Kelis

Kelis is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper and R&B singer. She shot to fame in 2004 with her hit song Milkshake.

According to reports in May 2009, Kelis had filed for divorce from the rapper Nas—only weeks after announcing that they were expecting their first child, a girl.People: 'Milkshake' Singer Kelis Files for Divorce (May 1, 2009) Allegedly, it was a sex tape that led to the split—Nas became aware of an explicit tape that Kelis had made before the pair were together, and had "removed himself from her presence" in response. According to gossip blogs, Kelis filed divorce papers so that Nas wouldn't have a chance to do so first.Scandalist: Kelis And Nas: Splitting Over A Sex Tape? (May 8, 2009)

Kelis released her debut album, Kaleidoscope, in 1999. The album has sold 249,000 copies to date. It was produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes. Her next album, Wanderland, failed to make an impact on the U.S. market. It was not until the 2003s that Tasty and the number-one hit single Milkshake boosted Kelis to mainstream success in the U.S.

Kelis met rapper Nas at an after-party for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards thrown by Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Nas later proposed to Kelis on Christmas Eve of the same year. The couple were married on January 8, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Kaleidoscope: 1999
• Wanderland: 2001
• Tasty: 2003
• Kelis Was Here: 2006
• The Hits: 2008

• 1999: "Caught out There"
• 1999: "Good Stuff"
• 2000: "Get Along with You"
• 2001: "Young, Fresh n' New"
• 2003: "Milkshake"
• 2004: "Trick Me"
• 2004: "Millionaire"
• 2005: "In Public"
• 2005: "Bossy"
• 2006: "Blindfold Me"
• 2007: "Lil Star"
• 2008: "I Don't Think So"

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