Keyshia Cole

Keyshia Miesha Cole was born in Oakland, California in 1981. After her father died, her mother developed a drug addiction, and young Keyshia became a foster child at age 4. Despite her tumultuous childhood, young Keyshia displayed a fondness for singing at a young age. By the time she was twelve, she began appearing on tracks by local San Francisco Bay-area musicians, and even landed a recording session with MC Hammer at the top of his popularity. Her brother, Sean Cole, used to rap with East-coast powerhouse Tupac. Surrounded by music, it's no surprise she is where she is today.

Though she had begun recording at the age most kids still play kickball after school, Keyshia never took singing seriously. At the age of 21, after coming home from a long day of work at Nordstroms, Keyshia caught her then-boyfriend cheating on her. Furious, she took her last two hundred dollars in cash and drove to Los Angeles where she vowed to start a new life. Within months the sultry songstress was signed to a record deal with Interscope, after wowing music execs with both her captivating voice and candid, soulful songwriting.

In 2005, Keyshia released her first album, The Way It Is. The album was an unqualified success, selling over 1.4 million copies worldwide. Featuring appearances by Jadakiss and Eve, as well as production from Kanye West and E-Poppi, the album does far more than just showcase Keyshia's powerful, soulful voice. Singles like Love and I Changed My Mind charted high on the Billboard Hot 100, catapulting her into the spotlight. In early 2007, Keyshia was given her own reality show on BET, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, which went on to become one of the station’s most successful shows of the year.

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    pmg kEYSHIA ME AND MY MOM LOVE U UR MY ROLEMODEL BECAUSE UR PRETTY SMART AND STRONG UR NOT GONNA GIVE UP AND DATZ WAT I LOVE ABOUT U I LOVE WHEN U GIVE PEOPLE ADVICE SAYIN IF HE AIN'T GONE LOVE U THE WAY HE SHOULD DEN LE EM GO I LOVE DAT SON'T SO KEEP DOIN YO THANG GURL<---
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