Description
Kelis – The Hits / Audio CD 2008
UPC 5099951869922
Kelis Rogers - American singer and songwriter, born 21 August 1979 in Harlem, New York City, USA
Many artists strive to be innovative. Kelis does it naturally. Whether it was giving early production from the Neptunes extra bite with her sassy vocals, screaming on a scorned lover on her breakthrough "Caught Out There" single, teasing potential suitors on the sly "Milkshake" or causing heads to turn with her forward-thinking fashion sense, Kelis has always been in her own league, a singer and entertainer that others look to for inspiration. Now nine years after her first release Virgin Records are set to release Kelis' greatest hits album, 'The Hits', in March 2008. The album features songs from her four albums; Kaleidoscope (Caught out There, Good Stuff, Get Along with You, Suspended); Wanderland "(Young, Fresh n' New); Tasty (Milkshake, Trick Me, Millionaire, in Public) ; Kelis Was Here (Bossy, Lil Star); plus some key collaborations with Ol' Dirty Bastard (Got Your Money), Richard X (Finest Dreams), and N*E*R*D (Truth Or Dare). EMI. 2008. Kelis - the Hits is a collection of Kelis' biggest tracks over the past seven years of her critically-acclaimed career, including the infectious hit single "Milkshake" plus all-star collaborations with Ol' Dirty Bastard, Andre 3000, and the Neptunes. With two Grammy nominations and countless chart topping singles to her name, this compilation is a must-have for every Kelis lover and music lovers!
| Genre: | Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop |
|---|---|
| Style: | RnB/Swing, Pop Rap, Electro |
| Year: | 2008 |
Tracklist:
| Kelis– | Caught Out There | 4:12 | |
| Kelis– | Milkshake | 3:05 | |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard Feat. Kelis– | Got Your Money | 4:02 | |
| Kelis– | Trick Me | 3:28 | |
| Kelis Feat. Cee-Lo– | Lil Star | 4:51 | |
| Kelis– | Get Along With You | 4:30 | |
| Kelis– | Young, Fresh N' New | 4:39 | |
| N.E.R.D. Feat. Kelis & Pusha T– | Truth Or Dare | 3:39 | |
| Kelis Feat. Too $hort– | Bossy | 4:35 | |
| Kelis Feat. Nas– | In Public | 4:28 | |
| Kelis Feat. André 3000– | Millionaire | 3:47 | |
| Richard X Feat. Kelis– | Finest Dreams | 4:14 | |
| Kelis– | Suspended | 4:55 | |
| Kelis Feat. Terrar– | Good Stuff | 3:54 |
Kelis graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 1997, being a violin player for 14 years, and signed a production deal with the then-under-the-radar production team The Neptunes. They produced her debut album "Kaleidoscope" (1999), released on Virgin. Her sophomore release, "Wanderland" (2001), wasn't as fortunate and did not get released in the US, which led to tensions with Virgin; Kelis was later dropped because of lackluster performance. She found solace in a romance with rapper Nasir Jones whom she married to in 2005 and divorced from in 2010.
Her career started going full throttle with the buzz surrounding her third album, "Tasty" (2003), which features hit single "Milkshake" that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2004 and peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play Songs chart in December 2003 with remixes by X-Press 2 and DJ Zinc.
"Kelis Was Here" (2006) was certified Silver in the UK for sales of over 60,000 copies. Things went quiet for a while, until Kelis returned to the scene with her first electronic album titled "Flesh Tone" (2010), which features production by the likes of David Guetta, Benny Benassi and Boys Noize, amongst others.
In April 2014, Kelis released her sixth studio album "Food". Fully produced by David Andrew Sitek, the album sees Kelis heading in a new musical direction with the album containing soul, funk and gospel elements.
