KEHLANI

Album

Single

Label

300 Entertainment

Genre

Dance-pop

Duration

2:00

Composer(s)

Jordan Adetunji

Entered Chart

Jul 6, 2024

Peak Date

Aug 24, 2024

Released

19 May 2024

Originally hailing from London, Jordan Adetunji is a Northern Irish alternative hip-hop artist based in Belfast. In this song, a confident and independent woman captivates Adetunji. He admires her looks, her self-assurance, and her ability to achieve her goals on her own. In the chorus, he likens her beauty and confidence to that of singer Kehlani, using fire and water metaphors to convey the intensity of his feelings. Adetunji wrote "Kehlani" himself, with production by Prodbyli and VillaBeatz. The track incorporates a sample from Summer Walker's 2019 track "Potential." Released as a single on May 19, 2024, Adetunji teased the track on TikTok four days earlier, posting a snippet with the caption, "Bro wrote a whole song about Kehlani, but why it kinda go hard," accompanied by a flurry of popular hashtags. On May 23, Kehlani herself posted a pair of TikToks where she vibes and lip-syncs to the track, giving it her personal endorsement.

I like the way your body is (I do)
Is that too obvious? Okay
I like your confidence (I do)
Oh, that's what good karma is, okay
Li-Like Kehlani is, bad just like Kehlani is, okay
Here where the party is, right here where the party is
You boutta-, you boutta start a whole fire, uh (fire)
Now, I'm on fire, uh
I need some water, need Tyla, uh
I need Romani, Rebecca, Serena, Selena, let's start a whole choir, uh
I like the way that you get your own bag, you don't no one help you inspire, huh

But I'ma add to you
I'ma give you some bands, I'ma add to you (to you)
Been on the avenue and I ain't never seen no one bad as you (nobody bad)
Baby, I'm savage too, they can't disrespect you, I'll gladly shoot (uh-huh)
I don't play about mine, I don't care
I'm addicted to you and it's clear

I like the way your body is (I do)
Is that too obvious? Okay
I like your confidence (I do)
Oh, that's what good karma is, okay
Li-Like Kehlani is, bad just like Kehlani is, okay
Here where the party is, right here where the party is
You boutta-, you boutta start a whole fire, uh (fire)
Now, I'm on fire, uh
I need some water, need Tyla, uh
I need Romani, Rebecca, Serena, Selena, let's start a whole choir, uh
I like the way that you get your own bag, you don't no one help you inspire, huh

Baby, let's make movie (let's make movie)
Come and seduce me (uh-huh)
Know that I'm choosy (uh)
I need to you to back it up
Make it clap, that ain't fast enough
You know I'm man enough
And I don't play about it, you know that I'm 'bout it

I like the way your body is (I do)
Is that too obvious? Okay
I like your confidence (I do)
Oh, that's what good karma is, okay
Li-Like Kehlani is, bad just like Kehlani is, okay
Here where the party is, right here where the party is
You boutta-, you boutta start a whole fire, uh (fire)
Now, I'm on fire, uh
I need some water, need Tyla, uh
I need Romani, Rebecca, Serena, Selena, let's start a whole choir, uh
I like the way that you get your own bag, you don't no one help you inspire, huh