Janelle Monae Brings on B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco for “Tightrope (Remix)” (Listen & Download)

Now that her insanely creative new album "The ArchAndroid" has finally hit shelves, Janelle Monae has taken some time to get back to the studio and record a remix to the album's lead single "Tightrope" featuring labelmates B.o.B. and Lupe Fiasco. Technically titled "Tightrope (Wondamix)", on the production side beatsmith Nate "Rocket" Wonder strips down the song to the bare bones to let the various emcees do their work, and work they do, with B.o.B. speeding up the pace while Lupe delivers a typically enigmatic and slow flow. Dopeness.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't raise one question, namely: "Yo, did Monae just out-rhyme both Bobby Ray and Lupe Fiasco?" Lyrically she may be a couple steps behind (though no one saw that Dominique Dawes reference coming), but her delivery's dope as hell. Ok, so maybe she didn't out-rhyme them, but damn, it was closer than it should have been. That woman can do anything.

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Walk the tightrope yet again and check out the track right now below.