Kayla Rae Connects With Grammy-Winning Producer Duo Stargate For New "Blue" Single

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The Colorado-raised songstress is seeking to make her mark on the music industry this year.

The end of the weekend is finally upon us. While that can certainly cause some Sunday Scaries, our roster of new music will quickly help to cure those. Today, we have a new single from Colarado-raised, LA-based R&B starlet, Kayla Rae. On Friday (January 27), "Blue" arrived, complete with production from Grammy-winning duo, Stargate.

Alongside the sultry song comes a Daniel Choi visual that's "reminiscent of the 90s and early 00s R&B girl groups" that gave the vocalist inspiration in her younger years.

Image provided to HNHH by Desi

Throughout her lyrics, Rae reflects on the feeling of having the person you love move on and find happiness with another. She obviously captures the emotional highs and lows of breakups beautifully. Additionally, she lyricizes about the empowerment that comes from overcoming pain.

"Baby, I've been feeling like my heart is turning ice blue / Like a Colorado winter, it's been frozen too soon," she sings, paying homage to the sometimes frigid beauty of her childhood home.

"Like a tinted Maserati underneath the white moon / Like the hunnids in my pocket 'n' all the pain I go through."

"Blue" marks Rae's first effort of 2023. Her noteworthy releases from the year before include "Prove Sumn" and "Gifted."

She made her first significant mark back in 2020 with the arrival of her Pressure project. This gave her the opportunity to open for Doja Cat, Tyga, and Ashanti, ahead of the tumultuous COVID-19 lockdown.

Stream Kayla Rae's debut HNHH single, "Blue," on Spotify or Apple Music below. Additionally, check back later today for more song recommendations on our R&B Season update.

Quotable Lyrics:

Baby, I've been feeling like my heart is turning ice blue
Like a Colorado winter, it's been frozen too soon
Like a tinted Maserati underneath the white moon
Like the hunnids in my pocket 'n' all the pain I go through

About The Author
Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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