It’s no secret, we’re hot for Kelis - we love “Bossy” women.
Regardless, we’re smart enough to keep our flirting to a minimum, since we really don’t want to piss off Nas. But it’s virtually impossible not to fall in love with such a creative and uninhibited being. We asked Kelis all kinds of inappropriate questions, and surprisingly - she answered.
R.C.: You’ve had a slow burn when it comes to the US, why do you think Americans are so slow to embrace you?
Kelis: I think it’s the fact I haven’t been here. Every time an album comes out I go out to Europe cause I know I can work there. And I think even bigger than that, I haven’t been on one label in the states consistently and that’s made it really hard.
In Europe I’ve been on one label since ‘98. I think that makes a huge difference.
R.C.: How is life after the Neptunes?
Kelis: Life is fantastic (she giggles). Life is great. I love change and I love challenge and going for it. It was time to move on in that situation, It was time to move on.
R.C.: Tell me more about your personal life, you don’t seem like the type to sit home preparing hot meals?
Kelis: I don’t really talk about our personal life. But I will tell you that I have a cookbook coming out.
R.C.: You prepare hot meals?
Kelis: I do cook.
R.C.: What does Kelis know about cooking?
Kelis: I am pretty excited actually, I am a really good cook, I learned from my mom, who is even better - she is amazing. And I decided to do this cookbook for people like me, who have lives and don’t have time to be in the kitchen all day. I really enjoy dinner parties and having people over, and cooking for my husband. It’s about how to do great stuff with stuff that’s in your kitchen.
R.C.: Do you have a signature meal - anything Nas begs you to cook?
Kelis: Honestly, everything I make - and I am not even kidding around - everyone is like “Oh my God” we must have that again.
R.C.: So like your music, your food is hot?
Kelis: Well, I am a good cook, I will tell you something about me - I don’t front. If I’m not good at something, I’ll tell you - I suck. I don’t have any problems with something not being my strong point, since I have other strong points. So I don’t have to front about something, I’m actually good.
R.C.: I never notice you collabing with other females, if you had to who would it be?
Kelis: I mean there are tons of people, but I am not a big collaborator to begin with. I’ve done stuff for other people, like Foxy and Lil’ Kim. I have that girl Markeeta on my first album. I actually worked with Linda Perry on this album, not on the album but she produced and wrote with me. It’s not a conscience decision, I just haven’t. I did work with Marsha Ambrosia (of Floetry) on this album. She’s a friend and she’s really talented.
R.C.: What questions are you tired of answering?
Kelis: I don’t get tired of answering questions, but I do get tired of certain people. I expect to answer the same questions again and again it’s part of the job, but certain peoples personalities don’t click, they are so impersonal. I think, “Why are you even doing this job.”
R.C.: Umm, you’re not talking about me… are you?
Kelis: I’m not actually (she giggles).
R.C.: Iight, just making sure, What’s your least favorite song to perform?
Kelis: I hate to sing “Caught out there,” cause I hate screaming it, it’s exhausting. Urgh, I’m over it.
R.C.: Is it that or because it was your first single?
Kelis: A combination of all of that, just tired of it.
R.C.: If I drug tested you, what would I find?
Kelis: Someone else just asked me that…
R.C.: What, that’s one of my signature questions, is someone stealing my style?
Kelis: Someone just asked me that today, how crazy. Hmmm, it would be Advil and Zyrtek. I quit doing drugs in my younger years. I let that all go.
R.C.: I think you’re the first person who has admitted doing drugs to me, people always lie on that question?
Kelis: I mean I was a total drug head, I was a teenager in New York, what was I suppose to do. But I don’t anymore.
R.C.: When is the album going to hit the streets?
Kelis: I think July.
R.C.: I have a bone to pick with you, did you really color that poodle in the “Bossy” video?
Kelis: Yeah, we dyed him.
R.C.: Now Kelis, you know that’s not right… You dye hair not animals.
Kelis: It was totally harmless, he could eat it if he wanted to. I wouldn’t want to hurt the dog, but it was like food coloring.
R.C.: You’re too smart to endanger animals…
Kelis: I have a dog, and I love my dog. No I would never.
R.C.: What do you guys have in mind for the second single?
Kelis: I don’t know yet. But “Bossy” is just a proclamation, and it’s me claiming my stuff. I have a right to do that.
R.C.: Bringing up old shit, you know I think you made a mistake by not releasing “Flashback” on your last album, Tasty.
You know what, that’s sooo funny. Honestly, my label just didn’t get it, and Arista folded right after my first single, so everything was null and void after that. I was slave traded after that to another label, so it was a wrap for me.
R.C.: And this is a wrap for us.
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Kelis > “Bossy”
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