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

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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2013
  • Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu - Directed By ALAN FERGUSON
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Комментарии • 15 тыс.

  • @loveebellajayy9770
    @loveebellajayy9770 4 месяца назад +326

    Anyone here in 2024?!!😮‍💨😮‍💨

    • @_misakisoup_
      @_misakisoup_ 3 месяца назад +11

      Yes all day every day. I listen to this song on the stair stepper at the gym

    • @megank.
      @megank. 2 месяца назад +4

      Yess 🔥

    • @miss.courtneyeyesopened4288
      @miss.courtneyeyesopened4288 2 месяца назад +4

      YESSSSSS I LOVE IT HERE. WE NEED THIS MONAE BACK

    • @phoebegee54
      @phoebegee54 2 месяца назад +2

      ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

    • @danielapaz9942
      @danielapaz9942 2 месяца назад +5

      Obsessed 💖

  • @pddroo
    @pddroo 6 лет назад +3321

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

    • @chauntale6305
      @chauntale6305 4 года назад +20

      Yes Daaamn SHE is amazing😍

    • @gepettataylor3424
      @gepettataylor3424 4 года назад +3

      😉

    • @astaciamckinnis3969
      @astaciamckinnis3969 4 года назад +14

      Best line ever in this song, I love this woman

    • @jasmineholliday8658
      @jasmineholliday8658 4 года назад +4

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

    • @SantaFishes101
      @SantaFishes101 4 года назад +2

      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

  • @joeagger
    @joeagger 4 года назад +3871

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

    • @jaydock1
      @jaydock1 4 года назад +32

      joe a THIS is the tea

    • @mstetefromtheblockmaxwell433
      @mstetefromtheblockmaxwell433 4 года назад +14

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

    • @JoeChords
      @JoeChords 4 года назад +13

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

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus 4 года назад +10

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

    • @samurimartin4848
      @samurimartin4848 3 года назад +11

      REPRESENT!!!🙏🏿😭❤️

  • @ElisiasEvolution
    @ElisiasEvolution 4 года назад +1382

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

  • @haennan
    @haennan 7 лет назад +1645

    "'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 лет назад +4

      💗 awesome

    • @adrien_404
      @adrien_404 6 лет назад +43

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

    • @iantheking7970
      @iantheking7970 6 лет назад +5

      PREACH SISTER

    • @innaweber1203
      @innaweber1203 6 лет назад +3

      🌐✨🎤

    • @nathanbarnard7896
      @nathanbarnard7896 6 лет назад +8

      Untouchables as in the Hindu caste?

  • @SwashBuckTief
    @SwashBuckTief 6 лет назад +3118

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

    • @shalyacornell5537
      @shalyacornell5537 5 лет назад +8

      Element

    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 лет назад

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    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 лет назад

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    • @Tozzie50
      @Tozzie50 4 года назад +5

      me too

    • @drewmichaels2089
      @drewmichaels2089 4 года назад +10

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

  • @kuryamtl
    @kuryamtl 3 года назад +1149

    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.

  • @teatimetart
    @teatimetart 3 года назад +166

    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 года назад +8

      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 года назад +4

      Q.U.E.E.N.💜

    • @elisepentz1063
      @elisepentz1063 Год назад +4

      You were definitely in the right in being yourself!

    • @danielv261
      @danielv261 4 месяца назад +1

      we love you ❤

  • @astandsfor
    @astandsfor 9 лет назад +1444

    the end gives me goosebumps

  • @atlmprof1
    @atlmprof1 8 лет назад +1871

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

    • @actiireup
      @actiireup 6 лет назад +16

      atlmprof1 Facts!

    • @inspirebymikaeli3502
      @inspirebymikaeli3502 5 лет назад +9

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

    • @deesenuts8730
      @deesenuts8730 5 лет назад +4

      *Hard Pills to Swallow* : This

    • @MeltingOnYourMind
      @MeltingOnYourMind 5 лет назад +4

      Integration is what comes to mind for me

    • @angelalowery4237
      @angelalowery4237 4 года назад +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.

  • @10piecechickennugget73
    @10piecechickennugget73 4 года назад +868

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

    • @mickyjoe97
      @mickyjoe97 4 года назад +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 года назад +1

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

    • @10piecechickennugget73
      @10piecechickennugget73 3 года назад +5

      @@samurimartin4848 what

    • @inthenight7546
      @inthenight7546 3 года назад

      How?

    • @bratzlusion
      @bratzlusion 3 года назад +1

      @@samurimartin4848 wha-

  • @jeanpierredesir5209
    @jeanpierredesir5209 4 года назад +295

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

  • @brittneyhall8663
    @brittneyhall8663 8 лет назад +2325

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

  • @NathanTeddybear
    @NathanTeddybear 7 лет назад +1386

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

    • @nltcraze
      @nltcraze 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +17

      Is it peculiar that I twerked in the mirror
      Same

    • @jessehernandez4852
      @jessehernandez4852 5 лет назад +2

      its ok

    • @yourcow135
      @yourcow135 5 лет назад +1

      Teddy’s Space me

    • @dzg8937
      @dzg8937 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @___Chris___
    @___Chris___ 3 года назад +427

    *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 года назад +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 Год назад +7

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

    • @nekeishawynn7453
      @nekeishawynn7453 Год назад +5

      @@flibrtandjibt701 she got clothes on

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london Год назад +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 Год назад

      ​@@christafaywilson8473 oof

  • @liab_3D
    @liab_3D Год назад +23

    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 Год назад +4

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

  • @ethanmitchell7753
    @ethanmitchell7753 10 лет назад +204

    probably the best ending to any song ever

  • @lanarey1516
    @lanarey1516 9 лет назад +1709

    The rap at the end

    • @amaka637
      @amaka637 8 лет назад +25

      +Lana Rey PERFECTION.

    • @danas881
      @danas881 8 лет назад +17

      It's everything!! 😌

    • @MichaelEMJAYJohnson
      @MichaelEMJAYJohnson 8 лет назад +30

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

    • @bodypositiveimage
      @bodypositiveimage 8 лет назад

      +Lana Rey Yes child

    • @TeeLeeMills1
      @TeeLeeMills1 8 лет назад +2

      I KNOW RIGHT!!!!!♡♡

  • @KissChanel
    @KissChanel 4 года назад +346

    FUN FACT: They’re both 5’0”

    • @amya4291
      @amya4291 4 года назад +41

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

    • @d0wntownki2k
      @d0wntownki2k 4 года назад +5

      They the same height as my mom lol

    • @rachelfox8108
      @rachelfox8108 4 года назад +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 3 года назад +2

      Not two high and not two low ou 🦉

    • @jyotibasarke8229
      @jyotibasarke8229 3 года назад

      @@d0wntownki2k u up poop

  • @renemurillo5463
    @renemurillo5463 4 года назад +44

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

  • @yanniicyy
    @yanniicyy 5 лет назад +680

    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 🥰

  • @drewskie20100
    @drewskie20100 9 лет назад +673

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

    • @marquishalsell
      @marquishalsell 5 лет назад +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 года назад +3

      Triple Threat I Love Her

    • @alisalittle817
      @alisalittle817 2 года назад +1

      Who?

  • @breezykey229
    @breezykey229 2 месяца назад +7

    This was my favorite song!!! I miss this era!!!!❤

  • @PJChgo1
    @PJChgo1 Год назад +48

    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.

  • @YellySamara
    @YellySamara 6 лет назад +443

    SHE BODIED THE ENDING🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @MarqueshaMartin
    @MarqueshaMartin 5 лет назад +2011

    I'm proud to be a Black woman

    • @RaviSingh-ej4bj
      @RaviSingh-ej4bj 5 лет назад +3

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    • @diatragaston9988
      @diatragaston9988 5 лет назад +11

      Yessssss

    • @dawniebug784
      @dawniebug784 4 года назад +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 года назад +5

      I'm 1/2 Black myself

    • @jeffjones6613
      @jeffjones6613 4 года назад +9

      Right On Sista. Me too💕

  • @donekama5416
    @donekama5416 Год назад +107

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

  • @jiniFNw0727
    @jiniFNw0727 6 месяцев назад +8

    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.

  • @toy.o
    @toy.o 6 лет назад +706

    "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 лет назад +4

      What does that mean?

    • @figuratively1261
      @figuratively1261 5 лет назад +20

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

    • @lauriechrisy1784
      @lauriechrisy1784 5 лет назад +20

      She's pansexual

    • @jasperquartz4612
      @jasperquartz4612 5 лет назад +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 года назад +1

  • @hassan_codes
    @hassan_codes 6 лет назад +463

    "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 года назад

      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:)

  • @spooky-spaghetti
    @spooky-spaghetti 7 месяцев назад +6

    can't believe this is 10 years old, it's still fresh as hell.

  • @branpred79
    @branpred79 Год назад +23

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

    • @AsToldByUfa
      @AsToldByUfa Год назад +1

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

  • @BorgesJoel
    @BorgesJoel 7 лет назад +516

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

  • @crysdee461
    @crysdee461 8 лет назад +119

    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 лет назад +2

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

  • @Looklikeboy
    @Looklikeboy 3 года назад +30

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

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 4 года назад +291

    This song was the s&it of its time

  • @midorithemogul
    @midorithemogul 5 лет назад +799

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

  • @ciarajohnson9744
    @ciarajohnson9744 8 лет назад +988

    I live for her last rap part😍💙❤️

  • @SmutGrrl
    @SmutGrrl 2 месяца назад +7

    Ms. Monáe's music is healing.

  • @TheRealAderail
    @TheRealAderail 7 месяцев назад +5

    When she does the rap at the end, the visual with the lights looks like she's the pupil in an eye

  • @hellobudss
    @hellobudss 8 лет назад +806

    She inspires me to love my Dark skin!

    • @eggmuffin3408
      @eggmuffin3408 8 лет назад +6

      Right

    • @gaius1010
      @gaius1010 8 лет назад +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 лет назад

      +Gaius 10 can't argue with that

    • @TeamEggman
      @TeamEggman 8 лет назад +23

      you need inspiration to love yourself?

    • @alexisjordanaj9547
      @alexisjordanaj9547 8 лет назад +27

      +TeamEggman yes

  • @orangejuice7880
    @orangejuice7880 7 лет назад +148

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

  • @lisafraser3
    @lisafraser3 4 года назад +74

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

  • @thanos3515
    @thanos3515 4 года назад +16

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

  • @maddywoo13
    @maddywoo13 9 лет назад +377

    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 лет назад +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 9 лет назад +2

      maddywoo13 true

    • @lornaallan766
      @lornaallan766 9 лет назад +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.

  • @kheymaurasweat2840
    @kheymaurasweat2840 8 лет назад +2539

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

    • @kitanapeter8403
      @kitanapeter8403 7 лет назад +29

      no ur actually not the only one

    • @ttmama052784
      @ttmama052784 7 лет назад +15

      no I love it to

    • @PHAT4LifeTV
      @PHAT4LifeTV 7 лет назад +30

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

    • @KDShaolinMenace
      @KDShaolinMenace 7 лет назад +22

      That was the Dopest part!!

    • @chadrussell3951
      @chadrussell3951 7 лет назад +23

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

  • @wandilethenjwayo1162
    @wandilethenjwayo1162 Год назад +24

    This project was so camp, yet deeply meaningful

  • @ocelotlmunoz2799
    @ocelotlmunoz2799 Год назад +17

    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

  • @SamEyeAm1
    @SamEyeAm1 8 лет назад +922

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

    • @katchibediako7036
      @katchibediako7036 8 лет назад +45

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

    • @bansheeboyeddie350
      @bansheeboyeddie350 8 лет назад +6

      YESSSSSSSS!!!!! Omg

    • @maishateague
      @maishateague 7 лет назад +1

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

    • @Yo_Vonny
      @Yo_Vonny 7 лет назад +21

      RatedRx3 Or Janelle and J.Cole

    • @robertonal
      @robertonal 6 лет назад +1

      you want to kill us all, dont ya?

  • @carlosvalencia720
    @carlosvalencia720 10 лет назад +178

    Why are these two QUEENS so underrated ?

    • @fatimasiad6181
      @fatimasiad6181 10 лет назад +27

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

    • @danmeme7740
      @danmeme7740 10 лет назад +2

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

    • @TwoMangoSmoothies
      @TwoMangoSmoothies 10 лет назад +16

      dan meme Shut the fuck up.

    • @ArmandKilljoy
      @ArmandKilljoy 10 лет назад +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 10 лет назад +5

      Michael Clayter True, shame on them!

  • @kayT101
    @kayT101 4 года назад +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

  • @cookiesdoughschocolatechip9786
    @cookiesdoughschocolatechip9786 3 года назад +14

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

  • @hananahbananah
    @hananahbananah 5 лет назад +598

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

  • @drevx.1037
    @drevx.1037 8 лет назад +80

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

  • @BigLasky730
    @BigLasky730 Год назад +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 ❤

  • @SXSPRIME
    @SXSPRIME Год назад +22

    This hits hard rip amethyst

  • @jaysammie01
    @jaysammie01 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +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 8 лет назад +9

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

    • @choncho2585
      @choncho2585 6 лет назад

      why didnt you before?

  • @lozer9431
    @lozer9431 10 лет назад +32

    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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @simplyprecious441
    @simplyprecious441 4 года назад +36

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

  • @kiara198923
    @kiara198923 3 года назад +15

    Her rap at the end though! Get it!

  • @michaelavictoria8619
    @michaelavictoria8619 7 лет назад +252

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

    • @StephRae
      @StephRae 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @saraavina9976
      @saraavina9976 5 лет назад +1

      Me too!!

    • @NowhereMan7
      @NowhereMan7 5 лет назад

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

  • @polydipsiac
    @polydipsiac 9 лет назад +388

    Wish we could get more of her on the radio.

    • @allcoupedup
      @allcoupedup 9 лет назад +26

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

    • @yungjayy1621
      @yungjayy1621 9 лет назад +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 9 лет назад +6

      +Yung Jayy lol BYEEE

    • @seethingsimian7389
      @seethingsimian7389 9 лет назад +2

      +Yung Jayy say whaaaaat???

    • @Rnb602
      @Rnb602 9 лет назад +2

      +Yung Jayy STOPPP 😂😂😂

  • @CharityNicoleTV
    @CharityNicoleTV 4 года назад +22

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

  • @sillysam9
    @sillysam9 3 года назад +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❤️❤️❤️

  • @madeleinesutherland1623
    @madeleinesutherland1623 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +17

      "hopelessly nerdy" that's a mood

    • @Favgemini111
      @Favgemini111 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @aura2367
      @aura2367 3 года назад +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 🤠🤘🏽🇨🇱🇺🇸✨🦋✨🪐✨

  • @naesongz2951
    @naesongz2951 9 лет назад +159

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

  • @grandprincekeanu5821
    @grandprincekeanu5821 3 месяца назад +8

    2024 here, 1st time hearing, it's a banging

  • @ShawndaAloe
    @ShawndaAloe 9 месяцев назад +4

    this is one of the best songs fr

  • @UjuUyu
    @UjuUyu 5 лет назад +1090

    so when this song came out i just thought it was just a jam and i really didn't understand the power of the lyrics...
    Now years later ... i'm almost 22 and as a black transwoman the lyrics literally broke me down in tears especcially the rap... that...was ... nothing short of powerful

    • @nocturnalgray
      @nocturnalgray 4 года назад +63

      I know I’m just a stranger on the internet but I just wanted you to know I’m so proud of you. You’re strong, powerful, and beautiful. Like Monáe said “even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am” and you better do that hunny cuz you’re a gem 💎 ❤️

    • @samurimartin4848
      @samurimartin4848 3 года назад +19

      REPRESENT!!!🙏🏿😭❤️

    • @bendemare5270
      @bendemare5270 3 года назад +8

      ❤️

    • @twebster179
      @twebster179 3 года назад +16

      Same- l'm cis, queer, and white, so it's not the same. I made my nephew listen to the rap part in 8th grade when he was parroting some of his classmate's ws crap. Everything in Janelle is LOVE. You can see that in her interviews.

    • @twebster179
      @twebster179 3 года назад +5

      @Claire B l see you, friend! All the love your way..

  • @RaheemD
    @RaheemD 10 лет назад +2609

    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 лет назад +12

      I also love the song Victory!! (:

    • @Lydario
      @Lydario 10 лет назад +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 лет назад +12

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

    • @che1925
      @che1925 6 лет назад +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 лет назад +4

      Raheem D
      Same here

  • @firestart3r1
    @firestart3r1 3 года назад +10

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

  • @miednight
    @miednight 3 года назад +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

  • @kenishas.1360
    @kenishas.1360 8 лет назад +97

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

  • @kurlykayla9013
    @kurlykayla9013 6 лет назад +296

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

    • @bobdylan4642
      @bobdylan4642 4 года назад +2

      Damn dropping Philip K Dick nods. Whats good.

    • @-angels-9742
      @-angels-9742 4 года назад +1

      YAS SHE SPEAK HISTORY NOT ANY HISTORY BLACK HISTORY

  • @df3555
    @df3555 4 года назад +13

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

  • @ldeiker
    @ldeiker 7 месяцев назад +5

    Who styled this video? It is perfection! ❤❤❤❤

  • @PineapplesCoconut
    @PineapplesCoconut 8 лет назад +1851

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

  • @mizpahboy7513
    @mizpahboy7513 7 лет назад +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 лет назад +24

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

    • @mizpahboy7513
      @mizpahboy7513 7 лет назад +10

      ❤....speak on it Lady J.

  • @zylosmom
    @zylosmom 4 года назад +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???

  • @mikhalaa746
    @mikhalaa746 4 года назад +17

    I seriously love her confidence

  • @kameronberkly7461
    @kameronberkly7461 7 лет назад +66

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

    • @chezbro98
      @chezbro98 7 лет назад +13

      Kameron Berkly Stay woke

  • @xavierjones9477
    @xavierjones9477 4 года назад +86

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

  • @sophiapmartin
    @sophiapmartin 3 года назад +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.

  • @lindsayguedea7721
    @lindsayguedea7721 4 года назад +13

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

    • @agtv_media
      @agtv_media 2 года назад

      She’s referring to electric sheep aka Bladerunner

  • @galaxydove
    @galaxydove 5 лет назад +169

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

    • @joycea3290
      @joycea3290 5 лет назад +3

      I like what you said.

  • @peemaster123
    @peemaster123 7 лет назад +226

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

  • @naimaismail4356
    @naimaismail4356 3 года назад +21

    Always loved this song and video. She is so different, in a good way. Love her style, flare and sound. She's become a great actress as well. That rap at the end was always so powerful, and remains so.

  • @ifyoulikepinacoladas07
    @ifyoulikepinacoladas07 4 года назад +10

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

  • @bonnieraemcdaniel1646
    @bonnieraemcdaniel1646 8 лет назад +948

    ohh this song means so much too me it really does connect with me I'm only 13 n all I hear is stuff like is that your real hair or is it really true all black girls are crazy n this sends a powerful message to all young black ladies all around the world that u don't have to be super ghetto or try to mimic the behavior of the white people around u just to fit in all you have to do is be you

    • @MartyredxMaiden
      @MartyredxMaiden 8 лет назад +44

      +bonnierae mcdaniel yes girl. Be yourself, stay strong, stay smart and be a #carefreeblackgirl all you want. You are beautiful, powerful, creative and unique just the way you are

    • @bonnieraemcdaniel1646
      @bonnieraemcdaniel1646 8 лет назад +2

      +Zorgoon Trollstones thank u 😍😘

    • @jakeyajackson5823
      @jakeyajackson5823 8 лет назад +8

      +bonnierae mcdaniel you are 100% correct

    • @leanna_9334
      @leanna_9334 8 лет назад +1

      +bonnierae mcdaniel Wow your words speak so much to me.

    • @lelainerduh
      @lelainerduh 8 лет назад +20

      I know its hard living in this society as a black girl but you are beautiful and as important as anyone else

  • @audiwankenobi361
    @audiwankenobi361 6 лет назад +181

    Janelle is intimidating,my goodness,her creativity is unheard of.

  • @user-kc5ec1lr1m
    @user-kc5ec1lr1m Год назад +5

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

  • @ashoikieramsay8282
    @ashoikieramsay8282 Год назад +7

    Just here from Drag Race . Will miss you Amethyst !!

  • @MxLee192
    @MxLee192 5 лет назад +593

    Really don't get my fellow white people having to point out they are white and like Janelle's music as if it's some sort of statement at how woke they are.
    Guys, it's OK to like the funk. We've been officially playing it since April 1976.

    • @kl3321
      @kl3321 5 лет назад +27

      I'm worried for anyone who doesn't like this.

    • @dawniebug784
      @dawniebug784 4 года назад +12

      We're not the only ones pointing out race. Hell, I don't even bring race into it when I hear good jams.

    • @donnybrasco6321
      @donnybrasco6321 4 года назад +2

      L192 😂🤣😂

    • @CaitSithOfWutai
      @CaitSithOfWutai 4 года назад +5

      in a thread where 80 % of people point out that they are proud to be black (women) - tell me more about your glorious virtue signaling, fellow white person.

    • @PNDismyhusband
      @PNDismyhusband 4 года назад +30

      @@CaitSithOfWutai that's what the song is about, but alr.

  • @angelic4153
    @angelic4153 7 лет назад +452

    I may not be Black but I really do appreciate and respect Blacks out there and all the other races as well. It's especially hard to do that when you're an Indian who's taught your whole life to be fair and love white skin(not that there is anything wrong with white skin) but I am starting to appreciate my tanned skin. Janelle you're very inspiring ❤️❤️❤️

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 6 лет назад +29

      Angelic K Highly melanated for the win!

    • @QAmos-lh4rf
      @QAmos-lh4rf 6 лет назад

      Danielle Cardenas what’s a wigger?

    • @raspyshiit
      @raspyshiit 6 лет назад +49

      @Q. Amos it's an old offensive term coined between 'white' and the n-word, used to imply someone who is white and favours black culture. The term is used to show disapproval from a white racist, who is not happy with another white person embracing other cultures. But in this case, the original poster is actually indian - not white. So Danielle's comment is worthless on many levels.

    • @sandansaiyan5675
      @sandansaiyan5675 6 лет назад +1

      Angelic K you should listen asian dub foundation(indian,pakistan band with mixing alt rock,breakbeat,rapcore,dub,reggaecore,d'n'b and your ethnic(or world nevermind) music.One of goat and was popopular in mid 90's.They also sing about political problem in a very dance music so...

    • @sandansaiyan5675
      @sandansaiyan5675 6 лет назад +4

      Angelic K and listen also Lauryn Hill and Erykah...oh she was here.I think i shouldn't talk about it.Liberation from Outkast,Cee Lo Green and Erykah is one of goat song

  • @KenyanOtaku
    @KenyanOtaku 3 года назад +6

    Just here to wish everyone a kick ass day and that we're still celebrating these two queens.

  • @mothboy9137
    @mothboy9137 3 года назад +15

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

  • @charmaineespeut4627
    @charmaineespeut4627 7 лет назад +382

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

  • @Indiegirl007
    @Indiegirl007 6 лет назад +935

    Janelle has the cutest figure. She is body goals.

    • @jazzy-tg5tr
      @jazzy-tg5tr 5 лет назад +47

      those legs in that pants give me life 😍

    • @joshlillard519
      @joshlillard519 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @CooknBimbo
      @CooknBimbo 4 года назад +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 года назад +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 года назад +4

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

  • @TondalayaEdwards-qq9rb
    @TondalayaEdwards-qq9rb 10 месяцев назад +2

    Janelle Monae you are the real Queen of glamorous and music.

  • @briancampos1602
    @briancampos1602 Год назад +9

    Salina vs. Amethyst ❤❤❤