You Should Be Here is Kehlani's second mixtape that was self-released through the iTunes Store on April 28, 2015 by TSNMI.
Tracklisting[]
- Intro 2:21
- You SHould Be Here 2:40
- How That Taste 2:34
- Jealous (featuring Lexii Alijai) 3:40
- N****s 2:57
- Wanted 2:12
- The Way (featuring Chance the Rapper) 4:24
- Unconditional 2:38
- The Letter 3:54
- Runnin' (Interlude) 2:20
- Be Alright 2:57
- Down For You (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) 3:50
- Yet 2:31
- Bright 4:19
- Alive (featuring Coucheron) 3:10
Chart Performance[]
"You Should Be Here" peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Critical Reception[]
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."
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."
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."
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."