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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.

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.

Her discography:

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* [[Deader Than Dead]]: Whichever bounty hunter catches Cindi must turn her cybersoul in to the Star Commission, presumably so that this trope can be carried out.

* [[Development Hell]]: Apparently, a video for "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!" was shot but remains unreleased due to unstated technical problems. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQovhSPuO0 This appears to be a simple recording by someone on the set.]

* [[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".

* [[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".

{{quote| ''You're free but in your mind, your freedom's in a bind...''}}

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* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: The end of "Come Alive"

* [[Intercourse With You]]: "Wondaland", which makes reference to [[Fantastic Arousal|touching of wires]] and leaving underpants somewhere.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]/[[Robosexual]]/[[What Measure Is a Humanoid]]: Central to the plot is the romance between Cindi Mayweather, an android, and Anthony Greendown, a human.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]/[[Robosexual]]/[[What Measure Is a Humanoid?]]: Central to the plot is the romance between Cindi Mayweather, an android, and Anthony Greendown, a human.

* [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]: Very little of the plot has been explicitly shown.

* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: The reason why she dresses up in a tuxedo all of the time? She considers it her uniform, and it represents the working people.

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* [[Repurposed Pop Song]]: "Tightrope".

* [[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.

* [[Science Fantasy]]: The setting is an ultra-futuristic city full of [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]], but magic is apparently present.

* [[Shout Out]]:

* [[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]].