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    Songs We Love: Kamaiyah, 'Build You Up'

    Our first glimpse at Kamaiyah's forthcoming mixtape, Don't Ever Get It Twisted, is a smorgasbord of color, joy and movement.
    by Karen Gwee Jul 07, 2017 1 minute
    A still from Kamaiyah's "Build You Up" video.

    The video for Kamaiyah's new song, "Build You Up," begins with unexpected drama for the down-to-earth Californian rapper: There's the whirring of helicopters, aerial shots of her hometown shirts on a subway platform. It turns out to be a smorgasbord of color, joy and movement.

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