During the two years that passed between American Teen and Free Spirit, he took part in a decade's worth of collaborations and stylistic crossovers, plus frequent touring amid nonstop promotional duties, all the while earning five Grammy nominations and accumulating a stack of platinum certifications. Going by the unrelenting campaign to keep him in the spotlight since he hit with 'Location,' the statement doesn't seem all that hyperbolic. 'Everybody wants a favor, everybody needs me,' Khalid exhaustedly grumbles on 'Hundred,' a dispirited soft pop ballad placed in the middle of Free Spirit.
