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Last week Rihanna praised her Met Ball attire now songstress Erykah Badu is singing Zendaya’s praises after a spot on “Lip Sync Battle” performance of Badu’s 1997 hit, “Tyrone.”

“@Zendaya, why you snap like that?” Badu replied in response to a fan’s post of the performance on Twitter.

Zendaya evoked peak queendom by lip-syncing Badu’s anthem on how to rid yourself of a “good for nothing boyfriend.”

https://twitter.com/MadamMelanin/status/861607620913790981

Cloaked in army fatigue with a head tribal print head wrap, Zendaya flawlessly glided across the stage with an effortless cool.

As the song progressed, Zendaya worked the crowd with a carefree attitude, while hosts LL Cool J, Chrissy Teigen and her Spiderman: Homecoming co-star, Tom Holland, mouthed the lyrics in the background.

Watch the full video for the magic above.

 

Zendaya’s ‘Tyrone’ Performance On ‘Lip Sync Battle’ Was So Good, Erykah Badu Liked It  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com