
Keke Wyatt has gotten a raw deal in the music biz over the past decade. With her first major appearance on Avant’s “My First Love” in 2000, Keke belted her way onto the scene with a bang, soon following her chart-topping duet with her debut album Soul Sista in 2001. But after her album spawned the successful single “Nothin’ in This World” featuring Avant and receiving gold certification, Keke hit a wall.
Three years after she released Soul Sista, Keke parted ways with MCA Records and headed to Cash Money, a move that saw the release of her new single “Put Your Hands on Me” but resulted in her sophomore album Emotional Rollercoaster being shelved after the track failed to catch on, leaving her to part ways yet again with her label and resign with TVT Records in 2006. But after recording more tracks for her next album Ghetto Rose, TVT bit the dust and Keke’s album was yet again left on the cutting room floor.
Determined to keep her career alive, Keke finally resigned with Shanachie Entertainment last year, and her official sophomore album Who Knew? is finally slated for release on February 23rd. In anticipation of its release, Keke spoke with Showing Out about why she almost quit the music industry (and what made her come back), why she’s let all the drama go from her history with record labels, how her new album Who Knew? showcases sides of Keke that you’ve never seen before and what else you can expect from the golden-voiced soulstress in the near future.
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