Kehlani

Kehlani's 'sweetsexysavage

... America’s Got Talent graduate recreates the sounds and spirits that got her through a tough Oakland childhood. Not content to serve up mere nostalgia, Kehlani takes the cadences and beats of classics like “The Boy Is Mine” or “Creep,” adds up-to-the-minute production tricks, and filters it all through the consciousness of a sensitive woman forced to grow up too soon, one who survived a suicide attempt last year while struggling with depression. Everything special about Kehlani is crammed into Sweet Sexy Savage’s first tune, “Keep On.” Alternating handclaps and finger snaps over a strutting funk bassline, she spreads her bruised alto through a sashaying ode to a mate who forgives and gives love freely. She doesn’t mince words, particularly when summing up her shortcomings: “I ain’t do the s— that I shoulda did,” Kehlani admits with an adult awareness that adds depth to the youthfulness of her style. If this had been released back in Brandy’s heyday ...

Kehlani Just Wants To Be Happy After Grappling With Darkness. New Album ‘sweetsexysavage’ Leads The Way

... setting her up with an apartment and studio time. Without the aid, things could have quickly turned extremely dire. There were times when she was essentially homeless and couch-surfing. “I literally remember having to wash my underwear in the shower and blow-drying them. and I’m banned from [a few] grocery stores from stealing stupid groceries just to eat,” she said. Some of her many tattoos, a constant source of intrigue in interviews, came out of turbulence. The singer looks at the art, which she started getting because she hated her body, with a slight tinge of regret. Eventually she’d like to get some removed — starting with the word “Woke” inked on her hand in tribute to Erykah Badu, which she had digitally cut from her new album art. “I really thought I was the smartest, most aware. And then I went through a situation that exposed me to the ...

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... “Do Me” or whatever, on a performance side, we’re a whole lot better. We are mindful of where our fans are and where we are, it’s age appropriate. The grooves are mad sexy, the melodies are catchy, subject matters are just right up your alley of whatever is going on today and with relationships. Besides ‘Poison’ it’s our best work.”. Preview the project below ( Purchase ). Also available today is the debut album, Sweet Sexy Savage, from Atlantic Records signee Kehlani. Prior to the set’s release, the West Coast songstress unwrapped several songs for promotion. The project features a hefty 17 songs tracklist with two bonus tracks. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kehlani said, “[Cloud 19] was like, ‘Let me show I can sing!’ and [You Should Be Here] was, ‘Let me show I can write!’ This one’s like, ‘Let me show I can chill! And have fun!’ Really, I was just taking it easy.”. Kehlani will support the project with her “Sweet Sexy Savage World Tour,” which kicks off on February 21 in Montreal, Canada. Preview the project below. Kehlani launched television support of the project ...

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Kehlani Reveals Tracklist For Sweetsexysavage

... in 2 days (or tomorrow night at midnight to be exact), but before it arrives the Bay Area singer has gone ahead & revealed the official tracklist for us on Twitter ahead of time. Laced with 19 tracks in total (2 bonus), the album is being lead by the singles “Distraction,” “CRZY,” “Undercover,” & “Advice,” meanwhile it’ll contain other song titles like “Personal,” “Escape,” & “In My Feelings,” which presumably is about Kehlani's life. “As women we are told that we cannot be multi layered,” she wrote in a message to fans. “We are put in boxes. we can’t be all the above. reclaim yourself…The name is supposed to challenge you. The name is supposed to make you question… only to let u find your own answer. But really, it’s me reclaiming myself. Me accepting myself. Good & bad. All the way around. It’s me. Thank you for loving me.” – Kehlani on the title of #SSS. In addition to the album, Kehlani will be hitting the road this Spring for the ...