Being part of the cast of the blockbuster film "Hidden Figures" showed another side of Janelle Monae.
The entrepreneur and often misunderstood soul is also known for her musical ability – especially after the success of her latest album, "Dirty Computer," her first solo studio album in five years (she also made a short film of the same name).
"Right now, I'm escaping the gravity of the labels that people have tried to place on me that have stopped my evolution," she told The New York Times. "You have to go ahead and soar, and not be afraid to jump – and I'm jumping right now."
Fans can see her soar when she takes the stage at The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater on July 27 at 7:30 p.m. She'll share the limelight with St. Beauty, part of the Wondaland label that Monae established. Monae is also an outspoken activist in the Black Lives Matter movement and, from an early age, a natural storyteller.
"I want to tell untold, meaningful, universal stories in unforgettable ways," she told The Guardian. "I want to do it all, study it all and find my place in it."
She admits that she is constantly changing.
"I feel myself becoming the fearless person I have dreamt of being," she notes on IMDb. "Have I arrived? No. But I'm constantly evolving and challenging myself to be unafraid to make mistakes." O
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