"A Different Me"-Keyshia Cole

"What's going on?" The first 3 1/2 words uttered on the first track: "A Different Me" and is an appropriate opening to further define why Keyshia titled the cd 'A Different Me'. It fits a more personal, one-on-one touch, as if she is conversing with a beau. And anytime you want someone to really get to know you, it's gonna be one-on-one. Well, when each person pops this cd into a player or presses Play on their iPods and iPhones, mission accomplished.

The first cd I bought by the artist Keyshia Cole was her 'Just Like You' cd. I had heard that song that almost EVERYone was so upset about, "Love". Radio tends to over-play tunes. But it's still one of the cheapest ways to get your music out to the public, without having to sell your soul. When I heard the song, "Love", I thought, 'Wow, she really has guts to sing such a big song. I also remember thinking that this is not a bad singer. She can really sing. But I still didn't like it and humbly admitting, it was mostly due to the radio over-plays. But it was the way she sing the song that gave me more to think about her as an artist and her direction of music. She sing as if she didn't care if I nor anybody else hated her song. She was still gonna be the artist that she set out to be. Real and a challenge to herself. Yah, How did I get all of that from just one song. You might be quite surprised at what can be taken away from a song and how capitvating an artist can be through their prose, mixed with your own experiences in life.

Keyshia is someone I know very little about, and I think she has fallen through the cracks of society when comes to just giving her a fair listening. I did. And here are my favorite tracks found on her new cd 'A Different Me'.

Rates: Tracks

***** A different Me (should have been longer)

***** Make Me over (I can see a video a Missy E./P!nk-style)

***** Please Don't Stop (My most favorite track)

**** Erotic

***** No Other (My second favorite track)

**** Oh-Oh, Yeah-Yea

*** Playa Cardz Right

***** Brand New

*** Trust

***** Where This Love Could End Up

**** Beautiful Music

*** A Different Me "Outro"