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Although comparisons to Neneh Cherry are inevitable, she does carve out a niche for herself, armed with undeniable talent. It's when Kelis and her production team create tracks that best fit her voice and uniqueness that the end results are outstanding. The album's flaws stem from steps taken backward toward what one could call 'mainstream' R&B. This release showcases the development of a great talent.

And we're going to start to grow everything.' At the time of this writing, Kelis' brand has added a line of olive oil, ready-to-eat chicken, a YouTube channel, jam, tips on cooking, and handmade Columbian handbags.See More Your browser does not support the audio element. 'I need a space where I can actually be creative and I can do this on a daily basis,' Kelis told The Founder Hour podcast (via Page Six). It turns out Kelis' training at the prestigious school really did pay off, with her name as a saucier only growing.

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'I didn't go in thinking about specializing in anything although I graduated without a doubt knowing that I am a saucier,' she wrote, adding, 'I believe everything is better smothered, dipped, and poured.' Sure enough, the songstress jumped headfirst into launching her own full line of sauces - branded with the same name as her website (via Page Six).

#KELIS KALEIDOSCOPE PROFESSIONAL#

'I was told we were going to split the whole thing 33/33/33, which we didn't do,' claiming that she was 'blatantly lied to and tricked' by 'the Neptunes and their management and their lawyers and all that stuff.' Heartbreakingly enough, the 'Trick Me' singer alleged she 'made nothing' from the sales of her first two albums - which were produced by the Neptunes.Īccording to her website, Bounty & Full, Kelis' professional journey as a foodie began after she graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in 2008. 'I thought it was a beautiful and pure, creative safe space, but it ended up not being that at all,' she mused.

Revealing that she met the pair 'through a mutual friend at performing arts school,' Kelis jumped headfirst into working with them. Still incredibly proud of it, the songstress especially recognizes 'the femaleness of the album, of the freaking outspokenness of it, the blackness of it, the alternativeness of it.' Unfortunately for Kelis, Kaleidoscope also brings back bitter memories of her once-friends, The Neptunes, and in particular, Williams and Chad Hugo. Speaking with The Guardian in 2020, Kelis gushed about her greatest success - her debut album from 1999, Kaleidoscope. As the outlet noted, along with her acclaimed cookbook, 'She has appeared as a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef Masters, starred in her own shows on the Food Network and Cooking Channel.' Damn right, Kelis' cooking is better than yours. That same year, the songstress released a cookbook titled My Life on a Plate, which tells 'Kelis' personal story through the food she creates.'Īccording to Cuisine Noir, as a kid in New York, 'Kelis watched her mom, who was a chef, run her catering business out of their home.' That alone was the groundwork that inspired her to pursue her own culinary ambitions so many years later. 'It's funny, though, because even having gone to school and having done everything that every other trained chef has done, people still want to question or discredit or make it like, 'Oh, cute!'' At the end of the day, Kelis' accomplishments are nothing to scoff at. 'I have seven albums under my belt and I've never felt so accomplished,' the former chart-topper told Time in 2015.

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