Victoria Monét Talks 'Ass Like That' And How To Get One

Seventy years from right now, Victoria Monét plans to still be cradling a 50-pound dumbbell, doing squats, and smiling as she wipes the sweat from her brow. The rising singer and frequent Ariana Grande collaborator dropped her glittery, devilishly sexy new song "Ass Like That" earlier this week, and while its title may recommend a striptease, it's actually an empowering anthem for females to feel confident in talking about their bodies. As soon as I wrote this song, I was just beginning with my trainer, and I just really wanted to have really toned legs, a tiny waist, plus a big ass," she told MTV News over the phone. "That objective still stands." Naturally, Monét also mentioned she plans on never slowing down on fitness, even once she gets up there in age.


That’s as the 26-year-old singer has made fitness a lifestyle. As she's worked her by means of the 2010s penning songs with Fifth Harmony and Grande and popping up for features with artists like Machine Gun Kelly and T.I., she's also focused on her physical wellbeing. "It's something that I don't imagine letting go of, ever," she said.


This fixation on physically, mentally, and emotionally maturing through aerobics is at the heart of "Ass Like That" and its awesome 1970s-inspired lyric video. The physical training bike she rides is bathed in era-appropriate sepia tones, and Monét also noticed inspiration in her mom, who'd "workout tapes that she would physical training to at house As an alternative opposed to working out in a private fitness center for the visual, Monét wanted to bring some of the warm homey feel to the screen. "I felt like it was a lot more tangible and relatable for people to bring it into this environment," she said.


MTV News talked with Monét about making "Ass Like That," her fitness objectives, and what to know once planning on getting back in the gym.


MTV News: how come you call the health club your true house? What would you mention that your fitness objectives are at this moment?


Victoria Monét: there really are some really fire ladies that come into the health and fitness center who are an inspiration for me, and so they have abs without flexing and arms like Angela Bassett's. I'm inspired by the people around me. I just hope to get better than where I am today and inspire my family member and people who need the inspiration to go for it.


MTV News: and why would you mention that this plays into the idea of perseverance that's at the center of 'Ass Like That?'


Monét: I think every time you challenge your body, you challenge your mind and also you could push yourself further than you would certainly think. Going to the health club sort of proves that once you do one more rep than you couldn't do yesterday. So I think it expands into everyday life once you take this perseverance and use it to everyday life with other challenges.


MTV News: What was the process like for creating the song?


Monét: I actually was in a writing camp by Yours Truly Creative by Adidas Originals. There were a lot of creatives, musicians, and producers. We were just going from room to room. This was one of the songs that came about at the camp. It sort of certainly just came with each other by me narrating my life and just telling the truth.


MTV News: Where did the idea for the lyric video come from? 


Monét: The rest of my music has even more 1970s influence and live instrumentation. I was really inspired by older artists that would leave musical breaks. This is just my take on that and bringing it into the living room space and making it relatable for other people.


MTV News: How has fitness defined your life so far?


Monét: It's really become quite a lifestyle. I think that it's largely in part since I have to be in front of the camera a lot and try on a bunch of clothes that are constantly runway size. They're very small, so it may play with your confidence emotionally. Although just making sure that I'm doing my best and transferring my health and fitness center work to a healthy consuming food lifestyle sort of certifies me for a longer and healthier life in general.


MTV News: What would you mention to people who aspire to begin fresh in the health club tomorrow?


Monét: the opening step is walking in there. Some days as soon as people think about the gymnasium, they think about the end of the process and get overwhelmed. Whenever you walk in and do something, that's a begin. There really are going to be sometimes that you fall off yet you could routinely begin again and make it a habit for yourself. Make it a real lifestyle, even in case you leave and have a milkshake because you have a crazy craving randomly. As long as you get up and walk in that fitness center again, you'll be fine. It's not really about perfection. It's about growth. That's the mindset you've got to have. Keep going, keep growing.