Ever since her debut album Keleidoscope came out about ten years ago, I always saw that X factor in Kelis that she should have been a much bigger star than she is right now. Will I Am recently did an interview with the re-launched VIBE magazine, where the artist/producer insisted that under his umbrella (ella ella) Kelis could even be as big as his record-breaking group the Black Eyed Peas.
“Kelis has always been a best kept secret. The cool people know Kelis. But the majority of people just know ‘Milkshake.’ If Kelis were fashion she would be a girl’s favorite pair of shoes or a coat…high fashion. I would like Kelis to show she’s an international sensation. She can be big. A lot of people think big is being on the radio or that being big is having a show in London, France and sometimes Japan. But that ain’t international…that’s just three countries. The Black Eyed Peas are big; the Black Eyed Peas are international. I think Kelis can be that big. As big as the Peas.
“Fergie is huge. When Fergie blew up she was bigger than me! I believe Kelis can do the same.”
I think the problem people have with Kelis is you can't pin point her to one specific genre, and that's real hard for people who love to put others in a box. I hate that most only know her for 'Milkshake' and Caught Out There'(aka the screaming song) but there's so much more to her than that. if that wasn't the case, she wouldn't have released a greatest hits cd. I hope her album of club tracks will put her on the well-deserved map to international superstardom. Lt's just hope all this love Will I Am has for Kelis will have him promote her bigger than Virgin Records ever did. So far her new dance single “Acapella” is climbing the club charts, landing at #2 this week. So with more promotion, a sick video for 'Acapella' and maybe a Kelis/BEP tour collabo will catapult her to Fergie-sized success.
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