"I've never looked at myself as a musician or singer," said Janelle Monae, though her six Grammy nominations since her 2010 debut album, "The ArchAndroid," might suggest otherwise. Rather, she self-identifies as a raconteur expressing narratives often ignored or unknown to others. Some might say that's why she's been labeled a visionary, for her Afro-futuristic, sci-fi-flavored musical catalog that is as R&B as it is art rock as it is funky soul. Following the creation of her own record label, Wondaland Records, with her latest venture into Hollywood as an actress, a role in Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight," Monae's looking to transpose her unique sensibilities to film.
