SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)

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AlbumJan 27 / 201719 songs, 59m 48s
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Kehlani Parrish reached the release of her debut album the hard way—dues paid in a teen pop band and on *America\'s Got Talent*, various personal struggles—but it’s helped sharpen her silky R&B with a bewitching edge. She can do radio-friendly summer jams (“Distraction” and “Undercover”), but really comes alive when the Sweet and Sexy gets outmuscled by the Savage. “Not Used to It” hits deep, while “Too Much” and “Do U Dirty” are gloriously lewd and completely brilliant.

7.0 / 10

The new album from R&B singer Kehlani Parrish is refreshingly self-assured. She’s got a lot to say on these songs, which are blunt, unflinching, and exuberant.

TV talent show exile whose R&B pop has a dark underbelly. Read the NME album review

8 / 10

SweetSexySavage is a powerfully optimistic record refined by a canny approach to lyricism and unbridled intimacy.

8 / 10

The title for Kehlani's debut offering is a clear nod to her '90s influences — that TLC/Aaliyah/Monica/Brandy mode of soul that transformed...

7 / 10

Kehlani’s Grammy-nominated mixtape ‘You Should Be Here’ introduced the world to her own brand of stoned-out, soul cuts that invoked the

(Atlantic)

7 / 10

Grab your Reebok Classics and Kappa tracksuit for Kehlani's debut album, SweetSexySavage – an record of '90s RnB

7 / 10

55 %

Individual visions often get lost in the collaborative din.

Album Reviews: Kehlani – SweetSexySavage

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