Oakland-born R&B star Kelani guest on hilarious British YouTube series

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Kelani, the singer, songwriter and dancer, R&B icon and Auckland native, will appear on an episode of the British web series Chicken Store Date this Friday, according to an Instagram post from early Wednesday morning.

Created and hosted by the deadpan Amelia Dimoldenberg, the show brings various rappers and pop stars to London’s fried chicken restaurants for YouTube interviews that range from charmingly intimate to sheer cringes. Wrinkling her nose and waving her fries, Dimoldenberg recently convinced Phoebe Bridgers to agree that her songs are “pretty oblivious” and they all sound the same. She also asked 2022 Outside Lands performer Jack Harlow if he could read.

Most of the interviewees are on the threshold of the late Millennial Generation Z, and 27-year-old Kelani is known for her straightforwardness, as well as her tattoos and the nearly half a billion streams that “Nights Like This” has racked up. since its release on the 2019 album While we wait. An outspoken performer who once criticized San Francisco Pride for interrupting his title performance when it violated the event’s curfew, Kelani rarely keeps his opinions to himself.

At the very least, Grammy-nominated Kelani is the king of pop. They have worked with Ty Dolla Sign, Justin Bieber and Cardi B, toured with Demi Lovato and Halsey, and were romantically involved with NBA player Kyrie Irving and rapper YG.

What should be interesting is that Dimoldenberg and her guests usually eat fried chicken and other fatty fast food throughout the six-minute featurettes, even though Kelani is a vegan.

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