You Should Be Here (mixtape)

You Should Be Here
Mixtape by
Kehlani
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
GenreR&B[1]
Length46:12
LabelTSNMI[2]
Producer
Kehlani chronology
Cloud 19
(2014) 		You Should Be Here
(2015) 		SweetSexySavage
(2017)
Singles from You Should Be Here
  1. "The Way"
    Released: July 27, 2015[3]

You Should Be Here is the second and debut commercial mixtape[4] by American singer and songwriter Kehlani.[5] It was self-released through the iTunes Store on April 28, 2015.[6] You Should Be Here features guest appearances from Lexii Alijai, Chance the Rapper, and BJ the Chicago Kid.[7] It peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard 200.[8] Mixed by Joe Fitzgerald, the mixtape predominantly features production by Jahaan Sweet, along with production from JMike, Madmax, Geoffro Cause and Ted Digtl, among others.

In July 2015, Kehlani embarked on a tour to promote the mixtape. The tour visited cities; including North America and Europe.[9] Music videos were created for "You Should Be Here",[10] "The Way",[11] and "Alive".[12] The mixtape received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[13]

In April 2023, after receiving significant backlash for her mixed race identity over the song "N****s", the song was removed from all streaming platforms and excluded from the tracklist.[14]

  1. ^ Leight, Elias (April 29, 2015). "Kehlani Releases the Year's First Great R&B Album With 'You Should Be Here'". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
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  3. ^ "Kehlani: You Should be Here". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "Kehlani Interview - Talks new mixtape, "You Should Be Here", Tour, Fans & More!". YouTube. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ^ Freeman, Macy (July 9, 2015). "With second mix tape, Kehlani is a rising star". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ^ Alexis, Nadeska (April 28, 2015). "Double Up On Kehlani With You Should Be Here Album And Video". MTV. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Robinson, Will (April 28, 2015). "Kehlani releases delightful mixtape You Should Be Here". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Tour". Kehlani. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Gollayan, Christian (September 30, 2015). "Song I Have on Repeat: "You Should Be Here" by Kehlani". InStyle. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. ^ Adams, Gregory (July 27, 2015). "Kehlani: "The Way" (ft. Chance the Rapper) (video)". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Leight, Elias (October 2, 2015). "Kehlani Shares "Alive" Video". The Fader. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Grammy Awards: Complete List of Nominations | E! Online". M.eonline.com. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  14. ^ Nevares, Gabriel Bras (2023-04-23). "Kehlani Removes "N***as" From Streaming After Backlash, Twitter Reacts". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2024-06-15.