Normani on Beyonce & Janet Jackson Paving Her Way: “Little Black Me Needed to See That”

Powered by hits such as ‘Wild Side’ and ‘Motivation,’ singer Normani is blazing a trail.

And while she has a laser focus on her forthcoming solo album debut, the Fifth Harmony graduate has taken a moment to salute the forces whose journeys have facilitated hers.

Currently on the promotional trail for her newest song ‘Fair,’ the 25-year-old opened up about the seismic impact of Pop queens Beyonce and Janet Jackson. Especially as Black women.

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Speaking with Yahoo, the performer said:

“It was so important for me to have a Janet [Jackson] and have a [Beyonce] with curves to find my place and to also know that, ‘Okay, she looks like me. And she’s successful. She’s beautiful and I can do the same thing.’ Little Black me needed to see that.”

The singer continued:

“Being a Black woman, just to be seen or noticed, we have to do a lot more and work 10 times as hard.”

With that, what are…