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3.5 out of 5 starsย 

Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [Photo Credit: Atlantic]Ahead of debut album SweetSexySavage, up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another captivating single with โ€œDo U Dirty.โ€

Up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani is set to drop her official debut album, SweetSexySavage January 27, 2017. Prior to SweetSexySavage, she released a Grammy-nominated mixtape, You Should Be Here, in 2015. Ahead of SweetSexySavage, Kehlani has dropped a number of singles, with the earliest being โ€œDistractionโ€ and โ€œCRZYโ€. She returns with another gem, โ€œDo U Dirty.โ€

โ€œDo U Dirtyโ€ embraces the modern R&B sound through and through.ย  This sound encompasses the drums, synths, minor key scheme, and ample โ€œswagger.โ€ย  A perfect example of swagger occurs on the first verse, with Kehlani singing:

โ€œUp for hours drinking
Posted up, just reflected on it
And I know you wonโ€™t believe me
But babe, Iโ€™m cold and yeah, this life is cold.โ€

Kehlani delivers rhythmic vocals throughout โ€œDo U Dirty.โ€ While sheโ€™s singing, the influence of hip-hop โ€“ namely pop-rap โ€“ is clear as mud.ย  By the pre-chorus, the lead vocals grow more assertive: โ€œSwear you see the good in me / But that donโ€™t beat the hood in me / And I got my intentions and use / Guess Iโ€™m make believe โ€˜cause baby, I know, baby, I know.โ€

The chorus is simple but effective:

โ€œI, Iโ€™ma do you dirty
Say you love me now, but baby, itโ€™s too early
I, Iโ€™ma do you dirty
You think you love me now, I think you should be worried.โ€

Kehlani is brutally honest lyrically. She shows her sharp tongue on the first verse:

โ€œAnd I can see you from a distance
I could fuck you now and years later on
You gonโ€™ be stuck, just reminiscing
Itโ€™s the way I ride you, let you stay inside
Yeah, Iโ€™ma fuck you like a vixen
Thereโ€™s something โ€˜bout me.โ€

Final Thoughts

โ€œDo U Dirtyโ€ gives Kehlani another worthwhile single.ย  It takes a couple of spins for โ€œDo U Dirtyโ€ to unveil its magic, compared to earlier singles.ย  Still, the potential is tremendous.

3.5 out of 5 stars


Kehlani โ€ข SweetSavageSexy โ€ข Atlantic โ€ข Release: 1.27.17
Photo Credit: Atlantic

 

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the musical hype

the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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