Date 2020-04-20
Category Lyrics, Music Video, New Music
Kehlani came through with her promise to drop a new song today when she unleashed “Everybody Business” on all her haters. The 24-year-old announced that, although the release of her next project had to be postponed, she’ll still be dropping music during quarantine because of her “artworks in real-time,” and on Thursday, that came in the form of a new single. On “Everybody Business,” Kehlani begs a hypothetical lover to drown out all the noise about her and her past relationships that comes from the public. She also flipped Pharrell’s Jay-Z featured track, “Frontin,'” on the chorus, singing, “I know I can take it all / I know they frontin’ / You know they frontin’, bae, yeah.”
The song came with some accompanying visuals that were shot in her own backyard. The music video begins with a group of strangers speaking on Kehlani’s love life, questioning why she’s been involved with so many men and indicating that she “belongs to the streets.” One person is shown typing in Google searches like, “kehlani business,” “kehlani rumors,” and “kehlani dating history.” Ultimately, the misconception that Kehlani makes her business everybody else’s business by posting about it online is the core message of the song.
Kehlani – Everybody Business (prod. Go Grizzly & Los Hendrix)
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[Verse 1]
I ain’t never been a half-ass lover
Rather lay out on the train tracks for ya
Hit the pavement for ya
Make a statement
And you ain’t never had to ask for that
It’s included in the packaging
I was made like that
I came like that, I paid for that
You ain’t never have to pay me back
Can’t make me feel bad for nothin’
Don’t make me feel bad for lovin’
[Pre-Chorus]
At my big ol’ age, I can’t be fazed
By what you mistake as going insane
Like I’m just movin’ all wild, fuckin’ all wild, runnin’ my mouth
Like I’m throwin’ it back, givin’ it up when I’m in town
[Chorus]
I hear every word they talk
Try not to care at all
I know it’s frontin’, don’t know me from nothin’
Still learning to shake it off
I know I can take it all
I know they frontin’
You know they frontin’, babe, yeah, uh
[Verse 2]
So, if you hear that rah-rah-rah about me
Talkin’ all out the side of they mouth about me
I beg you, don’t listen
I beg you, just hear me
Believe me
Trust you can see through it all
Believe through it all, breathe through it all
Our backs against the wall
We rise and we fall, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
At my big ol’ age, I can’t be fazed
By what you mistake as going insane
Like I’m just movin’ all wild, fuckin’ all wild, runnin’ my mouth
Like I’m throwin’ it back, givin’ it up when I’m in town
[Chorus]
I hear every word they talk
Try not to care at all
I know it’s frontin’, don’t know me from nothin’
Still learning to shake it off
I know I can take it all
I know it’s frontin’
You know they frontin’, babe, yeah