Love is the song she sings.

“Strangely” it sounds a lot like drama.

It’s no mystery to us that Ms. MJB is or was (you be the judge) a major influence in Ms. Cole’s book. However, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul has nothing to do with Cole’s God given talent.

I just can’t wait ‘til she knows or better yet her producers know/let her shine. The ready to break shell needs to be broken and Sound Scan will deliver.

Everything sounds great because Cole is vocally athletic. But I bet money, Cole has learned a long time before to let love find her. With that being said, yes, we listen and believe there is a thin line between R&B diva and yesterdays news.

I would argue there is a broad, yet touched place between the two that someone with the talent that Keyshia Cole has, can fill.

Imitation is for pop singers.

“Where This Love Could End Up,” is a stand out track with snippets from Marcus Miller’s “Much Too Much” or more notably to some the sample from Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle.” On her eighth bout on A Different Me, “Playa Cardz Right,” none other than prophetic Tupac Shakur is featured.

Keyshia Cole, like many other artist in the last quarter of the music season, opted to try something new: by bringing back the 1980’s. Techno, over the top era is not as clear given Cole’s strong remnants of rhythm and blues.

“This Is Us” makes you think we switched CDs and turn on Fergie’s The Duchess, specifically track 10, “Big Girls Don’t Cry.”

Play your cards right, trust & passion and you got the foundation for love, right? The obvious solutions is to let Keyshia Cole be Keyshia Cole, not every other singer known to man because she has her own set of strong pipes.

P.S. Not a different you, the real you will do just fine.