Keyshia Michelle Cole (born Keyshia Miesha Johnson on October 15 , 1981 in Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award nominated American, R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice. She released her platinum selling debut album The Way It Is in 2005, and her second album Just Like You in 2007.

Keyshia Cole (born October 15, 1983) is an American R&B singer-songwriter . Cole grew up in Oakland, California where she was a foster child adopted by Yvonne Cole. She has said that her brother, Sean Cole, and Tupac Shakur were close friends and that he was like an older brother to her. Cole’s first recordings were with MC Hammer at the age of twelve. In the early 2000s, she appeared on tracks by San Francisco Bay Area artists including Tony! Toni! Toné!’s D’Wayne Wiggins and San Francis