You learn a lot by reading the comments section on Sandrarose.com. For instance, I didn’t know Fifth Harmony member Normani Kordei went solo until one of my readers kept insisting that I post her new music video for “Motivation”.
Normani, 23, was the only Black member of Fifth Harmony. In addition to going solo, she also signed a modeling contract with Wilhelmina model agency.
I hesitated to post this video on my family-oriented blog because it is very sexually suggestive and should not be viewed by minors under 18. But it’s not my job to monitor the Internet activities of your children.
Since the “Motivation” video dropped last Thursday, it has garnered over 21 million views on YouTube.
I uploaded photos of Normani’s inspiring career in the gallery section.
Normani – Motivation
SR rated 3/5 roses
Yasssssssss! NORMANI!!!!!
Thanks, Auntie! @Sandra
(Booty shaking thru the garden)?????
You’re welcome, hun. She looked like a choir girl when she was Fifth Harmony. I wonder what happened?
Finally we got some one that can do a Ciara Tribute when Ciara wins the legends award in 2022
the video is EVERYTHING the song is meh. like something you’d hear in F21.
And her collabs been fire too.
The industry devils is what happened.
I actually find its not that sexually suggestive. I love the styling. 1996 was the year I graduated from high school. This song has a nostalgic feel…and in the spirit of sharing… Aunty show some love to your Caribbean readers and post Machel Montano and Ashanti’s video for “The Road” nah…
Legends of what exactly https://media3.giphy.com/media/l3q2K5jinAlChoCLS/giphy.gif
Cute girl but I just don’t care for the song. I tried to like it though
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I thought it was cute! But haven’t we heard that song already?
P.S. Dropping your nieces off at Your house at 6:30, Sandee! U can xplain to them why good girls don’t do this.
She got from under those haters and was able to shine like a true diamond.
Have a blessed day, Auntie!
Same but I’m happy she and Megan representing for the chocolate girls.
Normani is such a Star ?…
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I don’t like the song but BAY-BE that video is the answer!
Pretty young lady. Every time I see her name I read it as “Normandy”. ?
My nieces are good, clean, wholesome girls. ?
I don’t know why YouTube recommended her new song Motivation for me I checked it out anyway and at first thought it’s a grower not a shower the lyrics didn’t really speak to me and the video wasn’t groundbreaking but some of the dance moves were alright. With a title track called Motivation the beat should of been more hyped up instead of midtempo. Pop music has had a good run its not breaking any new ground .
Shout out to my 20+ Caribbean readers! ??? I thought Ashanti retired from the music biz?
She’s a great dancer and is very sexy/fun to watch but the song is underwhelming ?
I do see the Cierror comparisons and baby that’s not a good thing imo
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Ciara a legend???
* Big Draco voice
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5 roses for the dancing ??
LOL I had to think about that for a minute lol definitely Forever21 music.
? you play too much LOL!!
Yes they are and I’ve never told them their Auntee San used to dance on Soul Train. https://media1.giphy.com/media/ea3KuP14cRxWo/giphy.gif
She’s a Ciara,/Janet type of a performer. Slightly above average vocals, stellar dances and great performances, visuals, pretty and can model. Seems to fall into same traps as Ciara too, some great music surrounded by alot of meh music. Ciara gives 1 to 2 good songs each album, I can see Ms. Normani doing the same. That’s one thing neither of them can touch Mama Janet on, mom came with fire daughter’s come with sparks.
There was a lot going on in that video. A lot. When you’re a good singer you don’t have to make your video into some kind of dance jamboree. That was just a bit too much for me.
I like Normani. She’s talented & attractive. I just hope her career takes off in a real way.
People downplay Ciara alot, but shes consistently dropping a successful song every year she has an album. She may not have Janet level impact but she’s made an impact. She’ll start getting the tributes soon 15+ years in shes still going. I won’t clown a brown girl, too many people in world doing it by default.
For some reason, I have never liked her look, and now I realize why, she looks like a young Marlo Hamptom. Its not her (Normani fault though). Neither are ugly, its just that Marlo is trash as a person.
Last sentence.
The last pic with the white on, she looked like my girl Cari Champion at first glance…..
Chile I love this concert with Selena … I have it on my old vhs of the Movie Selena ….. chile love Selena
Normani(whom slayed it at a tribute to Janet Jackson) is an extremely talented & beautiful chocolate sista. But sadly she suffers from a hold back that only Matthew Knowles would admit to. About why his famous daughter has crossed over to global success and another group member didn’t.
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The Spanish teacher has them singing Selena & Beyonce in Spanish.
I wish her all the success. Haven’t heard a lick of her music but go ahead brown sugar be all you can be? ?
After about 2 minutes in, I was ‘motivated’… to hit the mute button.?
“its just that Marlo is trash as a person.” No lie told.
Ciara has done well for herself and has good public image she never claimed to be anything she’s not, entertains people and mind her business. Normani would probably love to have similar career she obviously wants higher success but I’m sure she’ll be happy either way.
I’m not a fan of ciaras music tho so…um see above
I wish! ?
*Sighs*……all of these bishes look the same
Thanks. You too!
I didn’t know she used to be in that
Group shoot I thought she was someone new to the industry
I hesitated to post this video on my family-oriented blog because it is very sexually suggestive and should not be viewed by minors under 18. But it’s not my job to monitor the Internet activities of your children. https://media3.giphy.com/media/fYI1MJJhEBbmQIi0g5/giphy-downsized-medium.gif
She’s cute. I wish her the best but I’m ready for these little girls and boys to find a seat!
Whew Chile you showing out today sandy
Reminds me of Aaliyah too!
No more sexually charged than anyone else you showcase here (Meg. Cardi. The City Girls).
Do you young lady and Congrats!
Oh the shade the shade.. .good thing l live where ya’ll vacation and I love palm trees.. Well I guess she’s trying to expand her base…. her voice is pretty much the same… her body is banging in these carnival costumes… check it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENK9rATmSpc
I always see wannabe Beyonce with girls like her
Normani is talented but she doesn’t have that “IT” factor….she’s like the Jacquees of the female entertainers right now…she’s not like an Andra or a Meghan who would stand out…shes like a glorified backup dancer…people stay tryna make fetch happen…
So all her songs you dont like any? I find myself liking a handful so that’s good enough to me. Most only have 1 song people like. Ciara has atleast 5 I like: Ride, Body Party, Goodies, 1,2 Step, Oh, Promise, probably more I haven’t heard or thought about in a while especially off 1st and 2nd album and one of recent ones. Not everyone taste but that’s life I guess.
So your saying she looks like “James Amos” in a Wig ctfu…
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All the bells and whistles but no soul…
LMAO
I hollered… Those unclockables are a lot worse
Beautiful young lady
She’s the one going solo outta the group so her skin tone isn’t holding her too far back
I like Beyonce but I’m a fan of those girls from the 90s before all these trends. I like to level up from time to time. Beyonce is a legendary performer but that’s all I get from her. I respect her work ethic. We go hard, but I like originality. She’s pushing 40, and sometimes I feel we have seen the best from her.
Chile how’d her cock eyed ass even make it in the group??
Go awffff girl! Not my swag but go awfff chi!
Absolutely! Her best has come n gone! Love me some the writings on the wall days !
Melanin poppin! She danced her &$$ off. Keep up the good work….
I live for that album. I play it at least once a week when I am washing my hair. She could have been a force without Jay if you ask me. That’s one of the reasons you never mix business with pleasure, I tell people that all the time. All money isn’t good money. Her performances hype you up for 2.5 seconds, after that I’m over it….. now Fantasia on the other hand, requires a cloth, an usher, and one of those church fans!
LOL. Yep, but it ain’t like James Amos is an ugly man. Him could be sexy at times. Have you ever seen that episode with him in those BEIGE COURDOURY dungarees / jeans, and that plaid shirt???
Why the hell did I scroll back up to check out shawty’s eyes.
She look each eye is trying to keep an eye on the other one.
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Pretty girl, good dancing.. bad song.. tis all..
Okayyyy! Say that! But yes he definitely removed her from her creativity.. we havent had a decent ballad n God knows how long cause she is tryin to keep up with today’s “Sound”.
Lmao U are reading my mind
It’s unfortunate. Because I can’t stand listening to today’s sound. I listen to YouTube and Pandora, 90s music all day. I remember I had to Google Cardi B and the people I know stoned me for it.
I had to listen to it to figure out what the hype was about. I didn’t like it at all.
She’s only 23 she got time to perfect her craft. I liked this video. She’s a great performer and a pretty girl.
What a pretty little chocolate drop. I think she is talented, but the song is horrible.
How is it sexual? I love this, so proud of her glow up! Hopefully she’ll continue to grow.
my comment was not a clown. And i actually think Ciara will have a Janet level impact. This young lady, looks to me like a rising ciara. scold the other people.
Maybe that’s why Beyonce is looking to movies and documentaries as her next chapter. She’s almost 40 and how much longer does she want to do road shows and dance for 2 hours?
Love Normani, she was the most talented one in that group. I do hope her career gets poppin though.
You could tell this was written by Ariana Grande.
LOL…you so wrong…I hate you all. I like CiCi. you got Jai reprimanding me and shit
OUT OF LINE!! LOL
You’re going to go to dancer hell for this meme
I like Goodies. Never bought any of her CDs though and I used to buy a lot of music
But i was not playing thoooooooooooooooooo
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CiCi can’t be a legend to her generation…when her generation is in their 50s?
No…not then not ever
Lol ?
Lol
I didn’t scold you I agreed.
I didn’t see Ashanti in the video. Is this the right video?
I respectfully disagree and I believe any skill set takes time to either cultivate or enhance.
People once made the same argument about Rihanna not presenting the “IT factor,” and those comments have not aged well.
I like her too chile but that meme tickles me? I still listen to her old music. Promise is my song
I believe Normani was amazing in the “Pleasure Principle” tribute, its one of my favorite songs, and I was ecstatic when I first watched the video months ago.
I have always appreciated artists or performers who incorporate methodical techniques into their craft. Normani has the adaptability factor combined with genuine talent that so many artists do not possess.
Also Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor is immensely talented.
I like Normani but I liked her ‘Waves’ video better because it had some interpretive dancing, I guess I’m so over the whole twerking phase?. Still, I want the music industry to give her the same push that Camilla Cabello is getting because Normani is a much better singer. I just hope she won’t have to jump in and out of bed with producers for hit songs and endorsements like Camilla(allegedly?).
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This tickled me???? I hesitated to post this video on my family-oriented blog because it is very sexually suggestive and should not be viewed by minors under 18. But it’s not my job to monitor the Internet activities of your children.
I just can’t get into her or her music. Her voice annoys me. Nothing original about her at all. Just another Beyoncé wannabe in my opinion. ?????
She did good quit hating. Not everyone wants to be dry weaved beyonce.
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There’s room for more black female talent. They’re not in the same lane and can’t easily be compared. Not every black female singer aspires to be a Beyoncé.
She carries on baby
All that melanin, and this sound like Taylor Swift
Normandi… is very talented!
Dancer, singer, performer!!!
Been a fan since X factor. The video & dancing were on point just didn’t care for the song.
Song was basic. She twerked the whole song. Pretty girl. Can dance. Hope she grows as an artist
Finally another beautiful feminine dark woman. Not looking like these rappers
You look like a baby…You dont understand…female performers are factory made now…she’s pays so much homage to other established artists that she doesn’t have her own identity…all yall know is watered down lyrics and snapchat filters…
Yes… she is the one on the beach in the costume and she features prominently in costume in other shots.. in some she is in a blonde wig… it’s def. her.
I can’t even name a Fifth Harmony song ?
These are jokes ?
It’s amazing what false narrative may be contrived from a still image or in this instance my photo. Perhaps, “you don’t understand” that it isn’t wise to conceptualize ‘deep’ thoughts or character traits based on infinitesimal material or to broadly stereotype people. It bespeaks inexperience or ignorance, and is an indirect slight on the “identity” of the person attempting to slight others.
I have no interest in “snapchat filters,” or addressing any fallacies used to convolute a topic of discussion.
I am older than Normani and I can appreciate the “homage to other established artists,” which is not an anomaly for a developing artist. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e8d539d04eb6314b873722b3d19ca68d83cee94a2c07a1f88002d3d84fa5a525.jpg
Finally!!!!
Okay yes the song is basic and she could have covered up and not rode a man face however this choreography is unmatched in her category, to my knowledge no pop star has done this. Not ciara beyonce rihanna jlo nobody she did that and i think she deserves credit at last. That basketball thigh booty action was epic. Ijs
Damn yall now the song Dancing with a Stranger is stuck in my head
Side note I think Normani and her partner was cheated on dancing with the stars
Is she bleaching?
Well I hate to tell you this but your on the wrong site… We speak freely here and if you didn’t like what I wrote you didn’t have to comment at all…Get the hell on and take your fake woke azz back to wherever you came from…
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Stfu. Nobody’s hating. I said wtf I said. Kiss my azz. ?
Sorry but it’s obvious to me who has inspired her and who’s she’s been studying very closely. Again, I’m not impressed. Just My opinion though. ?????
Yeah, its a terrible song. No bass at all.
But Im still laughing at the description of sandrarose.com as a family-oriented blog. Jesus H, there’s a feature called unclockable transvestite of the week and somebody’s worrying about twerking?
Which explains why it was so basic.
Love that song!!!
Shame. Cause they have some great ones.
Clearly, I did “speak freely here” and “you didn’t like what I wrote.”
“Well I hate to tell you this but” comments are not exempt from responses, and perhaps “your [sic] on the wrong site.”
The only thing that is ‘fake’ is the veneer of arrogance exposed by your ignorance, untenable arguments, and sustained ability to self-sabotage.
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Ouch! ???
Girl these “woke” people be killing me. Always trying to correct someone. Start your own blog so you and your little weirdo friends can out talk and over think each other into further confusion.
No wonder.
I watched the video because there was so much hype surrounding it. I was so disappointed because the song is weak.
Dayum!… I ain’t into other females but she’s sexy as hell and killing the dance moves!
Normani is okay to look at, but the song & her performance was mediocre at best
You on the wrong blog fake Nietzsche… Shut ya dumb azz up…
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My words are empowering enough to set the tonality of my statements without employing the use of profanity or slandering others, so inherently I’ll decline your bait.
Socrates once wrote: “When a debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser, ” and labels are often rendered, but maybe its a reflex precipitated by those who denuded the pith of your childhood.
Subsequently, you should question those who helped to piecemeal your ‘dumb’ education, remove lucidity, and to blight your fragile psyche.
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Did Socrates say all that before or after diddling little boys??? Also did he invent the block button???
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that “A sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth,” and that is where I believe learning may root a plenteous seed; fertile enough to change the direction of one’s life – if only for them to learn to shed the entrapment of their own ignorance.
Perhaps, questioning Socrates’ history may inspire you to question your family of origin, its retrograded disposition, how to ‘block’ its effects, and cultivate a salubrious mindset.
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