, Mahalia put all those experiences into one body of work. The result? An amalgamation of 90s-R&B grooves, Caribbean cadences, dynamic features, and sync-pop tracks all about relationships.
At 16 Mahalia met her grandmother who she became close with. Throughout the album process, she passed away, but her Jamaican roots and passion for storytelling through music infused into the album. "When it came to the album, I remember writing 'Simmer' and having the Beenie Man 'Who Am I' sample, and that, for me was a moment. That for me is so historical."
"No one's talking about it. Nobody is being honest about it. It's not similar at all," she says about constantly being lumped into a category of Black female artists making R&B music from the UK. Adding, "I'm tired of people coming online and acting like we're all here supporting each other. For example, Ella Mai is supporting me and I'm supporting Ella Mai. But it's that. You show love, I show love. You show respect, I show respect."