SZA Shows Gratitude Toward Her Black Female Fan Base: Watch

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Femme It Forward Give Her FlowHERS Gala 2023
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 10: Lizzo celebrates SZA's birthday with a pie at Femme It Forward Give Her FlowHERS Gala 2023 at The Beverly Hilton on November 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/WireImage)
SZA is proud of who she is and who was there from the start.

Seeing an artist you have been following for years reaching superstardom is one of the best feelings for a music fan. It is even better when the journey is arduous. Enjoying the little wins along the way makes the final goal feel sweeter in the end. Be sure to let us know an artist you saw have the potential to go from unknown to star, in the comments section all the way at the bottom of the page. All of them have to start from somewhere, including SZA.

The R&B phenom recognized this at a recent event she was a part of a couple of days ago. Femme It Forward, according to their website, is a "Female-led music and entertainment company that centers its mission in celebrating, educating, and empowering women through multi-format, multi-market consumer experiences. The special occasion SZA was at is called, GiveHerFlowHERS Awards Gala. It "Celebrates and recognizes outstanding women who have made A significant impact in entertainment and mentorship." She has certainly been a part of that moment and during it, she got on the podium and shouted her day ones.

SZA Shows Love To Her Supporters

The Grammy-nominated artist took a few moments to show her appreciation to her black female fanbase for believing in her. "I just wanted to thank black women, specifically. But, before anyone who had bought my albums or thought I was cute and I had anything on Billboard, black women came to my shows." She continues, "They stood up for me from the jump, they connected with me and I'm so, so grateful to be black and amongst family." Interestingly, some fans loved her speech while others thought it was a bit strange. One person goes, "If a white woman said this all hell would break loose 💀" Regardless of all the debate, it is great to see SZA continue to flourish and our continued support goes out to her!

What are your initial thoughts on SZA's speech at the Femme It Forward Award Show? Do you think anything was wrong with what she said? Is she the best female artist in the world right now? We would like to know what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your hottest takes in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around SZA, as well as everything else going on around the music world.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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