She’s really good looking, but in a creepy way. Her voice is strong, but harsh. She weirdly got engaged to (married?) Nas. Her only hits have been borderline novelty songs (Milkshake, Got Your Money with ODB, Caught Out There aka the I Hate You So Much Right Now Song). She’s never actually succesfully released a record that was both succesful and cohesive. She split with the Neptunes a couple of years ago, and that was the main thing she had going for her. She has a lot going against her, is what I’m saying.
Then she put out this hot-ass record and video called Bossy. Which, like her best work with the Neptunes, pretty much perfectly captured all that was good about her. The harshness of her voice sounds almost teasing against the minimalist backdrop. She looks great in a mean, or, dare I say it, bossy way. She has Too Short. She has a money-green poodle. She’s like a mean girl in a movie about Beverly Hills, but she does it so well, I find myself liking it.
F*ck it, count me in.
Something else you can drop in the what’s great about Kelis file, from her album “Wanderland” (did that record even ever come out?): Young Fresh & New