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Fresh off her “While We Wait” mixtape (which debuted at no. 1 on the Top R&B Albums Chart), Kehlani recently released the video for her latest single “Butterfly,” and it’s so magical. From the vibe to the colors, she uses the visual of a caterpillar being in a cocoon emerging into a beautiful winged creature as a metaphor for needing transparency and communication in a relationship.
Just read these lyrics: “I hope you take from this that it’ll make you no less of a man / To break your walls and simply grab my hand / Love shouldn’t be contraband/It shouldn’t trample on your confidence / Shouldn’t be seen as less than compliments.” Watch below:
With the pregnant singer looking to possibly give birth any day now, it’s a wonder if this track or her most current project could have also been inspired by her nine-month journey. “Pregnancy has been very emotional for me, and it’s taken a lot of my energy,” she told The L.A. Times. “So I knew I was going to need more time on the album. I knew I was going to have more stories that I had to work through and get through. In the midst of that, I was just like, ‘Let me just put that on pause.’ To keep myself joyous during a time that has been so mentally exhausting and emotionally draining, I wanted to have fun and get myself through this pregnancy with art in a way that isn’t so emotionally draining on top of a draining pregnancy.”
But you can tell she’s definitely enjoying herself in the moments she has left of this stage, as the mom-to-be posted a video of her dancing along with her friends. And clearly, she’s still got it!
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They do say that dancing and physical activity does induce labor so her baby girl could be here sooner than we think. It’s no secret the 23-year-old has been waiting a long time to be a mom. Last year, while announcing her pregnancy, the “FWU” songstress said (in a now-deleted Instagram post): “If you know me, you know I’ve dreamt about motherhood since I was very young. When asked what my goals are, it’s always the idea of a big healthy happy family & whatever comes along is a plus,” according to Hot New Hip Hop.
We can’t wait to see that dream come true, and meet the songwriter’s “favorite co-star” soon!
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