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Janelle Monae Reflects on Having Prince as a Mentor: ‘He Never Let His Mystery Get in the Way’

The “Water Slide” vocalist remembered an unique minute where the renowned artist joined her opening set at his show.

Janelle Monàe has absolutely nothing however fondness for Prince, she exposed in her Thursday (Dec. 14) sit-down on The Jennifer Hudson ShowThe “Water Slide” vocalist gushed about the late artist’s assistance for her and other Black artists, and assessed an unique minute in which he took the phase with her throughout a performance.

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“He enjoyed you. I keep in mind speaking about you– he liked you which simply talks to the kind of individual he was. I believe he was a huge supporter for artists, for Black ladies in specific,” Monàe informed Hudson, who said that she was unfortunate she didn’t have the possibility to deal with Prince before his death in 2016.

The 10-time Grammy candidate continued, “I simply remember him calling me, like, ‘Hello, Janelle. This is Prince.’ I opened for him– I wan na state this was The Forum. I did Madison Square Garden and I likewise did The Forum,

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