Cristina Black
Janelle Monae Maintains Control, Calls Deal With Diddy a ‘Partnership’
There was a whole spate of reactions when future-funkster Janelle Monae signed with Diddy's Bad Boy Records in 2007. Some were happy to see the young mold-breaker get some real muscle behind her. Others noticed from her independent release 'Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase' that Monae seemed more organic and evolved than, say, Danity Kane...