But it was the heartrending “Love” that exposed the softer side of her bluntly titled 2005 debut, The Way It Is. When Cole at last found her own spotlight, it was over a Kanye West beat on 2004’s “I Changed My Mind,” an ex-skewering anthem cowritten by John Legend. Three years later, in 1996, she was set to record with 2Pac when he was gunned down. After cold-calling MC Hammer at age 12, the local hero gave her a shot at studio backing vocals. The Oakland singer (born in 1981) started her career early, immersed in rap. And, of course, it’s in her throaty voice, powerful at both a quaver and a wail. It’s in her unbridled emotion, which rings true whether she’s wounded or hopeful.
It’s in her style, which bridges R&B’s earnestness to hip-hop’s realness. Stream Keyshia Cole’s new single “I Don’t Wanna Be In Love” below.Keyshia Cole has the range. Rated R&B also took a look back at her platinum-selling debut album. Īlso, last year Cole’s The Way It Is turned 15. Rated R&B declared the underrated LP deserved justice in a commemoratory editorial. Last December, Cole celebrated the 10th anniversary of her fourth album Calling All Hearts. “She’s figured out who she is to all her fans with the choice of songs on this record and it’s going to be extraordinarily satisfying.” “We’ve done five-six vocals already down in my studio in Nashville and she’s killing it,” revealed Fair exclusively to Rated R&B last December. The LP spawned two singles, including the Remy Ma and French Montana-assisted track “You” and “Incapable.”Ĭole has been in the lab working on her next album with the likes of Elijah Blake, Lucky Daye, and Fair, who said he’s “excited about it.” She also inked a deal with Primary Wave to oversee management for the follow up to 2017’s 11:11 Reset. “I Don’t Wanna Be In Love“ is set to appear on her upcoming eighth studio album, which is due out sometime later this year through BMG.
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