''You Should Be Here'' is the second and debut commercial mixtape by American singer and songwriter

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. It was self-released through the

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on April 28, 2015. ''You Should Be Here'' features

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s from Lexii Alijai,

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, and

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. It peaked at number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Mixed by Joe Fitzgerald, the mixtape predominantly features production by Jahaan Sweet, along with production from JMike, Madmax, Geoffro Cause and Ted Digtl, among others. In July 2015, Kehlani embarked on a tour to promote the mixtape. The tour visited cities; including North America and

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. Music videos were created for "You Should Be Here", "The Way", and "Alive". The mixtape received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the

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Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score to reviews from mainstream critics, ''You Should Be Here'' received an average score of 80 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Matthew Ramirez of ''

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'' commented that "''You Should Be Here''s dynamism and generosity is something to be amazed by, especially considering Kehlani is all of 19 years old." Andy Kellman of

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said: "While the singer and songwriter has fashioned hemselfinto a contemporary R&B artist comparable to the likes of

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have retained the charming, down-to-earth qualities they displayed with their band." Elias Leight of ''

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'' described it as "an intense, focused exploration of all, or nearly all, the relationships the singer is involved in, both romantic and familial."

Accolades

Track listing

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Critical reception

Accolades

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