The year is 2003: You're running home from school to catch 106 and Park at 6 PM to see which one of your faves claimed the number one spot on the coveted countdown. Hosts Rosci Diaz and Terrence J announce it's Normani's new music video. *car screeching sound* Wait, what? Normani? At least, that's what happens in the singer's new video "Motivation," where she transforms into her favorite pop icons from the 2000s for a nostalgia-filled video that makes you want to download Limewire and dust off your pink velour Juicy Couture tracksuit.

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The video for the song—which was co-written by her tour buddy and close friend, Ariana Grande—begins with young Normani glued to the TV watching 106 and Park, daydreaming about one day hearing her name announced on the countdown, before grown-up Normani appears on the screen and spins to reveal a lewk true Beyoncé fans would recognize.

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From there, the tributes to the iconic era keep pouring in. Ahead, all of the 2000s references in Normani's new music video "Motivation."

Beyoncé

From the moment grown-up Normani appears on the screen and spins, I experienced...deja vu? One of the very first tributes to the 2000s was none other than Beyoncé's seminal "Crazy In Love" music video opening. Normani, like Bey, was dressed in a white cropped tank top and a denim bottom (Normani wore jeans while Bey wore denim daisy dukes) and early 2000 accessories like belly rings, large gold hoops, and a thick, wide gold belt.

Normani in "Motivation." YouTube

Ciara

Normani trades in her "Crazy In Love" look for a white two-piece set with her birth year, 1996, spray painted in graffiti font and pink snakeskin Jordan 11 sneakers. The singer then meets her girls on the streets to dance, which is very reminiscent of Ciara dancing with her girls and people on the street in her 2004 video for "1, 2 Step."

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At the end of the video, Normani seemingly returns to her Ciara tribute by slipping into an embellished two-piece set and dancing in the rain during a scene that reminds you of Ciara's "Gimmie Dat" dance sequence in the rain.

Following the release of the "Motivation" video, Ciara gave the rising star her stamp of approval, tweeting, "Dope! Get it mama."

Jennifer Lopez

Later on in the video, Normani heads to a nearby basketball court and starts dancing while a guy comes up to her and dances around her similar to the way Ja Rule does to J.Lo in the "I'm Real" video.

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Can we also give Normani an award or something for her graceful pirouette, then kicking a basketball up in the air and bouncing it off her butt?!? Her mind!

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Britney Spears

While the basketball court dance scene is reminiscent of "I'm Real," you can't help but think of the dance break in Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time " video. In "Motivation," Normani impresses the guys by doing a few backflips that takes us back to Britney's schoolyard dance scene and backflip in "Baby One More Time."

Omarion

As the night calms down, Normani and her love interest take their fancy feet to the streets to dance a little more and true 2000s fans know this is a tribute to the famous street dancing scene in Omarion's "Touch" video featuring dancer Danielle Polanco.

Kelly Rowland

Normani is a Kelly Rowland stan—she made that much clear in her Billboard cover story. "I see myself in Kelly,” she told the outlet. “She’s killing it for brown girls. She carries herself gracefully, and ‘Motivation’ -- girl, that was the prime!” So it makes sense that Normani would pay tribute to the singer and former Destiny's Child member, from the title of the song to Rowland's iconic music videos. Normani's "Motivation" is likely a nod to Kelly Rowland's song of the same name, released in 2011. In the video for Rowland's version of "Motivation," the color palette is dark as Rowland dances in a wet warehouse with her dancers. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but Normani's "Motivation" video ends in this same dark color palette. Coincidence? I think not.

Fans believe that Normani took her Kelly Rowland homage even further back by paying tribute to Nelly and Kelly Rowland's dreamy collaboration "Dilemma" in the very last scene, which finds Normani and a bunch of people dancing on a dark street.

Nicki Minaj didn't lie when she said, "Normani is that bitch."