It is a triumphant offering of high-production R&B, which calls out poor behaviour in relationships and prioritises the assertion of confidence.
While We Wait isn’t quite the parade of (should-have-been) smashes that ran through SweetSexySavage. It does show her progression as a keen songwriter who shines a light not only into the vast, dark, ambiguous gulf that exists between any two people, but also on ways in which they might build a bridge across it.
The Oakland R&B singer’s latest project is a shining example of both her emotional intelligence and her balmy, lucid songwriting.
On While We Wait, Kehlani rests her case on the ins and outs of modern love on her latest project with defiant candor, featuring some of the freshest sonic accouterments millennial R&B has to offer.
her best tbh super consistent "nights like this" with ty dolla $ign is a modern R&B masterpiece put that shit in a museum
There are some really lovely moments on this but for a short mixtape, it still feels a bit too long and repetitive.
Fave: Footsteps, Love Language
| 1 | Footsteps 4:33 feat. Musiq Soulchild | 85 |
| 2 | Too Deep 2:47 | 82 |
| 3 | Nunya 4:04 feat. Dom Kennedy | 81 |
| 4 | Morning Glory 2:59 | 84 |
| 5 | Feels 3:01 | 81 |
| 6 | Nights Like This 3:21 feat. Ty Dolla $ign | 89 |
| 7 | RPG 3:56 feat. 6LACK | 83 |
| 8 | Butterfly 2:43 | 72 |
| 9 | Love Language 3:33 | 80 |