Video: Janelle Monae: "Tightrope"

The video for soul futurist Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" features OutKast's Big Boi, big bow ties, super slick and inventive choreography, and even an appearance from those mirror men from Yeasayer's "Ambling Alp" clip (originally seen in Maya Deren's experimental 1943 film Meshes of the Afternoon). "Tightrope" was recently named Best New Track by this very website. Monae's debut LP, The ArchAndroid, is due out May 18 courtesy of Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy. Watch the "Tightrope" video below (...

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