You Stole My Steez: 8 Musicians Who People Say Got Famous Copying Other Singers

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Keyshia Cole and Mary J. Blige

“The Way It Is” was an awesome album, but when it dropped, it also created a lot of talk that Cole was trying to rip the classic style of MJB. Maybe it was all the extra painful songs about love, cheaters and moving forward, maybe it was the unique raspy voice or the around-the-way girl thing (some online actually said “ghetto”) both women embody well, but folks noticed it. There are rumors that Mary and her husband, Kendu, didn’t want Cole involved in a BET Honors tribute to her because they were already sick of all the comparisons (so hey had Monica take her place), but Mary hasn’t spoken out about the comparisons. Cole on the other has tried to downplay the comparisons over the years, but says Blige has had a big influence on her. They both seem down to earth, and they both can SANG! That’s all that matters, right?

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