“When I came straight from Oakland, it was still in me. The disrespect, things that would happen, how we handle it from the 'hood. It was like, we just fight. It took a long time to learn to not put my hands on people; you know what I'm saying?”

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.