Kehlani has hit out at fellow musicians who have stayed silent about the ongoing war in Palestine which has killed over 36,000 people since October.
The singer posted a video on Instagram on Monday (May 27) in which she addressed the growing humanitarian conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Kehlani began by calling out her “peers of highly fucking platformed people, well paid people who have already beat the fucking game” for not commenting on the war and saying: “You can’t speak?! Disgusting.”
She finished by saying: “It’s fuck Israel. It’s fuck Zionism. And it’s fuck a lot of ya’ll too.”
Kehlani also wrote a lengthy caption on the post which said: “I don’t got it no more i just don’t i tried hella ways to cope & it doesn’t exist and that’s okay, nobody should know how to cope right now.
“I tried to drop some music & get my mind back right, my focus back & the rage is just EXTREMELY prevalent. this shit is fucking me up BEEN fucking me up it should be fucking a lot of yall up but apparently it’s not????”
She added: “What’s good yall??? we don’t sell out shows without A CROWD FULL OF PEOPLE. the songs don’t chart without PEOPLE. the trends don’t trend without PEOPLE. you don’t draw a line at beheaded babies or people burnt alive after 7 months the of plenty of other atrocities?
“Idc about the roll out the formula the strategy the algorithm at this point i’m begging U TO BE PEOPLE. BE A FUCKIN HUMAN BEING.”
Kehlani’s post was supported by Mackelmore who has also been outspoken in his criticism of Israel’s actions during the war.
He commented: “Goosebumps… every word. You been showing up the entire time. For inspiring me.”
Kehlani has previously been outspoken in her support for Palestine, having called for a ceasefire and also signing a letter calling out the “occupation of Palestine” last year.
She also criticized the U.S. government’s support of Israel, writing on Instagram: “ask yourself these questions as we push forward on over a month of GENOCID3 committed by our country with our tax dollars. as we put the lens/power/fight behind freeing Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Yemen, all oppressed peoples & ensure LAND BACK & FRUITFUL LIFE, not just survival.
“Who do you want to be? one who took part, or one to be extremely ashamed of. decide. decide now.”
what this dumb bitch on about? there are tens of thousands of literal terrorist hiding in that place. what she wants israel to do? shake hands and be friends with them? what a dumb low iq trash
You must be a zionist pig…Free Palestine🇵🇸❤️☝🏽
That’s right we are, cause without it, we’d still be living in the phuking
1700’s. So go live in Palestine if that’s what you support, cause your good for nothing here or where ever you are at.
You are Literally thé dumbest fu*k, to say the least..your comment is worth sh!t..if not z!onaz! propanganda. U degenrate Rat bastard..shame that u support a terrorstate israhell
Bro nobody cares about that shit over there. And because of that he a terrorist lol stfu fuck them people over there!!! You don’t support ceasing fire in Chicago!! Yo ass support the neighborhood terrorists
I don’t care about cockasians overseas killing other cockasians.
TF is anyone going to do?? These folks been fighting for years with no resolution.
She is annoying. She got a hit with that one song that is on the dance charts for the summer though.
Big ups to Kehlani. Realer than all the Doja’s, Nicki’s etc. Oh and for those hating? You probably hate 2pac too smh. He wouldnt condone this genocide.
Like most Americans, I don’t care. I don’t care about a “holy” war that appears to be over land claimed by individuals who likely didn’t exist. This conflict hasn’t affected anyone other than the immediate cultures involved. We have our own issues, lady.
I guess i’m shallow because i didn’t hear a word she said because of her right eye. She has no eyelashes at all on the inside corner on the top eyelid. Yeah yeah i know she is making a serious political statement and i’m talking about eyelashes. I think my observation is more interesting than hers.