Key Takeaways:

• Kehlani displays on the shortage of recognition for his or her contributions to R&B over the previous decade.
• “Folded” turned their first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a serious profession milestone.
• Their forthcoming album might characteristic contributions from Ne-Yo, Tank and Jermaine Dupri, signaling a brand new chapter of their sound.

Kehlani seems like their longevity in R&B usually will get “overlooked.” On Friday (Dec. 12), the “Nights Like This” artist spoke with Rolling Stone about how lengthy they have been within the style not at all times being acknowledged.

Earlier within the music/music-features/kehlani-folded-grammys-biggest-year-yet-1235482740/”>dialog, Kehlani shared that they have been “motivated to rewrite” their story with their forthcoming fifth studio album, which is about to reach within the spring. When requested what they needed to rewrite, the Oakland native defined, “I contributed a lot to R&B in the last 10 years, and I think it gets overlooked. I’m one of the few that are still remaining from my coming-out time [as an artist], and I think that’s important.”

“To still be able to make splashes like this 10 years in, I think it’s a big deal,” they added. During their decade-long run, they’ve put out numerous hits, together with “The Way,” “Honey” and extra not too long ago, “Folded.” Speaking of the last-mentioned tune — which turned their first entry into the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10 — Kehlani acknowledged that for “so many people,” it served as an introduction to their music.

For those that’ve been round for what Rolling Stone described as her “decade-ish-long career,” Kehlani is effectively conscious they’ve a “very specific fan base.” The While We Wait artist mentioned, “I mean, these are some people that I have had to pass out my physical copy of my CD to when I was 19. These are people that have seen me go from a teenager to a mother.”

They added, “A lot of people have their opinions, and you’re not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think that people that really can grasp me as a whole human, they love me in a different way, and I definitely attribute [that to] my ability to keep floating and keep thriving too.”

Kehlani’s forthcoming LP will embrace a characteristic from Usher, together with “Out The Window” and the beforehand talked about “Folded.” They additionally hinted at contributions from Ne-Yo, Tank and Jermaine Dupri, who all seem to have performed a much bigger position on the songwriting facet.