Keyshia Cole "Just Like You" Era (September 18!)

[sdot23]

GIANT magazine photoshoot: www.giantmag.com/2007/10/music/keyshia-cole-worth-the-wait/

[cbmc99]

I gotta say, Keyshia made me proud with that Giant photoshoot.

[sdot23]

I know, she is looking so good! I think that this photoshoot is the one that is going to be shown on the reality show.

[SHOOTER]

[sdot23]

Week 3: 11 COLE*KEYSHIA JUST LIKE YOU 52,646 93,901 -44 428,421

Also, she returned to #1 on the R&B albums chart after dropping to #3 last week.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Flash them BAZOOMS, girl! Her album is selling well, good for her!

[sdot23]

11/3 chart (4th week): 12 COLE*KEYSHIA JUST LIKE YOU 44,121 -16 52,646 472,542

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Keyshia Cole Proves She's "Just Like You" In Reality Show's 2nd Season

Keyshia Cole makes her return to reality television next week, back for a second season of her BET hit show "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is."

Following on the heels of the successful release of her second album Just Like You, Keyshia heads back on the small screen. In the new season "Keyshia Cole 2: The Way it Is" reunites audiences with Keyshia's poignant struggle to balance her family crises with her budding career as an R&B star.

This time around, cameras capture Cole as she works to complete and release her sophomore CD Just Like You while also sharing the wealth with her mother, recently released from prison, and her sister Neffie, whose battles with alcohol fueled much of the drama behind the show's first season.

The platinum success of Cole's debut album has provided a better life for her and her family, but after the singer invites her mother and sister to live in her Atlanta mansion the two find Keyshia's rules too hard to live by. With the rigors of her career pulling at her, Keyshia is faced with more difficult choices.

In related news, VH1 has their own plans for the Bay Area native. Keyshia Cole has been selected for "VH1 Unplugged," performing hits from her debut as well as new songs from Just Like You.

[View Keyshia's Unplugged Performance Here]

"Keyshia Cole 2: The Way It Is" premieres Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 p.m. on BET.

[Caviar]

Unplugged was off the chain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sdot23]

Yup. She was very good!

[sdot23]

R&B Songstress Keyshia Cole Returns for a Second Season of the Hit BET Series 'Keyshia Cole 2: The Way It Is' Premiering Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 PM

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- R&B diva Keyshia Cole is back and more compelling than ever in the second season of BET's hit docu-drama KEYSHIA COLE 2: THE WAY IT IS. During this season, which premieres on Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 PM*, Keyshia attempts to deal with all of her family drama while putting the finishing touches on her new CD, Just Like You.

In its inaugural season, the hit series was hailed by critics, including the New York Daily News, which said "[Keyshia Cole] is a refreshing revelation in a star's life." Vibe Magazine said, "... [W]ith the cameras rolling, music fans get a chance to witness Cole's realness, which is ironically a rarity in reality TV," and TV Guide said, "Ashlee who? There's a new diva on the reality scene, only this one is mad talented instead of a lip-synching punch line."

The first season of the top-rated KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS gave viewers insight into what it took for Keyshia to rise up from her troubled past as the daughter of a drug addict growing up in Oakland, Calif., to become a critically acclaimed, platinum-selling R&B superstar. This season, Keyshia has invited several members of her family to live in her multi-million dollar Atlanta mansion, including her mother, recently released from prison after serving three years for drug-related charges, and her sister, Neffie, who suffers from alcoholism. For her mother and sister it's a lofty premise, until they realize that they have to play by her rules -- one of which includes no men in the house.

"No company? Are we just going to look at each other? Are we in prison? We don't get no conjugal visits?" Neffie complains.

"I still feel locked up," says her mother Frankie. "That's not a good way to feel, especially since I'm free. I don't want to feel locked up, so I gotta do me."

Keyshia soon questions whether her efforts to provide her family with such a cushy existence are really worth the toll it is taking on her personally. When she realizes that she cannot balance the pressures of her career with trying to help her mother and sister adapt to their new surroundings and sobriety, she seeks professional help.

KEYSHIA COLE 2: THE WAY IT IS is executive produced by James Dubose of Dubose Entertainment and BET.

money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETU10623102007-1.htm

[keyslawton]

Her Unplugged was really good (I even download it on my computer).

[sdot23]

Yes it was. I can't wait to see the reality show premiere tomorrow!

[sdot23]

VIBE magazine December Issue:



Remember Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2 premieres tonight on BET at 10:30 PM!

[syrus]

keyslawton said:

Her Unplugged was really good (I even download it on my computer).

Where did you download it from?

[marcjm]

I just saw some of her reality show today, and it's good. It gives me a whole new respect for Keyshia. She's real. She's down, but she also has been through a lot. I hope they come out with a DVD of the reality show because I would get all of Season 1.

[SHOOTER]

I totally forgot this came on today! I will definitely have to catch a repeat!

[damita34]

The album is on fire! Just bought it yesterday (Finally arrived to Israel )
My Faves are: Fallin' Out, I Remember, Shoulda Let You Go, Last Night, Was It Worth It? and Let It Go
We've also got Give It Up To Me as a bonus track! that's gr8!

Shoulda Let You Go is my jam!

Why it's only 77 on Hot 100!?

[SHOOTER]

damita34 said:

The album is on fire! Just bought it yesterday (Finally arrived to Israel )
My Faves are: Fallin' Out, I Remember, Shoulda Let You Go, Last Night, Was It Worth It? and Let It Go
We've also got Give It Up To Me has a bonus track! that's gr8!

Shoulda Let You Go is my jam!

Why it's only 77 on Hot 100!?

Because it was just recently released as her 2nd single. It's far from peaking. lol.

[sdot23]

BET Scores Record-Breaking Ratings with the Premiere of ‘The Way It Is’
November 1st, 2007

Fans flocked to BET for the return of the network’s top-rated and critically acclaimed docu-drama KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS, now BET’s #1 Returning Series Premiere Performance in BET history and its #1 Original Series Premiere this season. Tuesday’s show scored a 1.41 rating, with 1.24 million households and 1.49 million total viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen Media Research.

As the #1 KEYSHIA COLE telecast in BET history, the premiere of the second season of KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS builds on the momentum of the show’s top-rated first season. Tuesday’s show is also among the highest-rated series premieres ever in BET history.

This season, R&B songstress Keyshia Cole is back and more compelling than ever, as she attempts to deal with all of her family drama while putting the finishing touches on her new CD, Just Like You. KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS airs on BET on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

[busyboy]

Finally bought this last Saturday, I'm starting to love it.

Along with "Last Night", the European edition has "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" by Sean Paul as a bonus track, which in my eyes is totally unnecessary, like putting "1 Thing" on Amerie's Because I Love It...

[sdot23]

The Gods Are Crazy!

"Give It Up To Me" was big there, right? I can see the label trying to use the big collabos to get her name out there internationally. I'm glad it wasn't on the US version...I still think "Last Night" shouldn't have been on the album.

[busyboy]

Agreed, especially since "Give It Up To Me" is track #2 and not at the end of the album, as every bonus track should be! It wasn't even that big a hit, it only peaked at #31 in the UK, but Sean is really successful here so...

[keyslawton]

Congrats Keyshia!

I agree "Last Night" is totally unnecessary on the album which usually I just skip over it. I would understand if she re-worked the song and added a new verse or something.

[cbmc99]

nick16 said:

VIBE magazine December Issue:



Remember Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2 premieres tonight on BET at 10:30 PM!

When I saw this from afar at first I thought it was Eva Pigford. Definitely channeling some Eva in this shot lol

[sdot23]

keyslawton said:

Congrats Keyshia!

I agree "Last Night" is totally unnecessary on the album which usually I just skip over it. I would understand if she re-worked the song and added a new verse or something.

Right. She recorded new vocals for the "Let it Go" remix, she should have done it for "Last Night" as well.

[keyslawton]

nick16 said:

keyslawton said:

Congrats Keyshia!

I agree "Last Night" is totally unnecessary on the album which usually I just skip over it. I would understand if she re-worked the song and added a new verse or something.

Right. She recorded new vocals for the "Let it Go" remix, she should have done it for "Last Night" as well.

Yea which I was surprised she recorded new vocals for Let It Go. Also I like the new verse on Let I Go.

[sdot23]

HDD estimate:

20 19 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 35,081 +9%
JUST LIKE YOU

Nice increase! I'm glad she's still Top 20.

[sdot23]

"Shoulda Let You Go" digital sales thanks to bks:

-- 189 COLE*KEYSHIA SHOULDA LET YOU GO 5378 10 4892 30854

[sdot23]

From Billboard:

On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Keyshia Cole's "Shoulda Let You Go" featuring Amina increases 12-10 to become her sixth top 10 hit. Cole also has that chart's top debut at No. 53 with "I Remember."

"Shoulda Let You Go" is #51 on the Hot 100.

[damita34]

Album is also up 1 place on Top 200! 19 ===> 18