▁Mon á e ▁as ▁innov ating ▁a ▁more ▁contemporary ▁Ne o - A f ro f ut ur ism , ▁where ▁her ▁android ▁role ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tool ▁to ▁critique ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁Black ▁female ▁mus icians ▁in ▁the ▁fun k ▁genre . ▁F unk ▁music ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁is ▁a ▁pre val ent ▁music ▁style ▁influen cing ▁Mon á e . ▁On ▁the ▁website ▁for ▁Mon á e ' s ▁W ond aland ▁Arts ▁Society ▁Collect ive , ▁they ▁assert ▁" We ▁believe ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁three ▁forms ▁of ▁music ; ▁good ▁music , ▁bad ▁music , ▁and ▁fun k ." ▁Mon á e ▁has ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁" f unk str ess ". ▁ ▁Mon á e ' s ▁roots ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised , ▁are ▁evident ▁in ▁her ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁style . ▁According ▁to ▁Car rie ▁Batt an ' s ▁P itch f ork ▁feature ▁on ▁Mon á e , ▁the ▁song ▁" G h etto ▁Woman " ▁directly ▁addresses ▁Mon á e ' s ▁working - class ▁K . C ., ▁Kansas ▁mother ▁– ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁working - class ▁black ▁women ▁in ▁U . S . ▁culture ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁line ▁" Car ry ▁on , ▁gh etto ▁woman , ▁even ▁when ▁the ▁news ▁port ray s ▁you ▁less ▁than ▁you ▁could ▁be ." ▁Mon á e ▁also ▁told