Dirty Computer: An Emotion Picture

An unapologetic album. An album of empowerment. A collection of songs for self. A carefree anthem album.

This is how I would describe the long awaited 4th album and emotion picture from Janelle Monae, Dirty Computer.

In February, she dropped the songs and videos for "Make Me Feel", a jam that had Prince nostalgia and funky grooves written all over it and "Django Jane", a track with her signature self-empowerment anthem melodies and a few bars -- both accompanied with beautiful visuals.

The album flows seamlessly with great production while giving us some very personal lyrics, something we haven't typically gotten from Janelle. And the emotion picture is properly titled, taking us on an adventure through a Black-Mirror like society, a bit different than the Archandroid journey we've been on with Cindi for the past few years.

If Janelle is going into the business of directing visuals regularly, we're here to watch AND listen.

Stream Dirty Computer on all platforms and watch the short film below.