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• Dirty Computer, released in 2018, marks Janelle Mones third studio album and a bold statement of pop, funk, R&B, and futurist politics. It departs from her earlier sci-fi alter-ego narratives and instead probes themes of identity, control, sexuality, and self-liberation. Produced with collaborators including Nate Wonder, Chuck Lightning, Jon Brion, and others, the album embraces lush synths, propulsive rhythms, and interludes that link its conceptual arcs. The experience is cinematicits companion emotion picture visualizes a dystopian world where marginalized individuals struggle to reclaim autonomy. Within Mones catalog, Dirty Computer stands as a crystallizing moment: deeply personal and overtly political without sacrificing pop accessibility. Songs like Make Me Feel, Pynk, Screwed, and Django Jane balance intimacy, defiance, and empowerment, weaving the personal and political with confidence. The albums willingness to foreground queerness, Black womanhood, and resistance has solidified its importance as a modern classicone that resonates both musically and culturally.

  Reviews

  In shedding her science-fiction persona, Janelle Mone has ended up making a great pop album. Slant Magazine

  They find a rich mid-ground between politics and pop, never shying away from important messages over ebullient synths and funk. The Quietus

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (616 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Janelle Mone Label: Atlantic, Bad Boy Entertainment, Wondaland Format: LP Units: 2 Country: USA, Canada & Europe Genre: Hip Hop & RnB Style: Contemporary R&B

• A1 Dirty Computer
  A2 Crazy, Classic, Life
  A3 Take A Byte
  A4 Jane’S Dream
  B1 Screwed
  B2 Django Jane
  B3 Pynk
  C1 Make Me Feel
  C2 I Got The Juice
  C3 I Like That
  D1 Don’T Judge Me
  D2 Stevie’S Dream
  D3 So Afraid
  D4 Americans