SZA reveals her celebrity crush in new album ‘Lana’ – and it’s not what you might think

Surprisingly, SZA’s star crush is not one of the rappers or lovers who have starred in her music videos.

On their new album Lanawhich was released on Friday, December 20, the 35-year-old singer appeared to reveal her crush on Martin Scorsese in the aptly named song “Scorsese Baby Daddy.”

In the unexpected tribute track to the 85-year-old Scorsese, SZA sings the lyrics: “I rolled up all my problems / And then I smoked about it / I could have called my mother / I’d rather talk about it / Addicted to that.” Drama / Scorsese Baby Daddy.”

SZA also dreams of being in a scenario that sounds like a scene from one of Scorsese’s famous films, such as Goodfellas, taxi driver, or The Wolf of Wall Street – although it doesn’t mention any specific characters or director’s titles.

She continues in the song, “I’d pretend if I did my favorite man, he’d call me yummy/angry lady then I wonder if I could, baby/One day I’ll understand all that it is.” needs to be a lady.”

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Fans have been sharing their thoughts on the track, with many wondering how Scorsese will react.

“I need Martin Scorsese to immediately listen and respond to Scorsese’s baby daddy,” one listener wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

“SZA has a song called Scorsese Baby Daddy on SOS Deluxe 😂😭🙌 Best song track ever,” a second fan tweeted. Another person commented: “I just listened to Scorsese Baby Daddy and I feel like I’m floating. I swear this is just amazing.”

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The Oscar-winning director, who has three daughters, married his fifth and current wife, Helen Morris, in 1999.

SZA’s loving song to Scorsese comes even though the singer is generally private about her love life.

In 2020, SZA confirmed that she had a brief romance with Drake in 2009 after the rapper featured in his song “Mr. Right Now” was released the same year.

The “Snooze” singer has also previously spoken in interviews and in her music about her former fiancé, whom she met after high school and was with for 11 years.

In an interview with Rolling Stone Released in October 2023, SZA said the couple broke up “five or six years earlier” and many of the songs on her 2022 album SOS drew inspiration from the relationship and breakup, including the hit “Nobody Gets Me.”

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In an interview with British Vogue In November, SZA claimed her ex-fiancé asked her to stop talking about him at shows.

“I can’t even talk about my experience? I’m in jail!” she told the outlet. “Despite his hatred for me, I would still trust him with my life. He’s one of the smartest people I know.”

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