Keyshia Cole

Cole's got a great voice, and there's more than enough on this album to keep her career ascendant. But Just Like You suffers from a slightly monotonous emotional state. Depending on your perspective, you'll either feel Cole's voicing your relationship struggles in a Houdini-esque feat of emotional release, or you'll feel assaulted by the persistent negativity. The reality is a bit of both. Cole can sing an inner monologue and make you feel it to your core. But she has so much to offer as a singer that she deserves material that goes beyond relationship complaints now and then.

At twenty-five, Oakland diva Keyshia Cole seems to have her shit together. She’s got a big
voice, a knack for nasty kiss-off songs and the good sense to (usually) avoid over-singing.
None of these things makes her terribly unique, but they do make her second album a
work of engaging, pop-wise R&B: The beats stick mostly to jumpy keyboard bounce with
string stabs and other minor adornments, and uptempo cuts like “Give Me More”... More >