“Don't look at me like an R&B artist. Most of the places that I go to and the people that I be around and perform in front of are actual hip-hop fans. They're not R&B fans. These are people who go to the clubs and want to hear the bang-bang music.”

American singer, songwriter, and television personality

Keyshia Cole is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is known for contemporary R&B and hip hop soul, and for a voice that critics have described as both raspy and emotionally expressive. Her songs often draw on relationships and personal experience, which gives her work a personal, confessional tone. Music critics have also referred to her as the "Princess of Hip-Hop Soul," a label that reflects her place in that style of music.