Photo credit: Bri Alysse
Critical Praise:
“Karri is Billboard January’s R&B Rookie of the Month…Karri is a thriving R&B freshman with major-league co-signs ranging from Drake to Lil Baby and Kehlani” – Billboard
“Artist to watch in 2025…the singer is only scratching the surface of welcoming the world across the Golden Gate Bridge” – Billboard
The Singles:
San Francisco, CA – Rising R&B artist Karri releases “Go,” his new single and video with Kehlani, out now via Playing For Legacy (PFL). Reimagining the iconic beat from E-40’s “Tell Me When To Go,” the track layers lush synths and organs under Karri and Kehlani’s harmonies, creating a sultry ode to whirlwind romance.
The 22-year-old San Francisco native has quickly become one of R&B’s most talked-about newcomers. Named Billboard’s “R&B Rookie of the Month” (Jan 2025) and an “Artist to Watch in 2025,” Karri has already earned co-signs from Drake, Kehlani, Lil Baby, and Saweetie. Lil Baby praised him as “one of my favorite current R&B artists” live to millions of fans.
Karri broke through in 2023 with “3AM In Oakland,” which went viral on TikTok and now counts 17M+ Spotify streams. The success drew the attention of Drake and OVO Chubbs, who signed him to Playing For Legacy. Since then, Karri has delivered a string of standout tracks:
His debut EP Late Night Slider Music featured “Oakland Pt. 2,” which has surpassed 2.2M YouTube views, further proving his staying power. Karri also earned mainstream attention in 2024 when he threw the first pitch at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in a moment highlighted on Billboard’s TikTok.
Now, with “Go” and his upcoming project Late Night Slider Music II due later this year, Karri is poised to evolve from Bay Area hometown hero into one of R&B’s most exciting global voices.
Stream “GO” ft. Kehlani HERE
Follow Karri on socials (200K+ followers across platforms)
instagram | tiktok | spotify | youtube
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The Background:
Karri is a 22-year-old R&B artist from San Francisco who has quickly emerged as one of the most compelling new voices in the genre. With a sound that fuses late-night vulnerability, soulful melodies, and West Coast cool, Karri’s music speaks to the emotional turbulence of young love and self-discovery—effortlessly resonating with a generation searching for something real. As he continues to blur genre lines and capture the nuances of modern love, Karri is proving he’s not just part of R&B’s future—he’s defining it.
Links:
instagram | tiktok | spotify | youtube
“Go” ft. Kehlani: https://sndo.ffm.to/
“fmyx” / “dirty diana”: https://lnk.site/5/
“fmyx” video: https://youtu.be/
“Oakland Baby” ft. Isaiah Falls: https://www.youtube.
“slauson ave”: https://www.youtube.com/