    • @jasperquartz4612
      @jasperquartz4612 4 роки тому +18

      She's Not a freak for watching Mary dance with awe.
      She's not a freak for loving women, and she isn't a freak for the way she dresses.
      She is using some freaky, jerking, robo-like movements in this music video though.
      I like listening to her and watching her get down with the music.

    • @gepettataylor3424
      @gepettataylor3424 4 роки тому +1

  • @SXSPRIME
    @SXSPRIME Рік тому +21

    This hits hard rip amethyst

  • @liab_3D
    @liab_3D 11 місяців тому +16

    Past Janelle was warning us about Future Janelle from jump & y’all were so struck on the fact that she presented herself differently and therefore would be different. She is different though. She wears her sexuality as a mere accessory. It doesn’t define and has never defined her as an artist and THIS IS WHY she is able to go from fully clothed to damn near naked right before our eyes. Marketing at its best imo

    • @liinliin7128
      @liinliin7128 11 місяців тому +3

      Louder for the people in the back!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @orangejuice7880
    @orangejuice7880 7 років тому +146

    "will you be electric sheep, or electric ladies will you sleep...or will you preach" always gets me, that part

  • @BorgesJoel
    @BorgesJoel 7 років тому +515

    The most underrated artist of our time. She is a true legend.

  • @kiara198923
    @kiara198923 3 роки тому +14

    Her rap at the end though! Get it!

  • @KissChanel
    @KissChanel 4 роки тому +338

    FUN FACT: They’re both 5’0”

    • @amya4291
      @amya4291 3 роки тому +41

      so you telling me, nobody told me my two favorite people are the same height as me😩

    • @d0wntownki2k
      @d0wntownki2k 3 роки тому +5

      They the same height as my mom lol

    • @rachelfox8108
      @rachelfox8108 3 роки тому +26

      I only learned Janelle was 5'0" tall very recently -- in a recent interview, Julia Roberts referred to her as being "no bigger than a minute", which got me wondering how short she was! I'm 5'8" myself, my mom's 5'11" and that side of the family are all tall too -- let's just say I learned I have a terrible bias, and I need to stop judging people by their height. Height is no barrier for the good and great contributions you can make to this world.

    • @alfonzalee4752
      @alfonzalee4752 2 роки тому +2

      Not two high and not two low ou 🦉

    • @jyotibasarke8229
      @jyotibasarke8229 2 роки тому

      @@d0wntownki2k u up poop

  • @madeleinesutherland1623
    @madeleinesutherland1623 6 років тому +416

    As someone who grew up queer, Mormon and hopelessly nerdy in Utah, THANK YOU JANELLE MONAE FOR THIS SONG. It made my LIFE!

    • @skrytetemnoty7590
      @skrytetemnoty7590 5 років тому +17

      "hopelessly nerdy" that's a mood

    • @Favgemini111
      @Favgemini111 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @aura2367
      @aura2367 3 роки тому +2

      ✨❤️✨ That’s exactly what this song was supposed to do...reach kindred spirits and unite us in love no matter our race, ethnicity, culture, etc..I’m a Creole girl from 5th ward Houston Texas lol and look at us, we both love us some Cindi Mayweather. 😆🥰 That touches my soul so much. Anyway let me stop now cause I’ll be here typing all day lol, ...Sending love to you and ALL my tribe! As Janelle says in Cold War: “Bring wings to the weak and bring grace to the strong may all evil stumbles as it flies in the world. ALL THE TRIBES COME AND THE MIGHTY WILL CRUMBLE! We must brave this night and have faith in LOVE.” I live by those lyrics 🤠🤘🏽🇨🇱🇺🇸✨🦋✨🪐✨

  • @maddywoo13
    @maddywoo13 9 років тому +375

    I...I just can't stop staring at her. She's so fluid and gorgeous and funky and just plain righteous--all at the same damn time. I bet seeing her live is a real treat.

    • @aquamarine99911
      @aquamarine99911 9 років тому +14

      maddywoo13 You would make money on that bet. I've seen her live twice. The second time, her voice wasn't in top shape, so she made up for it by crowd surfing. I have a picture of her from about three feet away, and I was in the middle of the audience half-way back.
      She is so much the real deal. I hope she can find a way to get compensated sufficiently for what she gives to art.

    • @nusiaddae7711
      @nusiaddae7711 8 років тому +2

      maddywoo13 true

    • @lornaallan766
      @lornaallan766 8 років тому +14

      I saw her live and have never experienced something as magical as when the bass dropped on Locked Inside and the entire crowd starting jamming at the exact same moment altogether. It was beautiful.

  • @kayT101
    @kayT101 4 роки тому +42

    Janelle Monae spreads amazing messages of acceptance and pride in a way that is accessible to many different types of people. I adore her and she's one of the only famous people I crush on...I'd love to talk with her, but that's unlikely to happen. I guess I''ll just have to keep listening to her music

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 4 роки тому +288

    This song was the s&it of its time

  • @jaysammie01
    @jaysammie01 7 років тому +512

    Jeeeez yall dont know how much I loveeee this woman. Her messages are uplifting. She makes me appreciate my skin colour. Makes me appreciate myself

    • @ghostryder94
      @ghostryder94 7 років тому +19

      She is amazing. Every time I see her I think she is the most talented, most beautiful, most sexy woman I have ever seen in pop culture and Im your average hick white guy. She is hypnotizing.

    • @Fanimati0n
      @Fanimati0n 7 років тому +4

      I love her too. She's one of the most talented, beautiful, women I've ever seen. She definitely deserves more exposure than she seems to get because she deserves to be celebrated by everyone. This song specifically speaks to me because of it's message of empowerment to ethnicities and LGBT people. Being gay myself, it feels amazing to have artists that write complete songs about injustices like racism and homophobia because a lot of artists are too scared to tread those waters for fear of public backlash. Janelle just plain doesn't care about any of that, and I will love her eternally for it.

    • @brooklynchayse3028
      @brooklynchayse3028 7 років тому +9

      +ghostryder94/ it's beautiful super cool non bias people like you we need more of in this world so scratch that "white hick guy" what ever you're officially called adopted fabulous family forever take care much love & respect peace😆

    • @leeclingenpeel5688
      @leeclingenpeel5688 7 років тому +9

      A lot of people love Janelle Monae. The Electric Lady did really well commercially.

    • @choncho2585
      @choncho2585 6 років тому

      why didnt you before?

  • @midorithemogul
    @midorithemogul 4 роки тому +801

    The end always gives me chills. I love being a black woman, I love who I AM ✊🏾👑

  • @cookiesdoughschocolatechip9786
    @cookiesdoughschocolatechip9786 2 роки тому +13

    Can we just appreciate Madam Badu’s aesthetic and look in this 🤍 Queen 👑

  • @ocelotlmunoz2799
    @ocelotlmunoz2799 Рік тому +16

    This absolutely changed my fucking life as a nascent baby queer at 15. No one else has ever done it like her; effortlessly blending afrofuturism, queer themes and left politics into the funkiest, most vulnerable yet empowering shit ever. Ily Janelle

  • @TigerLuvr
    @TigerLuvr 5 років тому +599

    That rap at the end makes me tear up every time she’s so POWERFUL 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ciarajohnson9744
    @ciarajohnson9744 8 років тому +988

    I live for her last rap part😍💙❤️

  • @branpred79
    @branpred79 Рік тому +19

    a reminder: Janelles music has ALWAYS been sensual: "am i a freak because i love watching mary?"

    • @AsToldByUfa
      @AsToldByUfa 9 місяців тому +1

      Yeahhh the lyrics had a powerful message
      However she did not act the lyrics out in the most sensual way possible

  • @thanos3515
    @thanos3515 3 роки тому +16

    I haven't seen any black woman who embraces black women like her in her video as much as she does.

  • @michaelavictoria8619
    @michaelavictoria8619 7 років тому +251

    That rap at the end sent chills down my spine. It was magical.

    • @StephRae
      @StephRae 5 років тому +2

      She is an ICON. Her rap game is strong. Reminds me of the days when it was pure. Uplifting.

    • @saraavina9976
      @saraavina9976 5 років тому +1

      Me too!!

    • @NowhereMan7
      @NowhereMan7 5 років тому

      That rap at the end *sends chills down my spine. It *is magical. - playing on repeat since 2014

  • @crysdee461
    @crysdee461 8 років тому +117

    Janelle hasn't "blown up" because she doesn't want to. Shes successful enough. The bigger you blow up, usually the less creative control you have.

    • @mickaellaeasley5960
      @mickaellaeasley5960 6 років тому +2

      Crystal Aggrey fast foward to now and she letting it all out...lol

  • @mikhalaa746
    @mikhalaa746 4 роки тому +17

    I seriously love her confidence

  • @darii3523
    @darii3523 Рік тому +13

    This was iconic ❤❤

  • @drevx.1037
    @drevx.1037 8 років тому +78

    "They keep us underground working hard for the greedy, but when its time to pay they turn around and call us needy." Damn!

  • @polydipsiac
    @polydipsiac 8 років тому +388

    Wish we could get more of her on the radio.

    • @allcoupedup
      @allcoupedup 8 років тому +26

      If people want real music nowadays, it won't be on the radio.

    • @yungjayy1621
      @yungjayy1621 8 років тому +1

      Janelle Monae is a False Prophet representing the Dark Age aka Last Days. The video has black and white in it representing duality "good and evil" then she has a verse saying "Hey brother can you save my soul from the devil?" then says "Hey sister am I good enough for your heaven? Say will your God accept me in my black and white?" her black and white represents her being "Good and evil" and the answer to that is NO. Then she's standing in front of an all seeing eye at 5:12 she is a puppet and this song is Trash....

    • @cassiuswatt
      @cassiuswatt 8 років тому +6

      +Yung Jayy lol BYEEE

    • @seethingsimian7389
      @seethingsimian7389 8 років тому +2

      +Yung Jayy say whaaaaat???

    • @Rnb602
      @Rnb602 8 років тому +2

      +Yung Jayy STOPPP 😂😂😂

  • @CharityNicoleTV
    @CharityNicoleTV 4 роки тому +22

    This is so legendary and some people don't even know how legendary it is. Janelle is a QUEEN!

  • @simplyprecious441
    @simplyprecious441 4 роки тому +37

    Janelle Monáe is such an amazing, inspirational queen. I will forever be a fan of her as a strong woman and artist ❤️

  • @PineapplesCoconut
    @PineapplesCoconut 7 років тому +1850

    5:14-6:00 if she ran for president i would vote for her

  • @mizpahboy7513
    @mizpahboy7513 7 років тому +50

    This sista is so underrate cause she jams to her own beat....give the sista her due. You know who you are.

    • @jayemaelle3462
      @jayemaelle3462 7 років тому +24

      not until Janelle is dead, then they'll have some half-assed tribute with mediocre 'talent' performing her songs

    • @mizpahboy7513
      @mizpahboy7513 7 років тому +10

      ❤....speak on it Lady J.

  • @BigLasky730
    @BigLasky730 11 місяців тому +11

    “March to the streets 'cause I'm willing and I'm able (what?)
    Categorize me, I defy every label” Black people experience the most discrimination and yet they have done so much for all marginalized communities. This made my day ❤

  • @lindsayguedea7721
    @lindsayguedea7721 4 роки тому +13

    “Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach” This entire song a whole vibe!

    • @agtv_media
      @agtv_media Рік тому

      She’s referring to electric sheep aka Bladerunner

  • @carlosvalencia720
    @carlosvalencia720 10 років тому +177

    Why are these two QUEENS so underrated ?

    • @fatimasiad6181
      @fatimasiad6181 9 років тому +27

      Because the world is filled with Dumb-asses. I don't know.

    • @danmeme7740
      @danmeme7740 9 років тому +2

      Probably because its corny music. I don't know,its not great. Its decent at best.

    • @TwoMangoSmoothies
      @TwoMangoSmoothies 9 років тому +16

      dan meme Shut the fuck up.

    • @ArmandKilljoy
      @ArmandKilljoy 9 років тому +50

      Because they are classy, because they have self respect and knowledge of self, the industry doesn't want the masses to any of those characteristics.

    • @fatimasiad6181
      @fatimasiad6181 9 років тому +5

      Michael Clayter True, shame on them!

  • @kurlykayla9013
    @kurlykayla9013 6 років тому +296

    Will you be electric sheep, electric ladies, will you sleep?
    Or will you preach?
    PREACH

    • @bobdylan4642
      @bobdylan4642 4 роки тому +2

      Damn dropping Philip K Dick nods. Whats good.

    • @-angels-9742
      @-angels-9742 4 роки тому +1

      YAS SHE SPEAK HISTORY NOT ANY HISTORY BLACK HISTORY

  • @pitiwazo2
    @pitiwazo2 8 місяців тому +3

    Happy 10th birthday to the Electric Lady Album , the best rnb album in 2010's

  • @zylosmom
    @zylosmom 4 роки тому +7

    Jeezus, this woman!! "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach" WOW. I first posted this vid in 2013 and SERIOUSLY how could it be more important than now in 2020???

  • @kheymaurasweat2840
    @kheymaurasweat2840 7 років тому +2538

    Am I the only one who loves the end rap so much?

    • @kitanapeter8403
      @kitanapeter8403 7 років тому +29

      no ur actually not the only one

    • @ttmama052784
      @ttmama052784 7 років тому +15

      no I love it to

    • @PHAT4LifeTV
      @PHAT4LifeTV 7 років тому +30

      Nope, its actually my FAVORITE part and I don't even really like rap! The lyrics was on point

    • @KDShaolinMenace
      @KDShaolinMenace 7 років тому +22

      That was the Dopest part!!

    • @chadrussell3951
      @chadrussell3951 7 років тому +23

      I HAVE BEEN repeating this rap. By Far this is my favorite verse I have heard in at least 8 years

  • @galaxydove
    @galaxydove 4 роки тому +170

    "You can take my wings, BUT I'M STILL GONNA FLY"
    Powerful👑

    • @joycea3290
      @joycea3290 4 роки тому +3

      I like what you said.

  • @user-kc5ec1lr1m
    @user-kc5ec1lr1m Рік тому +5

    Damn this is still as fresh as it was when it came out god damn

  • @briancampos1602
    @briancampos1602 Рік тому +8

    Salina vs. Amethyst ❤❤❤

  • @laurenhaley769
    @laurenhaley769 8 років тому +18

    Her tribute to Prince was phenomenal! 💜

  • @xavierjones9477
    @xavierjones9477 4 роки тому +86

    Erykah badu's part always gives me chills her voice is just incredible

  • @firestart3r1
    @firestart3r1 3 роки тому +10

    Absolutely love whatever you kick out -her and Eryka just compliment each other nicely at the end

  • @CharlotteJohn780
    @CharlotteJohn780 Місяць тому +54

    Janelle Monáe dun went off 2 da next level like fr fr 💖 *a u t h e n t I c v i e w s* 💖 is what got them HUGE!

  • @RaheemD
    @RaheemD 10 років тому +2607

    I feel like I've missed out on a gem that Janelle Monae is because I've only just discovered her music. I love this and Primetime!

    • @ebonybrown6923
      @ebonybrown6923 10 років тому +12

      I also love the song Victory!! (:

    • @Lydario
      @Lydario 10 років тому +34

      IT'S NEVER TOO LATE! Jut make sure you listen to her previous albums, they're not necessarily better, but as you said… you don't wanna miss out!

    • @mko-ai
      @mko-ai 10 років тому +12

      it's never too late, been bopping her since 2008. Go back to Violet Stars, Happy Hunting and start there! :)

    • @che1925
      @che1925 6 років тому +7

      Enjoy it I caught on two years after the fact and have tried to see her when she comes in concert because she puts on a hell of a show.

    • @drunarabarber5734
      @drunarabarber5734 6 років тому +4

      Raheem D
      Same here

  • @kenishas.1360
    @kenishas.1360 8 років тому +97

    Add us to equations, but they'll never make us equal **Drops Mic 🎤**
    -Realest part of the song

  • @df3555
    @df3555 4 роки тому +13

    I can't believe this was basically 7 years ago... the Q.U.E.E.N is timeless talent

  • @Terruhwrist
    @Terruhwrist Рік тому +5

    "...While ya'll keep sellin dope we gon' keep sellin hope"

  • @SammiiW2Eyes
    @SammiiW2Eyes 7 років тому +921

    Patiently waiting for Janelle and Kendrick to make a track together..........

    • @katchibediako7036
      @katchibediako7036 7 років тому +45

      I'd buy that. **Why are we not funding this???**

    • @bansheeboyeddie350
      @bansheeboyeddie350 7 років тому +6

      YESSSSSSSS!!!!! Omg

    • @maishateague
      @maishateague 7 років тому +1

      ov uh I've t ex xbig von Boi TV TV TV

    • @Yo_Vonny
      @Yo_Vonny 7 років тому +21

      RatedRx3 Or Janelle and J.Cole

    • @robertonal
      @robertonal 6 років тому +1

      you want to kill us all, dont ya?

  • @lozer9431
    @lozer9431 10 років тому +29

    OMG I NEVER REALIZED THAT THIS IS THE SAME GIRL THAT SANG WE ARE YOUNG AND THEN I LOOKED HER UP AND NOW I'M IN LOVE WITH HER MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sapphiretruffle
    @sapphiretruffle Рік тому +4

    I can't believe in one more year this video is 10 years old... I feel like I owe who I am today to this song ;-;

  • @sillysam9
    @sillysam9 3 роки тому +21

    Every time I feel as though I lose myself, I listen to her music to remember what I stand for. Janelle will forever be one of my biggest role models❤️❤️❤️

  • @taylorwhite9077
    @taylorwhite9077 4 роки тому +215

    Her music... it’s like a garden that never stops blooming.
    This time... “Yeah, I’ll keep on singing, Imma keep writing songs
    I’m tired of Marvin asking me what’s going on”
    Chills. Oh, it got me.

    • @hairypotter86
      @hairypotter86 3 роки тому +4

      I thought it was "I’m tired of Mom asking me what’s going on” and I really like this version too. My mom do be asking me what's going on whenever the news pops up.

  • @murabula2092
    @murabula2092 10 років тому +40

    Oh God I love this woman. Her voice is just so mesmerising. It was magical to see her team up with Erykah. This song was on point. If I was to add anything I would throw in Estelle.

  • @kirinfire9960
    @kirinfire9960 11 місяців тому +10

    10 years later and im still as obsessed with this video as i was when i was little😭

    • @jinorism
      @jinorism 8 місяців тому

      same omfg this video is so good

  • @miednight
    @miednight 3 роки тому +19

    This album is a key part of the soundtrack to my life I’ve listened to it that much yet it doesn’t get old

  • @naesongz2951
    @naesongz2951 9 років тому +159

    damn janelle monáe raps makes more sense then all the rappers out now.

  • @Indiegirl007
    @Indiegirl007 6 років тому +934

    Janelle has the cutest figure. She is body goals.

    • @jazzy-tg5tr
      @jazzy-tg5tr 5 років тому +47

      those legs in that pants give me life 😍

    • @joshlillard519
      @joshlillard519 4 роки тому +1

      Surely you have made the goal... Message me on fb

    • @CooknBimbo
      @CooknBimbo 4 роки тому +16

      The girl can wear th f@%k out of a tuxedo or suit too. I mean DAMN! Very few girls cut such an amazing figure in that type of stuff.

    • @kevinfox298
      @kevinfox298 4 роки тому +19

      @@CooknBimbo That's because most girls can't afford to get the suit cut for their figure? A properly tailored suit, no matter who's wearing it, should feel like a second skin. And since Janelle Monae wears suits all the time (because she is an actual working class hero who honors her parents' sacrifices in uniformed blue collar jobs), she gets a lot of value out of her suits for what she may pay to have them tailored. Honestly, to any man or woman who wants to go by her example and wear all the suits -- the tailoring is worth it. Just consider it part of the cost, like you would the insurance you buy for your car.

    • @HellenShort
      @HellenShort 4 роки тому +4

      @@CooknBimbo she dances. She has a dancer's body...

  • @thetinylane5064
    @thetinylane5064 3 роки тому +16

    Definitely a underestimated song
    This was TRUTH

  • @mothboy9137
    @mothboy9137 3 роки тому +15

    She really has the best rap voice, could listen for hours

  • @charmaineespeut4627
    @charmaineespeut4627 7 років тому +382

    Why is this the first time I'm hearing this? This song is fire! She is so underrated

  • @ladyshkspre
    @ladyshkspre 10 років тому +102

    Ok, I will admit that I've been living under a rock for the past year OBVIOUSLY because this is the first time I've heard this awesome song. I was hooked from about 30 seconds in, just wonderful!

  • @lottiespence2614
    @lottiespence2614 4 роки тому +7

    She and Ms. Badu are always on 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Peace

  • @sophiapatriciamartin
    @sophiapatriciamartin 3 роки тому +8

    I remember when this first premiered on 106 & Park, and she was one of the guests, and she got on top of the couch and danced to her song all over the 106 & Park stage.... Good times. 💛✨💛✨💛✨💛 I still come back to this gem.

  • @hellobudss
    @hellobudss 8 років тому +804

    She inspires me to love my Dark skin!

    • @eggmuffin3408
      @eggmuffin3408 8 років тому +6

      Right

    • @gaius1010
      @gaius1010 8 років тому +10

      +Izyisfabulous Lool she's not dark. she's not mixed race like most "black" celebs, but she's not all that dark, like Lupita for example. but I get what you are saying. she's darker than most. Although best thing about her is her originality & creativity

    • @eggmuffin3408
      @eggmuffin3408 8 років тому

      +Gaius 10 can't argue with that

    • @TeamEggman
      @TeamEggman 7 років тому +23

      you need inspiration to love yourself?

    • @alexisjordanaj9547
      @alexisjordanaj9547 7 років тому +27

      +TeamEggman yes

  • @peemaster123
    @peemaster123 7 років тому +226

    Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am...

  • @XxchampaignxX
    @XxchampaignxX 3 роки тому +11

    I remember when she performed this at BET awards. Man that was the best BET awards to date

  • @Shannonkay2023
    @Shannonkay2023 3 роки тому +19

    If everyone danced to this song every morning, we’d be a much happier world. Such a beat! 💗

    • @greenenvy2034
      @greenenvy2034 3 роки тому +2

      A happier world and a world where we can stop killing each other.

  • @jadagee5744
    @jadagee5744 9 років тому +11

    That rap at the end just gives me chills.

  • @chiefbeef444
    @chiefbeef444 6 років тому +1338

    Badoula Oblongata 😂. Real shit tho I listen to this song for Janelle's rap at the end oh my lord 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @jiniFNw0727
    @jiniFNw0727 3 місяці тому +3

    Every single time I hear this song, it's so dope! She's so incredibly talented. N I love Ms. Badu! Janelle's lyrical content n flow...she's got mad skillz.

  • @Abby-fc2kc
    @Abby-fc2kc 4 роки тому +10

    I’ve never heard something so groovy but so powerful at the same time