Later, he even adds a political reference. French Montana follows the ladies with a verse of his own, also admonishing an ex.
Riding with Keyshia is her longtime pal Remy, who provides her own take on the concept. As she gears up for her upcoming album, Keyshia Cole taps French Montana and Remy Ma for the lead single "You", which addresses bitter breakups with anthemic empowerment and no-holds-barred bashing. ("Never," her hit song from the Barbershop 2 soundtrack, is included.The song was met with positive reviews from critics. Cole's voice is sweet and ringing, like a wiser version of Lil' Mo who has had to weather a tremendous amount of drama. ("Love," one of the positive songs, comes after the song where the punk gets dumped and before the song where he's called out for changing.) None of it's all that profound, but Cole sells it all extremely well, especially on "I Should Have Cheated," where she tires of an accusing and hypocritical lover ("I should go have my fun and do all the things you say I do").
From the opener, "(I Just Want It) To Be Over," the album seems to be set up like a linear narrative about a crumbling relationship, but it doesn't quite play out that way, with the scenes shuffled out of order. With only a couple exceptions, The Way It Is is about the ugly parts of a romantic relationship, so there's little room left for upbeat material. Cole had a hand in the writing of just about every track, and she has a number of major players - Kanye West, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Ron Fair ( Christina Aguilera, Mya), E-Poppi ( Missy Elliott, Destiny's Child) - in her corner. As a foster child growing up in Oakland, she went through a lot of downs, and from the sounds of The Way It Is, her first album, she's had her share of complex relationships.
An advantage Keyshia Cole has over a lot of her young contemporaries is experience.
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