“I’m the venom and the antidote,” she wails in “I Like That,” a song about embracing these very contradictions. The inspiration was just thinking of how some people can feel like they need to change things about themselves. And I just thought that when you have a song like 'Django Jane' that is really not letting up off your neck, especially when it comes to women's rights, and self love. Turning on the news, seeing the amount of deaths, the amount of disrespect for us, it was just a direct response to that, and wanting to make sure that black women had an anthem. Janelle Monáe's new album, Dirty Computer, has finally arrived.The LP (which follows 2013's The Electric Lady), is her third, and the recording artist introduced fans to her new music by first releasing not one, but two new songs from the record, the '80s inspired "Make Me Feel" and raw, anthemic "Django Jane.". But when they hear 'Make Me Feel,' my hope is that they feel seen, that they feel heard, that all the free spirited, wanna-have-fun beings, who feel like they don't have room to do that, feel empowered to love themselves and dance like nobody's watching.
And it leads you to the reclamation. This is her first full musical project since 2013’s The Electric Lady. ""The first four songs are the reckoning; realizing what you mean to this society. It is the follow-up to her studio albums The ArchAndroid (2010) and The Electric Lady (2013) and her first album not to be a part of Cindi Mayweather's Metropolis narrative. I thought that they balanced each other. Dirty Computer is the fourth studio album and first “emotion picture” by Janelle Monáe. So, it goes through phases. I thought balance was important. Featuring guest appearances from Brian Wilson, Grimes, and Pharrell—and bearing the clear influence of Prince, Monae’s late mentor—Dirty Computer is as uncompromising and mighty as it is graceful and fun. You know, who they love, or how they dance, or they may not fit in necessarily. And then you kind of go through the fear of what that means to stand up for yourself and those who are oftentimes marginalized. So this whole album, in my opinion, is important. Bryan Adams: "Summer of 69" "I should admit that my buddy Brodie bet me I couldn’t write a hit song … Dirty Computer is the third studio album by American singer Janelle Monáe, released on April 27, 2018 by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. Brian Wilson) - YouTube ""That song is like my inner spirit, my most non-judgemental, free self. I could go on and on and on. It's a celebration of us." I know we can get frustrated at things, and I think that there are pick me uppers on the album like, 'I Got the Juice,' to 'I Like That,' to 'Make Me Feel,' to 'Django Jane,' to 'Pynk.' Feeling like my rights had been trampled on. And then you have a song like 'Make Me Feel' that is a real party starter.
But mostly excited for people to see the dimension of who I am as an artist. Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer (feat. The black woman hasn't been celebrated enough. They're sisters to one another; balance in all things. For people to see the lens, through 'Make Me Feel' and 'Django Jane,' the lens of the album. We have artists who do a wonderful job of lifting us and I felt like there'll always be room to have more of that when we're constantly being stereotyped and told that we pushed images of us, not being the powerful, strong, magnificent human beings that we are, or something else. My ancestors built this place. "I thought it was important to show the duality early on. While fans belt out classic songs' catchy choruses, they might be surprised to learn that some of those lyrics' subject matter crosses the line into the realms of sexual assault and pedophilia.The old motto "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" has served that music well over the years. The middle half of the album, is the celebration; celebrating your dirt, celebrating being a 'dirty computer.' Dirty Computer Lyrics: Dirty computer, walk in line / If you look closer you'll recognize / I'm not that special, I'm broke inside / Crashing slowly, the bugs are in me / Dirty computer, breaking down And so it's a celebration. I think that it's important that we have an anthem.