Gangsta (Kehlani song)

"Gangsta"
Single by Kehlani
from the album Suicide Squad: The Album and SweetSexySavage (deluxe edition)
ReleasedAugust 1, 2016
Recorded2016
StudioAtlantic Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreAlternative R&B
Length2:57
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kehlani singles chronology
"Distraction"
(2016) 		"Gangsta"
(2016) 		"Keep On"
(2017)
Suicide Squad singles chronology
"Purple Lamborghini"
(2016) 		"Gangsta"
(2016) 		"Standing in the Rain"
(2016)
Music video
"Gangsta" on YouTube

"Gangsta" is a song by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. It serves as the fourth and final single from the Suicide Squad soundtrack. The song was released on August 1, 2016 by Atlantic Records and was written by Kehlani, Myron Birdsong, Skylar Grey, Andrew Swanson and JMIKE, with the latter two also producing the song.[2] Lyrically the song speaks to their desire for a gangster's love for them referring to the relationship between The Joker and Harley Quinn in the movie from the latter's point of view. The song is also featured on the deluxe edition of SweetSexySavage.

  1. ^ "Kehlani's "Gangsta" Wasn't Originally Written For The 'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack". Genius. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kehlani – Gangsta Lyrics - Genius Lyrics". Retrieved August 17, 2016.