Janelle Monae will appear on 'Sesame Street'

As someone whose entire public persona is indebted to the idea of the future, it's fitting that Janelle Monae is stopping by Sesame Street to teach children about the word "yet" and all the promise that word holds.

"I am so excited to be living one of my dreams, to be here on Sesame Street. I'm here because I am teaching everybody on Sesame Street the importance and the power of 'yet'. Never, ever, ever give up because there's so much power in 'yet'," Monae said in a video released by Billboard.

Monae's excellent The Electric Lady is out now. For more Janelle, watch her destroy the set on Letterman and check out CHVRCHES' cover of "Tightrope."