Kali Uchis & Ravyn Lenae Team Up For Doo-Wop-Inspired Single "Cry about it!"

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Kali Uchis is getting a deluxe version of her 2025 record "Sincerely," ready to go for later this month. The first look is "Cry about it!"

Kali Uchis is tired of people talking down on her life for no apparent reason. She's so done in fact that she's come out with a song that gives those critics a big middle finger. "Cry about it!" is the name and it features breakout R&B star Ravyn Lenae.

The Virginia-born singer, songwriter, and producer explains the meaning behind this single on her Instagram. "CRY ABOUT IT! I wrote this song to celebrate the fact that I’m gonna keep getting better/hotter/more abundant etc... Nobody can stop me MUAHAHAHAH," she begins.

"No but for real I hope everybody keeps living & striving for their best lives & anyone bothered can Go cry about it coz why r u bothered by a life that isn’t yours?" At the end of this post, Kali Uchis also drops a big surprise.

"Cry About It out now & Sincerely, P.S out the 26th!" This is going to be the deluxe version of her hit 2025 record Sincerely, her newest English pop and R&B LP.

On "Cry about it!" you are getting some doo-wop like production in tandem with melodic R&B. Lenae's whispery voice sounds excellent next to Kali's similarly soft delivery. Overall, we could see them flourishing during the 50s and 60s in all honesty.

As of yet, we don't have a final tracklist. Kali and and Ravyn did team up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to perform this for the first time live on Thursday.

Kali Uchis & Ravyn Lenae "Cry about it!"

Quotable Lyrics:

Creeping under the surface, I know I make you nervous
Tell me what is the purpose if it's out of my control? (Out of my control)
Baby girl, take it easy, losing sleep over envy
Through you I can see clearly and I know why you're hurt

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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