Tyla joined popular streamer Kai Cenat for a live stream in March around the release of her self-titled debut album, and when Cenat asked the South African singer on a date, she obliged.
“We're friends, though,” she replied when he tried to let him down easily. However, the zoning he took on a life of his own the past few months and kept popping up around Kai.
Kevin Hart even did one The “we friends” sign. for Kai Cenat when he showed up at his house to sleep with Druski earlier this week.
Tyla made her debut Breakfast Club on Thursday (June 13), where Charlamagne Tha God asked her about the streamer's viral curving.
“Guys, the thing is stretched,” he said, which drew a chuckle from CTG. “Don't put me on the spot, guys. I will be embarrassed [myself].”
Envy came in to see if Tyla and Kai were joking about the virus exchange, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
“We don't really talk about it,” she replied with a laugh. “We met in New York for the first time on New Year's. Then I went to the stream and it was really fun.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Charlamagne asked her about the talk about Tyla being a “colored person” from South Africa. She refused to answer, seeking help from her team, and her publicist interjected to move on to another question.
Tyla burst onto the music scene last year with her single “Water.” The amapiano track won Best African Music Performance at the 2024 Grammys and reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“When it just boomed on TikTok, I was shocked. I was in a different country for something else,” he told the radio show that saw “Water” blow up.
Check out Tyla's Breakfast Club interview below. Discussion of Kai Cenat's interaction starts at just 16 minutes.
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