In 2014, she released her first commercial mixtape, Cloud 19, (2014).[6] The mixtape was listed as one of the Complex's "50 Best Albums of 2014."[7] Her second commercial mixtape, You Should Be Here (2015), debuted at number 5 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, preceded by her sold-out North American promotional tour.[8] In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for You Should Be Here. Kehlani released her debut album, SweetSexySavage, in January 2017.[9]