Watch video content at TMZ.comH.E.R. is not required. About "Schoolhouse Rock!" She's heard of Schoolhouse Rock and helped the Obamas improve it with their new animated Netflix series.We are joined Monday by the Grammy-winning singer to discuss how Michelle Obama and Barack Obama brought her aboard for "We the People". Let me tell you, there wasn't any arm-twisting.This series features approximately 3-minute episodes that teach viewers about American civics, politics, and are centered around original songs by H.E.R. Janelle Monae and Lin-Manuel Miranda.This will sound familiar to older people, much like ABC's "Schoolhouse Rock!" from the 80s and 70s. "I'm Just a Bill," you know, was a hit!H.E.R. H.E.R. says that "We The People" is different in one major way. It has established hitmakers like herself, which she claims will instantly draw young audiences and help them connect to the message. Let's just say it is better learning through better songs.H.E.R. H.E.R. hopes that the songs of the Netflix series will live on as well as those of "Schoolhouse Rock!" ... and encourage young people to be more involved in the country's future political affairs.
