People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love ’We Are Young.’ I’ve heard it play at weddings. I’ve heard it in graduation parties. It’s a big idea and big song.

Monáe is emphasizing the cross-cultural reach of a pop anthem (“We Are Young”) by pointing to its adoption in settings that mark communal milestones—weddings and graduations. By noting that people in her “family and camp” who were raised on rap also love the song, she frames it as music that transcends genre boundaries and subcultural expectations. Calling it a “big idea” suggests she hears in it more than a catchy hook: an expansive, unifying sentiment about youth, celebration, and belonging that can function as a shared soundtrack for rites of passage.