Prince was heavily involved in Janelle Monáe’s forthcoming Dirty Computer
Prince Worked on Janelle Monáe's Upcoming Album 'Dirty Computer'
Janelle Moneworked with the Purple One on her new album
Last week, Janelle Monedropped two new singles: the hard-hitting "Django Jane" and the sensual "Make Me Feel." With "Me Me Feel," you can instantly picked up the Prince influence .
It turns out the song wasn't just influence by The Purple One; Prince actually worked on the song.
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Princes DJ, Lenka Paris, revealed the news over the weekend in a now-deleted Facebook post. Paris said she recognized the synth line used in Mone's new song, and knew instantly that Prince created it and played it for years ago:
\u201cSo it turns out that Prince did the music on the new Janelle Monae track, "Make Me Feel", according to his DJ, Lenka Paris :)\u201d— Casey Rain (aka S-Endz) (@Casey Rain (aka S-Endz)) 1519442044
Janelle has made it known that Prince had a big impact on her upcoming album Dirty Computeralbum. In interviews with The Guardian and BBC Mone talked about the role the legendary artist played on the album.
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She told the BBC:
Prince actually was working on the album with me before he passed on to another frequency, and helped me come up with sounds. I really miss him, its hard for me to talk about him.
In her interview with The Guardian, Janelle talked about the impact Prince had on her career:
I wouldnt be as comfortable with who I am if it had not been for Prince. I mean, my label Wondaland would not exist without Paisley Park coming before us.
Dirty Computer, Janelle Mone's first album in five years, comes out on April 27th.
Source: BBC, The Guardian
