Along with Scary Spice of the Spice Girls, Kelis was another one of my pre-teen idols. Kelis hit the scene in 1999. I remember seeing her first video "Caught Out There" from her debut album, Kaleidoscope, and I thought (and still think) she was the coolest thing with her neon pink hair! She embodied fun, edginess and confidence in her style.

I still think this was one of Kelis' best. The Neptunes (a.k.a. Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) incorporated their signature synthesized style on the production to offer a sound that was different from "mainstream" R&B at the time. Kelis will always remain someone who beats to the sound of their own drum.

Preview Kaleidoscope here.

Ciao for now!

-Sophia