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10 times Janelle Monae's 'Eephus' tour was just TEW MUCH




Janelle Monáe served us prime #BlackGirlMagic on Saturday when she and her Afrofuturistic crew, Wondaland, blessed the stage at Howard Theatre in D.C. The "secret" concert was part of The Eephus tour and heralded the release of Wondaland's first official EP, Wondaland Presents The Eephus.

The album features all of the crew -- which includes Jidenna, Roman GianArthur, St. Beauty (Alex Belle and Isis Valentino) and Deep Cotton (Nate "Rocket" Wonder and Chuck Lightning) -- and is exactly the kind of top-down-cruisin'-down-the-highway music we desperately needed at the START of the summer. But, we're willing to forgive because this concert...

WHEW CHILE.


It. Was. Everything. We just... need a moment to reflect on all of its glory.

1. When Roman GianArthur dressed like a Redcoat and was still bae AF

2. Every time Chuck Lightning's forehead vein bulged

3. When Jidenna sweated all over us and it smelled like shea butter and holy water

4. When St. Beauty took us away to the land of milk and honey. YES VOCALS!

5. When Janelle almost allowed us peasants to touch the hem of her garment

6. When she served us '70s Aretha

7. When she kidnapped this baby for 2.5 seconds

8. And then immortalized it on her Instagram. #GOALS.

9. When the whole Wondaland crew reminded us 'Black Lives Matter'

10. And that we gon be Alright