lolawolf debuted at manhattan's mercury lounge in november 2013, and released the self-titled ep, "lolawolf", in february 2014. the band is named after kravitz's half-siblings, lola and nakoa-wolf, children of her mother, lisa bonet and step-father jason momoa. they rejected major label offers to release music with the independent label innit recordings through kobalt label services, letting them retain creative control. lolawolf released their debut album, "calm down", in october 2014, which was recorded in the bahamas and las vegas. rapper asap rocky appeared in the video for the 2014 single, "jimmy franco", and miley cyrus appeared in the video for the single, "bitch".