Keyshia Cole
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| Birth name | Keyshia Michelle Cole |
| Born | October 15, 1981 |
| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, reality television celebrity |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Interscope-Geffen-A&M (2005-present) Imani Entertainment (2005-present) |
| Associated acts | Floyd Mayweather, Nutt-So, Kanye West, Monica, Remy Ma, Mary J Blige |
| Website | KeyshiaCole.com |
Keyshia Michelle Cole (born October 15, 1981)[1] is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in 2005, and her second album Just Like You in 2007, which has gone platinum as well. Keyshia's third studio album "A Different Me" will be released on December 16, 2008. The lead single "Playa Cardz Right" features the late rapper 2pac and was offically released on Oct 8, 2008. Cole is currently filming the third season of her BET reality series, The Way It Is, which she confirmed is set to premiere in November of 2008. Cole cites singers Mary J. Blige, Allure and Brandy as Her biggest influences.
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[edit] Biography
Cole was born to an African-American mother Frankie, and an Italian father Sal who was estranged from the family. Cole entered the ACS system because of her biological mother's drug addiction made her incapable of caring for Keyshia. She was adopted by Her Mother's Friend Yvonne Cole at 2 years old. She is the younger sister of Oakland based rapper Nutt-So.[citation needed]
Cole's first experiences with the music industry began at the age of 12, when she recorded with MC Hammer and associated with 2Pac. In 2004, she attracted the attention of A&M Records executive Ron Fair.[1] The following year, her Platinum-debut album The Way It Is was released, featuring the hit singles "I Changed My Mind", and "I Should Have Cheated", and "Love". The album debuted at #6 on the U.S. charts and sold 89,000 copies in the first week of release.
Her sophomore album, Just like You, was released in 2007. It features the singles "Last Night" featuring Diddy, "Let It Go" featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim, "I Remember", "Shoulda Let You Go", and "Heaven Sent". It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 300,000 copies in its first week.
At the 50th Grammy Awards, Cole was nominated for 2 Grammys, Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
[edit] Record Label
Keyshia Cole's first record label was with Interscope Records thanks to the executive Ron Fair. Interscope Records and A&M Records released her debut album The Way It Is in 2005. She is currently still with that record group including Geffen which released her sophomore album Just Like You in 2007. Her cousin Amina Harris was introduced on her second single from her second album Shoulda Let You Go and is currently signed with her.
[edit] Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is (Reality Series)
In conjunction with her album release, BET began airing the second season of Cole's reality show "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" on October 30, 2007. The show premiered to record breaking ratings for BET. It is the top returning series premiere in BET history, as well as the number one original series premiere of the year. A reported 2.9 million viewers and 2.0 million households watched the season 2 finale. It is now the #1 series telecast in BET history.[2] She reported on BET's 106 & Park that a Season 3 has been filmed since summer 2008 and is set to air in November 2008.
[edit] 2007-Present
Keyshia graced the October 2007 covers of Sister 2 Sister, Essence, VIBE and Jet Magazines.[3] and December 2007 Dub magazine.
She released her sophomore album Just Like You in September 2007 with guest artists Missy Elliot, Lil' Kim Too Short, Amina Harris, Diddy, T.I., and Young Dro
When appearing on 106 & Park's 2000th Show Celebration, Keyshia announced that she is currently in the studio working on her new album, "A Different Me" which is already being highly compared to Mary J Blige's 1999 Album Mary. According to her official website, her new album will be released on December 16th, 2008.
Keyshia is also featured on the new song Just Stand Up, for cancer research along with various artists this year.
[edit] Discography
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| 2005 | The Way It Is | 6 | 2 |
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| 2008 | A Different Me[5]
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| 2004 | "Never" (featuring Eve) |
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| 2005 | "(I Just Want It) to Be Over" |
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| 2008 | "I Remember" |
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| 2008 | "Playa Cardz Right" (featuring 2Pac) |
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| 2004 | "Let's Get Blown" (Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Keyshia Cole) |
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Snoop Dogg: R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece |
| 2006 | "Give It Up to Me" (Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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Step Up O.S.T. / Sean Paul: The Trinity |
| 2007 | "Last Night" (Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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Diddy: Press Play |
| "Dreamin'" (Young Jeezy featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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Young Jeezy: The Inspiration | |
| 2008 | "I Got A Thang For You" (Trina featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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Still da Baddest |
| "Boyfriend/Girlfriend" (C-Side featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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Class in Session: The Boyfriend/Girlfriend EP | |
| "I've Changed" (Jaheim featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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The Makings of a Man | |
| "Game's Pain" (The Game featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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L.A.X. | |
| "Just Stand Up" (featuring various artists) | 11 | 83 | 44 | — | 39 | — | — | — | |
[edit] Album appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 1998 | "When Will Heaven Call" (Nutt-So featuring Keyshia Cole) | The Betrayal |
| "Keep Mobbin'" (Nutt-So featuring Keyshia Cole & J.R.) | ||
| 2001 | "Nubian Queen (remix)" (Messy Marv featuring Keyshia Cole) | Still Explosive |
| 2004 | "Let's Get Blown" (Snoop Dogg featuring Keyshia Cole) | R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece |
| "Pass it, Pass it" (Snoop Dogg featuring Keyshia Cole) | ||
| 2006 | "What's Going on" (Remy Ma featuring Keyshia Cole) | There's Something about Remy: Based on a True Story |
| "Give It Up to Me"(Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole) | The Trinity | |
| "Be Somebody" (Dre featuring Keyshia Cole) | The Trunk | |
| "Stay Down" (Bailey featuring Keyshia Cole) | Champ Bailey | |
| "Last Night" (Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole) | Press Play | |
| "Dreamin'" (Young Jeezy featuring Keyshia Cole) | The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 | |
| "Playa Cards Right (Female)" (2Pac featuring Keyshia Cole) | Pac's Life | |
| 2007 | "Love U Better" (Keith Sweat Duet With Keyshia Cole) | Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? |
| "Best Friend" (R. Kelly featuring Keyshia Cole and Polow da Don) | Double Up | |
| "I've Changed" (Jaheim featuring Keyshia Cole) | The Makings of a Man | |
| 2008 | "I Got a Thang For You" (Trina featuring Keyshia Cole) | Still da Baddest |
| "Love You Better" (Keith Sweat featuring Keyshia Cole) | Just Me | |
| "#1 Fan" (Plies featuring Keyshia Cole & J. Holiday) | Definition of Real |
[edit] Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Movie |
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| 2003 | "Get Up" | Biker Boyz |
| 2004 | "Never" featuring Eve | Barbershop 2: Back in Business |
| 2005 | "Guess What" featuring Jadakiss | Transit |
| 2006 | "Impossible" (Kanye West with Keyshia Cole & Twista) | Mission: Impossible III |
| "(When You Gonna) Give It up to Me" (Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole) | Step Up | |
| 2007 | "Love You Betta" (Keith Sweat Duet With Keyshia Cole) | Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? |
[edit] Awards and nominations
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| 2005 | Win Vibe Award (Tied with Young Jeezy) for Next Award |
| Vibe Award Nomination for R&B Voice of the Year & Vibe Vixen | |
| NAACP Image Awards Nomination for Best New Artist | |
| 2006 | BET Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B Artist & Viewer's Choice |
| Soul Train Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B/Soul Single & Best Female R&B/Soul Album | |
| American Music Awards Nomination for Favorite Female Artist | |
| 2007 | Soul Train Music Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B/Soul Single |
| Urban Music Awards Nomination for Best Collaboration 2007 | |
| BET Awards Nomination for Best Collaboration | |
| Win ASCAP Award for R&B/Hip Hop Song ("Love") | |
| 2008 | Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Let It Go") |
| Grammy Awards Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album (Just Like You) | |
| BET Awards Nomination for Best Female R&B Artist | |
| BET Awards Nomination for Best Collaboration ("Let It Go") | |
| BET Awards Nomination for Viewer's Choice Award | |
| 2008 | Prince David 46 Myspace Awards Win for Video of The Week (tied with Jonas Brothers) |
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- 2006-Present: "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" - Herself
- 2008: "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" - Herself
[edit] Guest Appearances
- 2005: All of Us
- 2006: BET's 106 & Park
- 2007: The Tyra Banks Show
- 2008: BET's 106 & Park, Spring Bling, and BET Awards
- 2008: Cathy Hughes on TV One
[edit] Films
- 2008: "How She Move" - Herself[7]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Keyshia Cole at Geffen Records
- Keyshia Cole at MySpace
- Keyshia Cole Lyrics
- Keyshiaweb
- Keyshia Cole Fan Site
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