{"id":35901,"date":"2018-07-02T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35901"},"modified":"2018-07-02T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T10:28:52","slug":"official-video-for-kyla-imani-sitting-up-in-my-room-ft-jay-critch-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/official-video-for-kyla-imani-sitting-up-in-my-room-ft-jay-critch-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Video For Kyla Imani &#8216;Sitting Up In My Room&#8217; (ft Jay Critch) Out Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/official-video-for-kyla-imani-sitting-up-in-my-room-ft-jay-critch-out-now\/image-29-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image-29.png?fit=860%2C860&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"860,860\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image-29.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35915\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/image-29.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Singer, songwriter, actress and performer, the multi-talented Kyla Imani follows up her debut EP \u2018Sweet Tea\u2019 with the single \u2018Sitting Up In My Room\u2019. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Now she&#8217;s released the video for the track.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track, a collaboration with rapper Jay Critch, is an evolution from her previous work. Written by singer-songwriter and \u2018Pitch Perfect\u2019 actor Ester Dean, the record marks a coming of age for the artist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find Kyla Imani online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylaimani?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kylaimanimc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kylaimani\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Check out both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esterdean\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ester Dean<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaycritch\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jay Critch<\/a> on Instagram too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_10377\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/onLrL957Ehg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Kyla Imani ft. 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