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, among 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 embarked 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 Philadelphia 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.

The album was inspired by TLC's album, CrazySexyCool. Kehlani also cited Natasha Bedingfield, Colbie Caillat, Gwen Stefani, and Pink as the biggest inspirations for the album. She stated that it was "more fun and aggressive" than her earlier work.

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