Some backstory on this here: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/08/18/385202798/janelle-mon-e-releases-visceral-protest-song-hell-you-talmbout Completely out of left field for Janelle Monae, and maybe all the more powerful because it's so unexpected.   1

sean.flinn 19 Aug 2015

Because NBC didn't have the guts to finish the song, it's my Jam this week. "Hey NBC - if you really don't want to challenge some of your white viewership to think, don't air Jonelle Monae. Stick to reruns of SMASH."

JamesStick 17 Aug 2015

"Silence is our enemy. Sound is our weapon. They say a question lives forever until it gets the answer it deserves… Won’t you say their names?”

timmuky 19 Aug 2015