

It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 89,000 copies in the first week of release. The Way It Is was released on June 21, 2005. It featured appearances by Remy Ma, Fat Joe, and Ghostface Killah. In anticipation, Cole and DJ Green Lantern released a mixtape entitled " Team Invasion Presents Keyshia Cole" in February 2005 featuring remixes of hip-hop instrumentals and snippets of songs from her album. Ĭole completed her debut album in early 2005. Her second single from the album, " (I Just Want It) To Be Over", was released on Apand reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 (101). The radio remix, featuring then-incarcerated rapper Shyne reached #71 in the US. On November 9, 2004, Cole released her first single from "The Way It Is" entitled " I Changed My Mind" featuring Kanye West. The single failed to reach the charts, but it eventually became the closing track on her debut album, " The Way It Is". Main article: The Way It Is (Keyshia Cole album)Ĭole's debut single, " Never", featuring Eve, was released on Mato promote the soundtrack to the film Barbershop 2: Back in Business. After listening to an unfinished version of her single " Love", which would eventually become her first platinum single, he signed her and began mentoring her. In 2002, she was introduced to A&M Records A&R Ron Fair. During this time, Cole collaborated with artists from her native Bay Area, among them D'Wayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone and Messy Marv. Cole moved to Los Angeles at 18 to pursue a music career. At age 16, Cole became a participant at the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC), a local youth organization. She later formed a friendship with Tupac Shakur, who promised to help her start her singing career asking her to write a hook on his upcoming project the night he died unexpectedly. At age 12, Cole was introduced into the music industry, along with her brother Sean (also known as Nutt-So), where she met and recorded with MC Hammer. She was adopted at age two by family friends Leon and Yvonne Cole, changing her last name to Cole. Cole and Hunter met for the first time in 2016 after a paternity test confirmed their connection. Keyshia Cole was born on October 15, 1981, in Oakland, California, and is the biological daughter of Francine "Frankie" Lons and boxing trainer Virgil Hunter.

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She signed to a reality/documentary series Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is which aired on BET from 2006 until 2008, giving viewers a closer look into Cole's career and family life with her biological mother and sister. Īfter Geffen folded, Cole's sixth album Point of No Return (2014) was released in 2014 through Interscope Records, and had unsuccessful sales, selling less than 45,000 copies in the US.Īlong with her music, Cole has ventured into reality television. The album has sold 329,000 copies in the US as of September 2013. The album has sold 400,000 copies in the US as of November 2012.Ĭole's fifth album Woman to Woman (2012) debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 96,000, lower than her last effort. The album debuted and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 129,000. Her next album, Calling All Hearts, was released in 2010. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 322,000, the highest of Cole's career. The album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America, and has sold 1.7 million copies in the US.Ī Different Me is Cole's third album, released in 2008. It was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.

The album stayed on the charts for over a year, selling over 1.6 million copies.Īfter A&M folded, Cole released her second album Just Like You (2007) under Geffen Records, and the album debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold within 17 weeks, and then platinum just eight weeks later.

She released her debut album, The Way It Is (2005), which spawned five singles: " Never" (featuring Eve), " I Changed My Mind", " (I Just Want It) To Be Over", " I Should Have Cheated", and " Love". At the age of 15, she moved to Los Angeles and was later introduced to A&M Records. Her career began when she met MC Hammer at the age of 12, and later met rapper Tupac Shakur. Keyshia Myeshia Cole ( née Johnson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and television personality.
