![]() ![]() A decade had passed, and she started to think about what else she wanted do, so she become a chef. When the album reached its 10-year anniversary, Kelis had somewhat of an epiphany about her life. In a way, Kaleidoscope has instead served as a life marker for the singer. I don’t have to feel connected to myself or who I am through my songs.” I’m not someone who listens to myself all the time. “I can’t really say that I feel connected to anything. “I guess I really don’t think in those terms,” says Kelis. It’s something I’ve done, just like anything else that I’ve done.”Īfter two decades, it’s hard for Kelis to even pinpoint a Kaleidoscope track that still resonates with her and admits that she doesn’t even listen to her own music. “I’m not going to sit down and have philosophical conversations about a song of mine,” she says. On Kaleidoscope, or any album, Kelis doesn’t look back or linger on her songs too often. Sometimes it feels like it’s been another lifetime.”Īn anniversary edition of Kaleidoscope features song versions available for the first time, including “Caught Out There (Neptunes Extended Mix)” alternate mixes of “Get Along With You,” including the “Morales Club Mix,” “Soul Inside Radio Mix,” “Mix Show,” “Pharrell Edit,” and a “Bump & Flex Radio Edit.” A translucent orange vinyl edition will also be released March 6. “It has its moments,” Kelis tells American Songwriter. Now 20 years later, Kaleidoscope is still Kelis’ most dynamic body of music. (Kelis recently said The Neptunes never honored their initial agreements, which prevented her from receiving any money from the sales of the debut and follow up, 2001’s Wanderland.) Kelis embraced dance-pop on her 2010 album Flesh Tone, then collaborated with TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek for 2014’s Food, a more organic-sounding soul album heavy on food imagery.Kaleidoscope was a force of the artist and producer, forging the young production team of The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and the New York City born and raised, Harlem-bred singer.She subsequently hosted the Cooking Channel series Saucy and Sweet and published a cookbook, My Life on a Plate. In 2008, Kelis graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.The single went double platinum, and the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Her fourth album, 2006’s Kelis Was Here, includes the single “Bossy,” featuring rapper Too Short.The Neptunes had originally offered the song to Britney Spears. ![]() 3 pop hit “Milkshake,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Kelis’ steamy third album, 2003’s Tasty, spawned the No.The single “Caught Out There” was a Top 10 R&B hit. The Neptunes produced and wrote the bulk of Kelis’ 1999 debut album, Kaleidoscope.The hitmakers featured the young singer on Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s 1999 single “Got Your Money.” A friend introduced Kelis to Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, the production duo known as The Neptunes.She graduated from Manhattan’s acclaimed LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Kelis Rogers was raised in Harlem her mother was a chef and a fashion designer, while her father was a minister and a jazz musician.Although she’s best known for the sexy 2000s R&B hits “Milkshake” and “Bossy,” singer, songwriter, and certified chef Kelis has served up a smorgasbord of sounds-including soul, hip-hop, jazz, and dance-over the course of her career. ![]()
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