its like this. Been on the scene 7 years. I was 21 when I got signed. 7 # 1 records. No awards 4 none of them/still touring. It is Wht it is
All u guys say BET didn't set me up for any nominations?
Let me weigh in on this. Let me start by saying, Keyshia, I love your music. That "Love, I Thought You Had My Back" and "You Changed" on your first LP got me THROUGH, you hear me?
But to be honest, with this last album and singles, you did not come hard and I say that with all respect. First of all, you dropped I Ain't Thru featuring Nicki Minaj as your first single. Don't get me wrong, it was a catchy tune and you sounded good but you know in your heart that it was NOT a song to be put out as a single. You even admitted that previously and if you don't remember that you did, look here. Maybe you got too caught up in the Nicki Minaj- feature wave. Maybe you felt you had a statement to make. Whatever it was, it was the wrong decision. You know that. Your label tried to TELL you that. Your fans know also. Or at least the fans who aren't so avid that they just love all you do no matter what.
Then, you released Long Way Down which didn't do AS WELL possibly because many were so disappointed with the first track they didn't want to give the second it a chance. Personally, I liked Long Way Down but if you were going to release that, you should have released that first from a marketing perspective. After that release was Take Me Away. I actually liked that track and I don't know why it did not do well (Nice car jam!). My hypothesis is that it didn't do well because the first 2 didn't do well and once again, people weren't trying to give Keyshia Cole a listen or radio play.
So in my opinion (and mine only), it seems right that BET would not offer you an award. You released NICE music, but nothing extraordinary. Nothing different. You didn't go as hard as you have gone before, as hard as you are ABLE to go, as hard as others were going, OR (and more importantly) as hard as the fans expected you to. Awards are for artists who have done something new or different. You didn't accomplish that this time around.
But it doesn't mean you aren't "the ish" anymore as you said in one of your tweets. It just means you need to find another angle to come from next time around. It also means you need to continue to make creative decisions as you have been doing, but ALSO decisions that will fit your market or draw a bigger, newer market. Just because a hot- feature artist is on your first track and YOU like the track personally doesn't mean it will go over well with the majority of your fans. I believe in you homegirl and I hope that you don't take this as disrespectful at all. Peace & Blessings to you and continue to make and listen to good music.
P.S. Keyshia, that thing with Lil Kim, don't even worry about it. That little girl (YES, little girl) isn't worth 1 tweet out of you! Don't feed into her crap. She just wants publicity because beef is the only way she gets it lately : ) Ask the Harajuku Barbie.
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| Keyshia's latest album released Dec. 21, 2010 Calling All Hearts |
Guys, comment down below and tell me whether or not YOU think Keyshia Cole should have received a nominee at this year's BET awards. Whether it's yes or no, say why! Would love to hear from you and Keyshia would probably love to read it as well.
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