If Lauryn Hill was still making music today, it might sound something like "Mr. President," the latest single from self-described "alien from outer space" Janelle Monae. "Mr. President," which is on the sepcial edition of Janelle's seven song Metropolis: The Chase Suite EP, which came out in August 2008. Five of the songs on the album are part of a sort of futuristic space opera, but "Mr. President" is a very earthly track about hard economic times: "Dear Mr. President, I hope you got the letter I sent/A dollar only goes so far, and we need health care, no matter who we are," she sings. The song sticks out like a sore thumb in the context of the album, but taken by itself, it's a beautiful work of art. You can stream it by clicking the link below.
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"Mr. President" audio (Windows Media)
Image © Bad Boy Records.
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Hey J!
Congrats on your new release!
When we did the show for domestic violence awareness with Bessie Winn at the Tupac Center in Atlanta you were promoting “Lettin Go.”
I’m glad to see the world is starting to love you like I do!
All the best,
E. Walter Smith
http://myspace.com/ewaltersmith
Hey J!
Congrats on your new project!
When we did a show for domestic violence awareness with Bessie Winn at the Tupac Center in Atlanta you were promoting
“Lettin Go.”
Now I see the rest of the world loves you like I do!
All the best,
E. Walter Smith
http://www.myspace.com/ewaltersmith