War is in the street and it’s an eye for an eye
Run on for your life or you can dance you can die

Remixed by Mr. Robert Luis and spotted at Soulbounce

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“This is a cold war do you know what you’re fighting for?” This video gave me chills, literally.   Cold War is the second single off J. Monae’s latest album, The ArchAndroid.  She also will be going on tour with the band Of Montreal starting on September 13.  The video is as spare as D’Angelo’s How Does It Feel? without anyone of the sexuality, but all of the rawness.

Black and White video for her black and white style.  B.o.B’s verse is my favorite and it’s cute to hear Janelle rapping and see all Atlantic artists on a track together.

Janelle Monae’s Tightrope walk is not quite over yet and this one is actually a little hotter than the original with a hip hop rock sway to it.  B.o.B. opens the rocked out version of the song and Lupe’s mathematical sounding rhymes even does it credit.  But the best verse award goes to Janelle who actually spits a rap verse.  A really good one.  And for all you haters who keep complaining about her black and white wardrobe, she wants you to check the pages of Vogue where she lays out. ;-O  Diddy bring back the remix!!

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Of Montreal is really of Athens, GA and they have performed with my Janelle quite alot.  So much in fact that I wonder why I’ve never heard of them before.  Luckily, internet research is pretty much my favorite thing to do.  The internet is like a gold mine of wonderful musical trinkets and Cmongood has more keys then a xlyophone.  I don’t think I’m incorrect in saying that Janelle is like a newer, doper, more talented Kelis in her prime.  Or what we wish Kelis could have grown into had she stuck with Neptunes’.  Slightly off topic but I’m a blogger and I’m sensitive bout my shit.  My shit being my opinions on music, as you know. 
Janelle Monae album The Archandroid in stores right now.

What do you think of this song?

This is the Janelle that I love to hear, the classical trained vocalist with the archangel archandroid voice. Yes I know she’s one in the same but I love one she sounds operatic…if that’s a word. Metropolis Suites II & III: The Arch Android will be released on May 18th.

The song is the first single from the artist’s full-length “The ArchAndroid,” due May 18. I’m glad to see she didn’t lose her sound this past year and I look forward to the rest of what will undoubtedly be one of 2010 best albums.

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