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.
KEHLANII’ve always been a very young person with a very old soul.
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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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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.
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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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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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Choose yourself or lose yourself.
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It don’t take a whole day to recognize sunshine.
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Focused on fire. Bringing the heat.
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Sex is biological, but gender is mental.
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Me being so open just helps other people. People feel like they know me so much that they can talk to me all of the time about really personal things. Sometimes it’s really nice and comforting. It depends on the person, whether they’re creepy or not.
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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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Yes, you are like the sun so always shine bright.
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I was seeing the effects of what music can do — how it can be healing and bring people joy, but on the flip side, there was this ugliness. I saw the greed and the He-Mans that were willing to f*ck over children.
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Love my small team, proud of our sweet beginnings, every step feels so rewarding.
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There is nothing I would trade in this world for being a mommy.
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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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