As a teen star and half of a sister act, Chloe Bailey charmed audiences for years.
The truth is, it cant be helped.
And Chloe is hot.
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The song did impressively well, charting in Billboards R&B chart and its Hot 100.
But Chloes success has not been without controversy.
The Treat Me video?
Its as if thick thighs save lives were a person.
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But some of this is also rooted in a history that is far more insidious.
For Black women, public claims of pleasure and agency have never been easy.
Since slavery, our bodies have walked an impossible tightrope between being hypervisible and erotically illegible.
There was a chasm of difference between the way Black and white womanhood was viewed.
Enslaved Black women, however, were believed to be no more than chattel.
The truth is, Black women have been trying to undo these deeply disparaging stereotypes ever since.
Its considered too dangerous.
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In Have Mercy, Chloe declares, If I count to three, bet you be on your knees.
In erotic power, Chloes got squad.
That was more than a century before Meg and Cardi blessed us withWAP.
When I was young, I was a little ashamed of my curves.
Now my favorite thing about my body is my butt.
Its a Valentines gift from a friend, the rapperSaweetie.
Today, Chloes modest concessions to glam are her nails (did) and lashes (perfection).
When Im [not performing], Im a bubbly, corny, clumsy person, she says.
But when the lights turn on, something just happens.
Like our dearly departed, RIP, Sasha Fierce, Chloes alter ego is highly utilitarian.
It allows her to access a power source she not only wants but needs.
I feel like its not fair for us to say were only one version of who we are.
We all have multiple layers to ourselves.
I feel like nothing can hold me back.
When Im off the stage, its the complete opposite.
That version onstage is still a really nice person, but she doesnt take any shit.
She knows who she is.
Chloe hopes that youll get to know her a little better through her album.
Working on it was therapy.
It was one of the longest periods theyd ever been apart and Chloe found herself suffering from separation anxiety.
Music saved me, she recalls.
As time went on, you’ve got the option to hear me finding my strength and confidence.
I didnt want to lose that story as I pieced the [songs] together.
We have different layers, ebbs and flows to our lives.
It would be completely unfair for me to portray myself to the world like I have no problems.
Shes built for this.
Her EGOT aspirations started early.
It feels like as soon as I learned to walk I knew I wanted to sing, she says.
I knew I loved performing.
My very first dream was to be a Broadway star.
Her journey tobody positivityhas been hard, long, and as it is for many of us, ongoing.
Let her explain those travels: Its complicated.
Ive always had thick thighs and a butt.
So I was a little ashamed of my curves.
I tried to hide them.
It took a very, very long time.
Now my favorite thing about [my body] is my butt.
As a girl, one of the things that helped her most was watching other Pleasure Ninjas perform.
The first woman I saw embrace her body wasBeyonce, Chloe says.
She showed me another beautiful, full-figured, thick, sexy, curvaceous [woman].
And I was like, that is sexy.
As for dating, Chloe is quick to own her inexperience.
She was homeschooled starting in the seventh grade, so she missed the whole high school dating experience.
Im getting into that world and learning the ways of men right now, she says.
But thats what guys think of me sometimes.
So, Ive been pretty protective of my heart and figuring out guys true intentions.
On Chloes scale of male appeal, fine doesnt rank as high as you might think.
Im not a person who bases [stuff] on outward appearance, she says matter of factly.
If their heart is made of gold, Im so in.
I just want them to appreciate my nerdy side, my work ethic, and be my best friend.
It has to be some- one whos really intellectual because thats sexy.
you’re free to teach me things.
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