Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
Exclaim!	8/10
The Guardian
Idolator
The Line of Best Fit	8/10
The New York Times	(favorable)
NME
Pitchfork	7.0/10

SweetSexySavage is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kehlani. The album was released on January 27, 2017 by Atlantic Records. Kehlani started work on the album shortly after the release of her mixtape You Should Be Here, with work proceeding into 2016. Kehlani described the album as having three elements; Sweet, Sexy and Savage, which are intended to be reflected in the album's lyrical content and production.

Kehlani was the lead writer on all tracks aside from "Intro", which was written by Reyna Biddy. Production on the project was handled by Pop & Oak, Jahaan Sweet, Charlie Heat, as well as numerous others, who worked to incorporate a variety of different sounds on the album.

The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, generating a Metacritic score of 76, which ranks as Kehlani's second-highest score after her mixtape You Should Be Here from 2015. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, moving 58,000 album-equivalent units in its first tracking week. The record was promoted with two official singles, "CRZY" and "Distraction", which both peaked at number eighty-five on the Billboard Hot 100. To further promote the album, Kehlani will embark on the SweetSexySavage Tour.

After wrapping up the North American leg of The 'You Should Be Here Tour', New Recording sessions for the album started in Philly around Halloween 2015. The album was announced to be arriving "soon" in mid 2016 by Kehlani on Twitter. Work continued into 2016 where Kehlani finished and since has passed it onto her label.

The bulk of the album's production was handled by Pop & Oak, with Kehlani also working with many others, including her musical director and producer Jahaan Sweet, who she worked with on her mixtapes.

"CRZY" was released as the lead single from SweetSexySavage on July 15, 2016, and peaked at number eighty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100. Kehlani performed the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the album's release. The second single "Distraction" was released on July 23, 2016, and also peaked at number eighty-five on the Hot 100. The song impacted rhythmic radios in mid-January and has peaked in the top 40 of the rhythmic radio charts. Its accompanying music video received over 2 million views in one day on YouTube.

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