While We Wait [Mixtape]
by Kehlani
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2019
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. behzatgoren
    Jul 22, 2019
    6
    Footsteps 7/10
    Too Deep 6/10
    Nunya 5/10
    Morning Glory 6/10
    Feels 6/10
    Nights Like This 6/10
    RPG 5/10
    Butterfly 5/10
    Love Language 8/10

    While We Wait:60/100
  2. PeterSant
    Jun 9, 2019
    10
    Once again Kehlani thanked us for a beautiful job, with maternal, loving and sweet feelings.
    A voice that makes ears grateful to hear it.
    "Footsteps", "Morning Glory", "Feels" and "Butterfly" are the best ever composed by her.
  3. CHristianLamar
    Jul 3, 2019
    9
    Kehlani is unbelievably versatile in her artistry, and her sophomore album will definitely showcase just that based on the WWW Mixtape. 9/10 = A
  4. Jasmin643789
    May 3, 2022
    10
    Foot steps was my favorite first listen but the whole mixtape had grown on me but once I did I think that it’s the best ep/album best one she made
  5. nickyxtino
    Jul 26, 2022
    10
    Kehlani's balmy and lucid songwriting is something that makes her so perfect. While We Wait does just that, it's a step forward in her discography and showcases her versatility.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Pitchfork
    Apr 3, 2019
    76
    Her strongest, most distilled release. The playlistification of mainstream music has not hindered this refreshingly concise collection of pop, rap, and ’90s R&B resilience.
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  2. PopMatters
    Apr 3, 2019
    70
    While We Wait might be intended as a mere "mixtape" to bridge us over until Kehlani's next full-length, but its brevity also makes for an astute observation on the transformative nature of love and how a great deal of hard work and endurance that goes into molding it into its desired, definitive form is worth its own celebration.
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  3. Spin
    Apr 3, 2019
    80
    While We Wait has more features than the nearly all-Kehlani SweetSexySavage, but the guests acquit themselves best when they’re subsumed into the mood, like neo-soul throwback Musiq Soulchild and a relatively chill Ty Dolla $ign. Where the ballads on SweetSexySavage were very period-accurate--in that they were often filler--on While We Wait they’re the standouts.
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