Naturi Naughton wasn’t even born when the original ‘Fame’ hit theaters in 1980, but the former 3LW star — whose breasts made major waves in the Biggie biopic Notorious — is lending her voice to the recently-revamped Fame, the Oscar-winning title song made famous by Irene Cara in the original box office hit.

The singer/actress is also taking on a starring role in the new Fame.

“The pressure is on,” the 25-year-old says of her role in the upcoming remake. “But to me, it’s an opportunity. For me, I looked at it as, ‘Wow! I get to recreate this role that Irene Cara played.’ And I loved Irene Cara, actually. I was a huge fan of her — just her voice, and growing up being a singer, I really, really was excited when I heard that I finally got the part.”

“It was a little bit before my time, I have to say, when the movie came out, but everybody has some memories of ‘Fame,’ like the TV show when I was growing up,” Naturi said of the original Fame in an interview with Entertainment Tonight Wednesday. “I loved Debbie Allen, I knew about ‘Fame’ — and everybody wanted to be a character in it.”

The 2009 remake of Fame opens in theaters September 25.