Kehlani Addresses Viral Confrontation With Right-Wing Influencer
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TikToker Tries To Expose Kehlani After Their Starbucks Drive Thru Altercation And She Wasn’t Having It
Starbucks is a place where people go to get their caffeine fix, meet up with colleagues, or simply get away from the madness of the world. But on Wednesday, viral TikToker Christian Williams and Kehlani showed that it’s a place where altercations can take place, though both sides seem to view the situation a bit differently.
This mediocre singer that everyone’s forgotten about, Kehlani, told my baristas at Starbucks that I was an “a**hole” and to be “safe around me.” Well, I set her straight.
I’m tired of these fake woke people being rude to everyone and acting like they’re the good ones. pic.twitter.com/V6X88Wg8tX
— Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) July 13, 2022
Christian Walker posted a video of himself to Twitter which finds him yelling at the Blue Water Road artist for allegedly telling baristas that he is an “a******” and to be safe around him. He even gets out of the car and walks up to their window to repeat what he says while the 27-year-old simply laughs and shows their phone to the camera. Unbeknownst to Walker, Kehlani was actually on a virtual therapy session, which she confirms in a full explanatory video later on and sensibly shows why they handled the situation so calmly, on top of the journey toward peace and bliss they have been on for the last few years. However, this isn’t the full story.
Kehlani confirming that Christian was berating the workers
he’s so disgusting pic.twitter.com/A0Xn2KeNcd
— andrew (@loveslikethis_) July 13, 2022
Kehlani later addressed the matter in their own video, saying they were ahead of Christian Walker in the drive-thru line but heard how he was was “losing his sh**” as he filmed the myriad of flags in Starbucks and berated the workers before it was his turn to order. They went on to say he has a history of harassing people within that community — a community he also identifies with — and they simply trying to warn the staff of impending drama. She even confirmed that he did not post the full altercation, where he called her a “b****.”
LMAO NOT KEHLANI WAS ON A VIRTUAL THERAPY SESSION WHEN CHRISTIAN WALKER ROLLED UP ON HER
— k a r y. (@itsKARY_) July 13, 2022
The most humorous part is that Kehlani also shared a screenshot to her Instagram story of Christian Walker tweeting back in 2016 how he loves them so much despite calling them a “mediocre singer that everyone forgot about” in Wednesday’s video post. The icing on the cake is their Instagram selfie with a kissy face saying “Therapy works babes I’m proof.” In the face of a viral moment that could reflect poorly on them, Kehlani proved those words to be true.
Watch Christian Walker’s video and Kehlani’s subsequent analysis above.
Kehlani is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Burna Boy’s Loaded ‘Love, Damini’ Tracklist Features Ed Sheeran, J Balvin, Kehlani, And More
Last week, Burna Boy announced that his wildly-anticipated new album, Love, Damini, was being pushed back by a week. Originally scheduled to be released this past Friday, July 2nd, it’s now coming out on July 9th, and it’s giving the Nigerian afrobeats sensation time to tease the lead-up to the drop, juuuust a little bit more. While “Last, Last,” and “Kilometre” are the only tracks released so far from the album, Burna Boy just shared the full Love, Damini tracklist and it’s loaded with worldwide talent across 19 tracks.
Tracks 1-19
Love, Damini!
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— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) July 2, 2022
For starters, Burna has brought on Ed Sheeran for the track “For My Hand” and then J Balvin for “Rollercoaster.” Kehlani and Blxst will join him on “Solid,” Popcaan appears on “T.A.S.,” grime rapper J Hus is on “Cloak & Dagger,” and legendary South African singers Ladysmith Black Mambazo are on both album opener “Glory,” as well as on the album’s closing title track.
But there’s more, and you can check out the full Love, Damini tracklist below.
1. “Glory” featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2. “Science”
3. “Jagele”
4. “Kilometre”
5. “Cloak & Dagger” featuring J.Hus
6. “Whiskey”
7. “Last Last”
8. “Different Size ft Victony
9. “It’s Plenty”
10. “Dirty Secrets”
11. “T.A.S” featuring Popcaan
12. “Solid” featuring Blxst & Kehlani
13. “For My Hand” featuring Ed Sheeran
14. “Rollercoaster” featuring. J. Balvin
15. “Vanilla”
16. “Common Person”
17. “Wild Dreams”
18. “How Bad Could It Be” featuring Khalid
19. “Love, Damini” featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Love Damini is out 6/30 via Atlantic. You can pre-save it here.
Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
A Shoutout To LGBTQ+ Artists Who Are Thriving In Honor Of Pride Month
As Pride Month begins to draw to a close, here’s a round-up of all our Queer Black artists in all their glory as well as all the ways that they are currently thriving. Cardi B Bisexual baddie Cardi B is currently dominating the industry and has proven herself to be unstoppable at this rate. The […]
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SOHH In Love: Megan Thee Stallion, Kodak Black, Kehlani, NLE Choppa, And Kevin Gates
Love is in the air this summer, and cupid has been shooting his arrows around the hip-hop community. Let’s shine a light on some hip-hop lovin’: Kodak Black Though he’s known for posting different women every week on his Instagram. It looks like Kodak Black is now a lover boy, as he’s been posting his […]
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Kehlani Debuts Her New Boo, Lil Kim Finally Telling All, Yara Shahidi’s A Harvard Grad, Laverne Cox Honored With First Transgender Barbie, Plus More!
These ladies are trailblazing throughout the industry, following their own rules. Today we’re highlighting their history in the making. Kehlani Shows Off New Boo in Music Video After the successful release of her xx album “Blue Water Road, Kehlani continues to grace fans with visuals from the album. Her most recent video to her new […]
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Kehlani’s ‘Melt’ Video In Brazil Is A Sweet Depiction Their Budding Relationship With 070 Shake
Last month, Kehlani released their third album, Blue Water Road, marking their first album put out since coming out to the world as Queer. The singer had teased the fact that Blue Water Road was, “…vastly different than anything I’ve ever created.” And while there’s a new sense of confidence in these passionate tunes, to long-time fans, it’s still that same sultry vocalist from hits like “Gangsta” and “Nights Like This.”
With the new video for “Melt,” we get the first intimate look at Kehlani’s relationship with their new partner, rapper 070 Shake. In the clip, the pair are in Brazil, sitting at an idyllic outdoor café at opposite tables. They each swig their cachaça at the same time and then meet up in a jungle abode to romance each other.
Speaking on the track itself, Kehlani said in a statement, “It’s about the feeling of laying up with someone, cuddling, or even being sexually intimate, and you want to fall in their skin.” And lyrics like “I can’t tell where your hair ends and mine begins,” and, “Across the bed feels way too far,” really raise the stakes for a pure depiction of their intimacy in the beautifully shot clip that also captures the essence of the pace of life in Brazilian so well.
Watch the video for “Melt” above.
Blue Water Road is out now via Atlantic. Get it here.
Kehlani is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.