In the overly populated musical genre of Hip-Hop, making your presence known as an up-and-coming emcee can be a hard task. With artists slotting into existing positions of conscious rap, hipster rap, non-lyrical rap etc, finding your lane can come with disappointing outcomes, and working extra hard to get your music out. For Florida born rapper Will Brennan, he finds not having a defined lane to be almost a blessing in disguise.
I can't for the life of me remember how I first came across Janelle Monae. She appeared on several Outkast affiliated projects in '05 but I don't think I paid much attention to them - it was her EP that caught my ear a few years ago. Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase was a strong but short set of seven fusions of rock, pop, soul and funk, quietly introducing this flawless voice, unique songwriter and theatrical performer to the world.