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Must-See: Jennifer Hudson Gives Lots of 'Tude in 'Walk It Out' Video

J-Hud enlisted producers Timbaland and J-Roc for the '90s-flavored song.
Jennifer Hudson Gives Lots of 'Tude in 'Walk It Out' Video
Jennifer Hudson Walk It Out
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 27, 2020
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Jennifer Hudson returns to her Chicago roots in the video for her latest single, “Walk it Out.” The American Idol alum enlisted producers Timbaland and J-Roc for the uptempo song with hints of the ’90s—there’s even a line from Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody.”

J-Hud serves tons of ‘tude as she walks the streets of Chicago wearing a nameplate, big gold earrings, and dance moves we might have to steal this summer.