Victoria Monét is the latest star to bring her talents to the video game industry.
The “Jaguar II” crooner took to X, formerly Twitter, to share the news that her dance moves have made it to “Fortnite.” The popular online video game and platform, developed by Epic Games, was first released in 2017. For one of its games, “Fortnite Battle Royale,” the main objective is to be the last one standing on Battle Royale Island. Playable characters can “loot, build, explore, and fight” against 99 other players in the match to be declared the winner.
Now, Monét is bringing the moves and choreography for her hit single “On My Mama” to the video game.
“Fornite said lemme show ya’ll why they’re called V bucks,” she said in a post shared via X. “The ‘Lookin Good’ emote inspired by ‘On My Mama’ by Victoria Monét is now available.”
The “On My Mama” music video, which now has amassed 62 million views on YouTube, is directed by Los Angeles, CA-based Grammy-nominated creator, child, per BET. It was released in August 2023 and pays homage to Southern Black culture during the early 2000s, including fellow R&B crooners Ciara and Mýa. Already it has gained Monét accolades such as the 2024 BET Award for Video of the Year and the Soul Train Music Awards for Best Dance Performance and Video of the Year.
Additionally, “On My Mama” earned Monét two of her seven Grammy nominations for 2024, including Record of the Year and Best R&B Song. Ultimately, she walked away with three Grammy awards during this year’s ceremony in the categories of Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and a historic win for Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) where she became the first Black woman to receive the honor, as AFROTECH™ previously reported.
It is equally important to note that the moves making their way to “Fortnite” are thanks to renowned dancer and choreographer Sean Bankhead, who is responsible for putting together the dance sequences performed by Monét and company during each performance of “On My Mama” as well as during the music video for the song.
He responded to the Fortnite news via X, confirming that he will get compensated for the feature.
fly the plane! and yes im getting paid for this! hallelujah!! https://t.co/YzmXvuVDOa
— Sean Bankhead (@itsSeanBankhead) July 15, 2024
Musicians like Monét are no strangers to joining the video game world as playable characters and getting a check because of it. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, rappers like 21 Savage and Nicki Minaj have already made their debut in “Call of Duty,” and Long Beach, CA, emcee Vince Staples has even opened up about how creating music to be sync licensed in video games has turned out to be extremely lucrative.
