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Kehlani’s SweetSexySavage Argues That There’s More to Modern R&B Than Sadboy Jerkoffs

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In 2016, R&B as an industry revealed itself to be deeply image obsessed. You can trace this back to the rise of the Weeknd, who grew a sweet-sounding, disembodied coo into one of the most commanding and visible voices in pop. With his reign well established, last year felt like the culmination of Abel Tesfaye’s…