Kehlani, Clothes Off | Midnight Heat

In the 73rd edition of Midnight Heat (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Clothes Off” by Kehlani featuring kwn.

Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo, and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. We are talking about that after-dark type $hi†, ya dig? These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the 73^rd edition of Midnight Heat (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Clothes Off” by Kehlani.

“Girl, the way you’re pushin’ up on my body, huh / It’s you that do it for me.” Oh, snap, kwn (Khy Wilson)! Kwn assists Grammy-nominated, lesbian nonbinary R&B singer/songwriter Kehlani (Kehlani Parrish) on “Clothes Off”, the third track from Parrish’s second project of 2024, the mixtape, While We Wait 2. Wilson and Parrish are enamored with their respective girls on the sensual number. Per kwn, this girl ‘makes them feel good.’ Besides singing, Kwn co-wrote and produced “Clothes Off.” What a talent!

The sex is on fire on “Clothes Off,” period. “Can I dare to leave your bed a mess and wet? / ‘Cause we sure gon’ sweat,” kwn asserts in the sexy, first pre-chorus. This follows ‘Lani’s initial praise of the girl’s skills in bed. She performs the centerpiece, the chorus, the first go-round: “Oh, you better take my clothes off, yeah / … Can we, uh? Oh, baby.” With clothes coming off, clearly, ‘it’s going down’ in the bedroom. Kehlani brings the heat in the second verse, singing, “Girl, the way you sex me make me feel like / I can’t get with nobody else.” They add, “I just can’t let you get no other bitch involved.” WORD. Not only is the sex good, but, Kehlani wants to lock things down with her.  Right on.  As always, Parrish shines with their sweet vocal performance – never over singing, yet potent. The instrumental accompaniment is marvelous too – idiomatic of contemporary R&B.  With awesome vocals, and a longing pleasure and potential beyond the bedroom, Kehlani and kwn shine on “Clothes Off”.

Kehlani // While We Wait 2 // Atlantic // 2024

Kehlani, Clothes Off: Midnight Heat No. 73 (2024) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Hasan Muneer, Natan from Pexels; Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]