Normani, Megan Thee Stallion and SZA refuse to be put in a box. The trio who cover Rolling Stone magazine’s March 2020 issue, sat down with the publication for “The First Time,” a video series where they discussed some of the challenges faced by Black women in music.
“We’re multifaceted, period. As a diaspora and then as a gender so it’s kinda coming in and not being pigeonholed to one space,” SZA said using Megan and Normani’s creative eclecticism as examples. She added that Black female musicians are essentially told by the industry, “Let me tell you exactly how we see you and you can take it from there.’”
“And they try to push that perception on you,” added Normani. “To put that cap on me and to restrict me from the fullest of my capacity. Me [not] being able to explore that just doesn’t seem fair.”
Megan noted that being a Black female artist is about “overcoming being put in a box.”
The interview also features Meg, SZA and Normani sharing stories about the first time that they felt like they officially “made it,” and more.
Watch the full video below.