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Janelle Monae performs in 2018 in Los Angeles.

Janelle Monáe Is The 21st Century's Time Traveler

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Monáe's work reminds us that we don't need to be tied to one vision of the future: We can create worlds that help us process current hierarchies and others that try to break out of those structures.

Janelle Monáe is the past, present and future.

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Janelle Monáe Strips The Hardware For Humanity

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In the midst of all the world's chaos, Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer — both the album and the "emotion picture" — is a heroine's journey set to a symphony.

Musician and spiritual leader Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda released <em>Journey In Satchidananda, </em>the album that would become synonymous with her sound<em>, </em>in 1971.

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Meditating On The Healing Power Of Alice Coltrane's 'Journey In Satchidananda'

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Almost 50 years after its release, the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual self-preservation in times of trouble and the god that appears when you seek her out.

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Songs We Love: Brent Faiyaz, 'So Far Gone / Fast Life Bluez'

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At 22, Brent Faiyaz sang the bouncy hook to GoldLink's summer-defining, Grammy-nominated "Crew." But the tone here is different.

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Songs We Love: NSTASIA, 'Trap Or Die'

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The rising R&B songwriter has worked with Beyoncé and Pharrell, and steps out with her first single, a classic love song for a bad boy.