There’s more to Kelis than “Milkshake,” and she’s sitting down with HoneyMag.com to talk about her music, motherhood (her son Knight was born in July) and the end of her marriage to Nas.
Here’s what the 30-year-old singer had to share:
On motherhood: “Waking up at five in the morning and seeing that Knight’s awake and he’s got this bright, sunny, delicious face looking at me like, ‘Good morning mom.’ It’s literally the greatest thing to wake up to and it tickles me every time. I adore him.”
On her fifth album: “As far as music goes, if I’m not a little bit nervous, then I’m not doing what I should be doing. You gotta be nervous because it means your actually taking a chance and going towards something better. Nerves are important. Secondly, I feel fantastic. I just turned 30 and it’s been amazing. Being a woman in your 30s, things just start to make sense. You’re as sexy as you’ll ever be and you just feel really good. I love where I’m at in my life right now.”
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On the half-shaved head look: “Well I was definitely the first to do it. The only other person I would give credit before me is Pepa. Other than that, I expect them to copy me. What else are they supposed to do? They’re young. God bless them.”
Here’s an oldie but always goodie from Miss Kelis…
Note the style Kiddas, make-up, and all-around highly stylized video concept. We should also remember this video came out some 3 years ago. Kelis has and will always be a singer to break stereotypes and set trends. Unfortunately it takes such first-timers to expose their art on a smaller platform in order for the next artist to come through and smash it through the door commercially
