Excited Lupita Nyong'o reacts to Beyonce's shout out on Brown Skin Girl track in the Gift album
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Excited Lupita Nyong'o reacts to Beyonce's shout out on Brown Skin Girl track in the Gift album

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Beyoncé‘s album for The Lion King was released — and one famous fan couldn’t contain her happiness upon hearing her name-dropped on one of the tracks.

The album, titled The Lion King: The Gift, which features Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, as well as Beyoncé’s husband, JAY-Z, and their daughter Blue Ivy, includes a song titled Brown Skin Girl that includes a special shout-out to actress Lupita Nyong’o.

“She needs an Oscar for that pretty dark skin/ Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in,” Beyoncé sings on the track.

The Oscar-winning actress responded on Instagram Friday with a video of herself dancing and singing along in elation as the song plays in the background.

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Brown Skin Girl. Thank you @Beyonce for this Gift!! #BrightnessIsJustWhoYouAre,” writes Lupita Nyong’o as the caption of the video montage.

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The Brown Skin Girl single also includes the names of supermodel Naomi Campbell and Beyoncé’s former Destiny’s Child bandmate, Kelly Rowland. The star, who voices Nala in the Jon Favreau-directed film, also shares writing credit with her 7-year-old Blue Ivy.

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