“The Soundtrack to Comfort: ‘Call My Mama'” by Naomi Vaughn

Imagine you’re 10 years old. You fall on your bike and scrape your knee. You run home to your mama, she washes it, patches you up and gives you a kiss. There, it’s all better.

As we grow up we have to learn to patch ourselves up as we stumble through life. “Call My Mama” is running home like that little kid. The captivating production by Wahib and S.T.Y.A feels like a warm, comforting hug and takes you back to nostalgic Motown glitter blended with 2000s chipmunk soul hip-hop. Whether you have a mom, a grandfather or a friend we all need someone to put bandaids on our boo boo’s and “Call My Mama” is here to help you with that.

After lending her pen to Grammis-nominated R&B projects two years in a row, debuting with the EP “sad awkward black girl” and the Jireel collaboration “Tell Your Friends”, R&B singer-songwriter Naomi Vaughn is undoubtedly an artist to watch. With her distinctive storytelling, she paints nostalgically on themes like envy, redemption, and depression — always with a combination of emotional depth and a sharp, witty tone.