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{{quote|''I imagined many moons in the sky lighting the way to freedom.''|'''[[Robot or Spaceman Alter Ego|Cindi Mayweather]]'''}}
Janelle Monáe Robinson, also known as [[Janelle Monáe]], was born on December 1, 1985 in [[Kansas City]], Kansas. As a child, she had always dreamed of being a performer on the stage. She left Kansas for New York to study theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. At first, Monáe aimed to become a performer on Broadway, but she changed her mind and went to music instead. She felt that music has the power to change the world. Later on, Monáe moved to Atlanta, GA, where she met Big Boi from [[OutKast]] and founded the Wondaland Arts Society. Big Boi introduced Monáe to Sean "P Diddy" Combs which led her to be signed to Bad Boy Records in 2006.
With a few exceptions, Monáe's songs [[Concept Album|tell the story]] of the futuristic dystopia of Metropolis and Cindi Mayweather, a [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|popular musician android]] and [[Super Prototype|prototype]] for the equally popular, mass-produced Alpha Platinum 3000 droid model. Cindi falls in love with a human named Anthony Greendown and finds a bounty placed on her head as a result.
* ''The Audition''<ref>A self-published release from back before Monáe founded the Wondaland Arts Society. It has not been re-released under her label.</ref>
* ''Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)'' (2008)
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* [[Agony of the Feet]]: "57821" describes Anthony looking for Cindi until "his feet became bloody and tired".
* [[All Part of the Show]]: The only people that suspect something is wrong when Cindi has a seizure in the "Many Moons" video are Lady Maestra and 6ix Savage.
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* [[Black Cloak]]: The Punk Prophets and the guards at the Palace of the Dogs Asylum.
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Near the end of "BaBopByeYa".
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This life of strife and sorrow
My freedom calls and I must go!'' }}
* [[The Cameo]]: The "Many Moons" video features appearances by Big Boi as Sir Luscious Leftfoot and Deep Cotton as the Punk Prophets; both of these artists are featured on songs in ''The ArchAndroid''.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]
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* [[The Chosen One]]: Cindi is the ArchAndroid, [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot|whatever that means]].
* [[Concept Album]]: From the very beginning, it seems. ''The Audition'' generally doesn't adhere to the concept, but "Metropolis", for example, has ties to the Cindi Mayweather plot.
* [[Cool Shades]]: [http://cdn.concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/27918pcn_viper09.jpg Here you go.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Costume Porn]]: "Many Moons" features an auction of several specialized Alpha Platinum 3000s, and as such, Monáe in several different outfits.
* [[Cover Song]]: A cover of [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s "Smile" appears on ''The Chase''.
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* [[Do Androids Dream?]]: The drama track that opens ''The Chase'', "March of the Wolfmasters", indicates that androids have "cybersouls". The [[Trope Namer]] is also referenced in "Make the Bus".
* [[Epiphanic Prison]]: Shown in the song "Many Moons".
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* [[Fading Into the Next Song]]: Several examples.
* [[Fantastic Arousal]]: "Wondaland" has the lines "I'm so inspired / You touched my wires".
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* [[Robot Girl]]/[[Robot or Spaceman Alter Ego]]: Cindi Mayweather.
* [[Science Fantasy]]: The setting is an ultra-futuristic city full of [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]], but magic is apparently present.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** Electric sheep are mentioned in "Faster", and the story's full title, ''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]'', is mentioned in "Make the Bus".
** "Metropolis" mentions searching for [[Paradise Lost|paradise found]].
** The music video for "Tightrope" features two cloaked figures with flat mirrors as masks. These same figures appeared in Maya Deren's classic 1940 avant garde film "Meshes of the Afternoon."
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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Cindi and Anthony; in Metropolis, an android who falls in love with a human faces the death penalty, whether they act on their feelings or not. It's implied that Anthony is being hunted down as well. This trope is lampshaded in "March of the Wolfmasters", where Cindi is introduced as "a new star-crossed winner in our Heartbreak Sweepstakes."
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Averted, which is uncommon for R&B singers. She has yet to even show cleavage.
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* [[Super Prototype]]: Cindi is the prototype for her line and appears to have powers that later models don't.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: [[Invoked]]; Monáe tears up in the "Cold War" video.
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