“If I could have a guy - somebody I could picture being with for the rest of my life - they would be like a girl friend, but a guy friend. When I think about being hurt, I think about how my homegirls would not do certain things to me. I hope my guy would be the same and love me genuinely.”

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.