ESSENCE: How do you feel about constantly being compared to Mary J. Blige?
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Way to go Keyshia … humility is the best quality. I’m glad to know that you she is not so big on herself that she can’t see that she and Mary are a lot alike and that Mary has paved a way for her.
KEYSHiA BEEN MY GiRL SiNCE THE BEGiNNiNG! & i SEEN NOW THAT SHE HAS GROWN SOOO STRONG. ESPECiALLY WHEN SHE CAME OUT WiTH THE HiT “LET iT GO” KEYSHiA iS A GREAT ROLE MODEL. CUSz SHE iS TELLiN US iT DONT MATTA WHERE YHU COME FROM. YOU CAN STiLL BE STRONG AND BE SOMEBODY GREAT. SO MUCH LOVE KEYSHiA & i LOVED HOW SHE ANSWERED THE QUESTiON UP THERE [:
I too have been down with my girl Keyshia since the day. I love her music her last album was off the chain with many bangin track. When I first heard let it go I was like my girl making dope song. Only thing about this song is I personally can relate. She looks so fabulous on the cover of Essence.