Keyshia Cole On Mary J. Blige: I Wish She Would Have Reached Out To Help Me

September 17th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: WENN

I wouldn’t qualify this as shade, but Keyshia Cole definitely threw Mary J. Blige all up under the bus in a recent interview with the SingersRoom. The singer was asked how she feels about being compared to Mary, the queen of brokenhearted R&B, and though Keyshia doesn’t mind the musical comparisons she feels like there’s a clear distinction between her mentality as an established artist and Mary’s. Here’s what she said:

“I’m very happy to have been compared to such a wonderful woman, a strong woman. The only thing that I would’ve changed, that I am now here to do for those that come after me, is to lend a helping hand. I feel that even if it’s not me saying I’m gonna record with you, I’m gonna work with you or let’s go hang out or anything like that; we don’t have to be friends, but at the end of the day, being able to give advice or help somebody that is coming under you is an amazing gift to be able to have. I wish I would have had that from Mary, but I’m not Mary, I’m a different person and if K. Michelle ever call me or anybody for that matter, for advice, I would absolutely give it to them.”

Keyshia is certainly allowed to have her feelings but what I don’t get is why she would air them out so publicly. Considering she still hasn’t reached the pinnacle of Mary’s success, there’s still a chance for Mary to mentor her or record with her or something — if she were to reach out — I doubt Mary would be so willing at this point. And there’s also the question of whether she actually reached out to Mary or expected her to reach out to her. Going on her quote alone, it sounds like Keyshia wanted Mary to reach out and bring her up, but she’s not reaching out to K. Michelle, she’s waiting for K to contact her. Something is wrong with that picture if the quote is to be taken literally.

Since K. Michelle’s come on the scene, I’ve felt like Keyshia has been taking this whole predecessor/ “she’s following in my footsteps” thing to the head. While Keysh definitely has a hardcore fanbase and has been around for a minute, she still has a long way to climb and may want to be careful about burning potential bridges along the way.

What do you think about what Keyshia said?

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  • sandy17

    People like that always feel as if someone owes them something just off the strength of who they are. But Mary doesn’t owe Keyshia thing. She’s not obligated to do anything for Keyshia. She’s already done enough for her by influencing her entire sound, style and career. Isn’t that enough?

  • Pat

    Mary J probably don’t want to deal with Keisha entire family. Especially Frankie her mother. She odes not want to be bother with foolishness. Keishea usually bring her entire family of foolishness with her. LOL.

    • NSimonefan

      LOL! I thought that too. If Keisha met with Mary, you know that before she ended that meeting, she would say to Mary, “My mother Frankie wants to meet you, would that be okay with you?”. Frankie is enough by herself, but like you said the whole ghetto hoodrat family would tag along like roaches. When Mary J. said and sang, “No more drama”, she meant it.

  • bkabbagej

    What is so wrong with pulling someone along? From the few comments I’ve read here on this topic, I notice that a few of you believe that one can pull themselves up by their own boot straps. But every successful person had someone or somebodies to assist them or saw something special enough to bring them into the fold. Mary isn’t obligated to reach back for anyone but I’m sure Glayds, Patti, Chaka, and any of the other sisters in the industry, that have been in the game longer and sing better and achieved more in their careers reach back and still do no matter how they may feel about a sister personally. We’re the only group (black folks), that are so hard on each other, we refuse to see that there is no such thing as singular success. If one of us succeeds we all do! Every other nationality looks out for their own and we continue the crabs in the barrel attitude along with the me and mine and f*&k the world attitude. Just a real sad situation, we expect to be accepted by others but we’re never satisfied being just accepting of ourselves.

    • http://www.yourtango.com/users/cheekee-baby cheekee baby

      There’s nothing wrong with greasing the wheels for the next one coming through. But she isn’t owed that. She for damn sure has no place to be putting Mary on blast about it to the media. Where does she get off? She ought to have had a little more class and spoke to Mary privately if she felt the need to get it off her chest.

  • AprilEK

    I mean, doesn’t anyone remember the so called beef the industry created between them 3-4 years ago? Mary came out and said it wasn’t true on a radio interviews in Philly and then took the time and told the listeners that she’d be all for helping K. Cole but she also said you can’t make someone do something they don’t want to do or make someone ask you for help, if they want it, they simply ask. Ms. Cole, if you want Mary’s help you have to reach out to her like a lady and professional business woman. Haven’t you learned anything from her life experiences in the industry, I mean she’s only lived her entire life openly for the world to see for over 10 yrs boo? Come correct Cole cuz you catch more bees with honey.

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