I went from broke and homeless sleeping on couches. I couldn’t even figure out what I was doing in Los Angeles. Now, I’m paying my own bills. I’m about to move my mama in with me at 19. I’m on tour now, and this is all off of one mixtape.
KEHLANII really hate finding out people that show love really be talking crazy behind the scenes. Bitch buck up and hate me with your chest.
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Focused on fire. Bringing the heat.
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My lyrics are a complete 180 from what they used to be in terms of maturity. And I have a kid, so that changes everything.
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I feel like I don’t really care about impressing other people. I thoroughly enjoy impressing myself.
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My brain kind of works in steps. I have to go through things and then process them and then write about them. I have to understand them first.
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My brain kind of works in steps. I have to go through things and then process them and then write about them. I have to understand them first.
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Make-up sex, as treacherous as it can be, becomes this fun and playful thing versus this really intense thing. To me the song feels playful.
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My favorite person that I had been running everything by doesn’t even make music, but he is a genius. It’s Kerby [Jean-Raymond] from Pyer Moss. -Kehlani
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There’s girls that grew up like me and even worse, and they need to know that there is someone out there that can give them hope with my music. It’s about inspiring people and helping people.
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Success to me is only two things: happiness and stability.
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As far as creation goes, you just really have to not overthink and just create and be confident. If you think it’s tight, then the world is going to think it’s tight.
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I think, as musicians, our music should be who we are. Sometimes it’s not – it’s someone else’s. All heartfelt music and all honest music, it’s who we are. Of course, our upbringing has everything to do with it.
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I think most people don’t know that I really write everything myself. No help. There’s nobody in the studio except for me and the engineer. A lot of people don’t think I’m a singer. They think I’m a rapper.
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I’m frazzled, but I’m good.
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Yes, you are like the sun so always shine bright.
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Everybody is on the ‘I’ll cross the bridge when it comes’ conversation. I don’t think anybody truly knows.
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Choose yourself or lose yourself.
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Motherhood, building character one day at a time.
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Love is sight, sight is love. Stay where you’re seen, it’s where you’re loved.
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Sex is biological, but gender is mental.
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Vocally, I’m always listening to Brandy. As a writer, I’m always listening to India Arie and Drake.
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We can be your distraction.
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I always wanted to date me.
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It’s funny: I don’t listen to too much rap. I don’t listen to too much older hip-hop. If I do, it’s Ja Rule.
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Sometimes I make songs about girls, and I say ‘he,’ or I’ll make songs about guys, and I say ‘she,’ or sometimes they’re exactly what they’re about. I feel like it just allows me to get a lot more perspective.
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I’ve always been a very young person with a very old soul.
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I really hate finding out people that show love really be talking crazy behind the scenes. Bitch buck up and hate me with your chest.
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