Kiana Ledé has moved from holding grudges and has now opted to just cut ties.
The singer released her third studio album, Cut Ties, on Nov. 1 and it’s somewhat of a culmination for the songstress. “I had grudges against the world, against myself, mostly against men,” she tells VIBE. “Through all that work I’ve done, I think I’ve become healthy enough—actually healthy enough— to have a healthy relationship, and determine whether that person that I’m going to get into a relationship with is healthy for me.”
Admittedly, a lot transpired with Kiana between KIKI and Grudges and particularly from the latter to Cut Ties, but the growth she’s experienced is for the better. She swung by the Los Angeles office for VIBE’s V Sessions to perform “Space & P***y” and “The Truth” from the critically-acclaimed—and somewhat surprise— album.
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Back in September, seemingly out of nowhere, she released “Natural” and “Space and P***y” ahead of her latest album. However, it wasn’t as though Cut Ties was created in tandem with Grudges.
“‘Grudges’ was the end of an era. A lot of the things I wrote about in ‘Grudges’ are things that I was making a statement about and leaving in the past after that,” Kiana explained. “‘Cut Ties’ is a whole new era. My whole world has changed, personally and professionally.”
With this newfound sense of freedom, she described the experience as “exciting” but also “nerve-wracking because I’ve never had this much control or say before.” Yet, she’s welcomed the challenge.
The turnaround for Cut Ties happened relatively fast by today’s standards. She wrote the records in March and had the album out by Halloween.
“I was just like, ‘Oh, I got freedom now? I can make decisions? Cool, let’s put this s**t out on Halloween,’” Kiana quipped. “It was snowballing so quickly […] I’m still processing the fact that people are listening to an album I wrote in March.”
As far as bringing her spooky season dreams to life and blending it with her lover girl ways, she explained, “Love can be scary. People are unpredictable and we’re always scared of being hurt. So, horror movie deaths, pain and love, they’re the same. Love and horror are the same— scary.”
Check out full performances from Kiana’s V Sessions above. More can be found on VIBE’s official YouTube channel.
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