American R&B singer Anita Baker has been rocking a short haircut for decades, and it still looks fantastic on her. Rihanna may get credit for popularizing the close-cropped, partly shaved hairstyle that's become ubiquitous these days, but it was really Anita Baker who originated the look in the 1980s.

In an interview with Essence, Baker said she was flattered by the imitation. "Oh my goodness, they are rocking so many variations of my high-top fade. I mean Rihanna has taken it to a very angular 21st Century thing. Miss Fantasia has it in a very seductive you know up-flip, and it's just lovely, right? Oh, I think it's wonderful. Well, you know it's just out of necessity for me. Because, I just need it for things to be easy and simple, and you know I even saw Janet Jackson rocking the short hair which was so refreshing. And, I mean, she looked liberated."

See how Anita Baker is wearing her hair these days: