Lizzo loves her Blackness and thinks she ‘deserves the spotlight’

Lizzo loves her Blackness and thinks she 'deserves the spotlight'
Lizzo (Photo credit: Bang Media)

The “Juice” hitmaker confessed to being worthy of the “attention” she had garnered throughout her career as she has earned it.

The 33-year-old rapper told PEOPLE: “I deserve the spotlight. I deserve the attention. I’m talented, I’m young, I’m hot, you know? And I’ve worked hard.”


Lizzo — real name Melissa Jefferson — believed she had to “blaze a trail” for herself as there was no one like her on the music scene.

She said: “I had to blaze a trail. There was no Lizzo before Lizzo.”


The “Good As Hell” hitmaker grew up being “very proud” of being Black despite being aware of the way it was perceived by society.

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