On the eve of her album release, Jorja Smith paid a visit to BBC Radio 1Xtra’s “Live Lounge” for a stripped-down set. In addition to performing her own single “Blue Lights,” the British songstress thrilled with a mashup of Rihanna’s “Man Down” and Cardi B’s “Be Careful.”
Backed by her band, the 20-year-old put her soulful spin on the 2010 Loud single, mixing it with Cardi’s Invasion of Privacy hit.
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The Brit Critics’ Choice Award winner, who wrapped her third U.S. tour last month, is set to release her debut album Lost & Found on Friday. The project has already received a co-sign from Kendrick Lamar, who she collaborated with on “I Am” off the Black Panther soundtrack.
“I sent Kendrick my album and he liked it. I was happy,” Smith told Beats 1.
But don’t expect any features on the album. “No features on my first album. I thought, ‘Nah, just me,'” she said. “People probably are gonna expect me to have a Drake feature and Kendrick feature. Maybe Kali Uchis feature, too. Who else? Stormzy feature. Sorry! But what am I going to do for album two? I’ve got stuff to do.”