Billboard spoke to Adetunji about 'Kehlani' and it's climb up the Hot 100, working with the singer for the remix and wanting to work with Cash Cobain.
“I was watching an interview on podcast. It was in my living room, and I remember saying to my brother, ‘Damn. looks great,'”says the Northern Ireland native. “But it wasn’t just that … It was how much she’s done over the years, and still been able to be such an uplifting person and a boss in her own way. I have always wanted to write a song about a woman who is a boss, creative in her way, and leads in her strides. For me, it just made sense. She was the picture of that.
When I was in school and I didn’t like doing work. I was like, “Yeah, I’m gonna be an artist.” That was from then when I was like 15, 16. That was the only thing on my mind. I was like, “I’m gonna make it happen, no matter what.” It’s a thing that I was motivated in. I played the trumpet in school. I only did that to get out of class, so I didn’t have to do school work. I used it as a thing. I enjoyed music. It set me free from anything.
“KEHLANI” has climbed to No. 52 on the Hot 100 so far. You recorded that song in your bedroom. Take me back to that day and the creative process behind it.podcast. It was in my living room and I remember saying to my brother like, “Damn. She looks great,” but it wasn’t just that. It was the fact of how much she’s done over the years and still been able to be such an uplifting person and also a boss in her own way.
Kevin dubs you as a “generational talent.” How do you navigate your young career, trying to manage with those expectations?
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