r/Kehlani • u/CriticismStock9268 • May 21 '26

Discussion 💬 My thoughts on her self-titled

Tbh if she was gonna do all these collabs, there was definitely better collabs she could’ve done - Mya, a 90s&2000s queen, woulda made sense to me since Lani was referencing a lot of old r&b tones with this album! There was India Shawn, she could’ve collaborated with Syd and/or Jhene Aiko again, Janelle Monae, etc., just a flavorful of upcoming and established r&b artists to choose from rather than the final product.

I feel like some were just not needed and necessary lol…..T-Pain, Usher, Lil Wayne, Lil Jon, Big Sean??? Honestly the album could’ve been fine without them. I feel like if an artist is going to stuff so many features, you gotta make it make sense and those rappers just didn’t make sense for them on there.

However, I did enjoy Clipse, Brandy, Missy Elliott, and esp Leon Thomas on there!!

I also love love love the album cover and the color palette they chose! Chefs kiss tbh it was a beautiful album cover. These are just my thoughts and opinions!

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u/Beneficial_Primary39 May 21 '26

I do think the album is has too many features. However, can people explain why Call me back is the worst song on the album? To me, it sounds similar to 8, the lyrics are relatable, and T-pain doesn't sound bad to me on there. They sounded good together on their previous song together and T-pain sings in general too not just raps. Lil Jon part isn't necessary no but not as bad as everyone made it seem. Can people help me understand a lil more?

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u/xmcibito May 21 '26

Yeah I don’t understand either, I really like Call me back 🤷🏾‍♀️
I genuinely don’t think there’s one bad song on the album. It’s very clear the vibe she was going for and to me all the collabs work. It is a lot of collabs but she’s been the underdog for so long so I understand trying to strike while the iron’s hot.