At a time in which women are starting to tear down patriarchal ideologies, every woman deserves to be “a superwoman,” “an angry woman” and “a crazy woman,” because the female experience is just as valid as the male. Women-black, white and all other colors-need to hear “Intro” for strength and validation. In the context of The Women’s March and other political events, Reyna’s voice is a ray of sunshine in today’s dark times.
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Reyna Biddy does spoken word on the one-minute introduction, and every word is amazing, featuring phrases like: “And I’m sorry you missed the light / I’m sorry you forgot the way I arose like the moon,” and “I’ve practiced how to hold my tongue long enough / I’m afraid I forgot to say goodbye / I’m afraid you’re under the impression / That I was made to please you.” 2016 was pretty turbulent for Kehlani, bringing the highs single ‘Gangsta’ was on the soundtrack to the Oscar-nominated Suicide Squad, whilst her album You Should Be Here earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album and the deepest low of being hospitalised after a failed suicide. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2021 Vinyl release of 'You Should Be Here' on Discogs.
Without a doubt though, the most profound moment of “SweetSexySavage” is “Intro.” Though listeners would be tempted to breeze through the opening verses, Kehlani begins empowering listeners as soon as they press play. Kehlani grapples with wanting someone but feeling unworthy of their love, and listeners can empathize with her inner push and pull, as she tries to decide between doing the right thing and doing what her heart wants.įinally, the most savage song is a three-way tie between “CRZY,” “Do U Dirty” and “Personal.” In “Personal,” she croons: “They sleeping on me / But I don’t waste my time / tryna prove that I’m something to see.” Kehlani’s self-confident, IDGAF attitude shines through in a classy way she refuses to let anyone bring her down from the positive place she has found in her life. In “Escape,” the sweetest work on the album, Kehlani sings about a realistic love, one in which she doesn’t want to hold the person back on it, her lyrics are shy and honest. Then the very next morning, all her albums got exclusive coloured UO pressings. Spent some time searching online but no luck. And I was like wow I wonder if I could buy these albums on vinyl. With a sultry video in honor of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name,” and featuring lyrics like “So I need you with me / To keep me right and keep me up all night,” “Distraction” is perfect for a night of fun, flirting with your boo, or, as the chorus suggests, just a “friend” for the night, willing to be your distraction. I only got into Kehlani’s music literally last night, just checking out all her albums on Spotify and I really liked what I heard. Of the 18-song album, “Distraction” is easily the sexiest inclusion.