“Girl, this is crazy,” Janelle Monae says to open “Q.U.E.E.N.,” her first solo single since 2010 album “The ArchAndroid,” and she’s not kidding. The unpredictable track is full of spoken asides and Princely guitar work and funky synths, as Monae takes on everything from women throwing shade to religious tolerance with some help from guest Erykah Badu.
“This song is inspired by private conversations she and I have had and continue to have,” Monae told Billboard backstage at Coachella earlier this month. “She’s a great friend to me; she’s like a big sister and it’s a song about private dialogue that she and I have had.”
Via Billboard
