You Should Be Here (mixtape)

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 predominately features production by Jahaan Sweet, along with production from JMike, Madmax, Geoffro Cause and Ted Digtl, among others.

You Should Be Here
Mixtape by Kehlani
Released	April 28, 2015
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	46:12
Label	TSNMI[2]
Producer	Kehlani (also exec.) A.C. Billboard Coucheron The Featherstones Geoffro Cause Jahaan Sweet JMIKE Killagraham MadMax Taylor Gordon Ted Digtl
Kehlani chronology
Cloud 19 (2014) You Should Be Here (2015) SweetSexySavage (2017)
Singles from You Should Be Here
"The Way" Released: July 27, 2015[3]

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[14]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[15]
Billboard	[16]
Complex	[17]
HipHopDX	[18]
The New York Times	favorable[19]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[2]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score to reviews from mainstream critics, You Should Be Here received an average score of 80 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork commented that "You Should Be Here's dynamism and generosity is something to be amazed by, especially considering Kehlani is all of 19 years old."[2] Andy Kellman of AllMusic said: "While the singer and songwriter has fashioned herself into a contemporary R&B artist comparable to the likes of Jhené Aiko and Tinashe, she has retained the charming, down-to-earth qualities she displayed with her band."[15] Elias Leight of Billboard described it as "an intense, focused exploration of all, or nearly all, the relationships the singer is involved in, both romantic and familial."[16]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Complex	Best Albums of 2015	12	[20]
Noisey	50 Best Albums of 2015	16	[21]
Rolling Stone	20 Best R&B Albums of 2015	16	[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Kehlani Parrish Guy Parrish	Kehlani	2:19
2.	"You Should Be Here"	Parrish Alexander Castillo Jeremy Coleman	JMIKE A.C. I.T.M.G	2:37
3.	"How That Taste"	Parrish Jahaan Sweet	Jahaan Sweet	2:32
4.	"Jealous" (featuring Lexii Alijai)	Parrish Alexis Alijai Lynch Sweet	Sweet	3:38
5.	"Niggas"	PP Sweet Parrish	Jahaan Sweet	2:54
6.	"Wanted"	Parrish Ricky Witherspoon, Jr. Coleman Graham Muron	JMIKE MadMax KillaGraham	2:10
7.	"The Way" (featuring Chance the Rapper)	Parrish Sweet Chancelor Bennett	Jahaan Sweet Eryck Bry KillaGraham	4:22
8.	"Unconditional"	Parrish Taylor Gordon Geoffrey P. Earley	Geoffro Cause Taylor Gordon	2:36
9.	"The Letter"	Parrish Joshua Blaxon	Ted Digtl	3:52
10.	"Runnin' (Interlude)"	Parrish Sweet	Jahaan Sweet	2:17
11.	"Be Alright"	Parrish Coleman Mathieu Jomphe	JMIKE Billboard	2:54
12.	"Down for You" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	Parrish Sweet Bryan James Sledge	Jahaan Sweet	3:47
13.	"Yet"	Parrish Christopher Featherstone Justin Featherstone William Featherstone Matthew Featherstone	The Featherstones	2:29
14.	"Bright"	Parrish Earley	Geoffro Cause	4:17
15.	"Alive" (featuring Coucheron)	Parrish Sebastian Kornelius Gautier Teigen	Coucheron	3:07
Total length:				46:12

Sample credits

•"Down For You" interpolates "Just Friends (Sunny) by Musiq Soulchild

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23]	5

References

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.
2. Ramirez, Matthew (May 6, 2015). "Kehlani: You Should Be Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
3. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20543-you-should-be-here/
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. 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. "Kehlani - Chart history". Billboard 200. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
14. "You Should Be Here by Kehlani". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
15. Kellman, Andy. "Kehlani - You Should Be Here". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
16. Leight, Elias (April 29, 2015). "Kehlani Releases the Year's First Great R&B Album With 'You Should Be Here'". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
17. Mistry, Anupa (May 2, 2015). "Review: Kehlani Is Wounded But Not Weak on Her Impressive New Mixtape, 'You Should Be Here'". Complex. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
18. Dowling, Marcus (May 20, 2015). "Kehlani - You Should Be Here". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
19. Caramanica, Jon (May 24, 2015). "Kehlani and Nick Catchdubs Release New Albums". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
20. "The Best Albums of 2015". Complex. December 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
21. "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Noisey. December 3, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
22. "20 Best R&B Albums of 2015". Rolling Stone. December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
23. "Kehlani - Chart history". Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

External links

• You Should Be Here at Discogs (list of releases)