Tanya Smith, left, will be portrayed by singer/actor Janelle Monáe in an upcoming film based on Smith's memoir. (Provided and ...

Janelle Monáe will be the star and producer of Never Saw Me Coming, an adaptation of Tanya Smith's memoir produced by ...

Janelle Monáe will play a con artist who orchestrates heists and accumulates millions in a film adaptation of Tanya Smith's 'Never Saw Me Coming.' ...

Separating art from artist? Not on Janelle Monáe's watch. In an expletive-laced remix of the lyrics, Monáe accused Nelly of ...

Janelle Monáe did not mince their words during a freestyle about Nelly over the beat of his song, “Hot in Herre.” During a Grammys afterparty Sunday, the musician called out the singer for ...

Separating art from artist? Not on Janelle Monáe's watch. During a rendition of "Hot in Herre" by Nelly at a Grammys afterparty with Anderson .Paak, Monáe blasted the rapper for performing at ...

Separating art from artist? Not on Janelle Monáe's watch. In an expletive-laced remix of the lyrics, Monáe accused Nelly of having "sold out" and calling him a "fool." USA TODAY has reached out ...