In what is the alternative cover of the March issue of Vibe Magazine, singer Keyshia Cole and her biological mother Frankie Lons cover the annual Style Issue.
Keyshia was interviewed in Los Angeles where she discussed the changes in her life — from her style and attitude to her new teeth — and why she is working on becoming a better person. Both Keyshia and Frankie talk fashion:
Keyshia on Fashion
..She is “getting turned off by the names, the print [logos] and all that” comes with designer fashion. She says, “I got money now. I don’t have to prove to anybody that I have money by wearing a handbag.”
Frankie on Fashion
“I love Payless, the ghetto mall, and the flea market. Payless got the same thing as Louis Vuitton, except Louis Vuitton is a bigger name…”
I want to have cocktails with Frankie LOL 1st?
that’s what im talking about mommy and baby!!!!
FRANKIE IS JUST PURE F**KERY!! SHE REALLY SAID “GHETTO MALL”. But there’s a HUGE difference between Payless and Louis Vuitton, try actual QUALITY products. This chick is KRAZY! Neffie come get yo mama!
frankie look fake as hell
uhm how old is Frankie??????? she looks more like Nana Cole here, i’m sorry.
lmao @ payless. i’m glad she can admit she shops cheap cos i know i done spotted her wearing a few Burlington Coat Factory pieces. do you girl
i think Keyshia needs a major restyle. after a couple years in the game, you should have upgraded big time (eg. Ciara, Rihanna). i personally think she looked better when she came out.
Frankie looks nice but she always seems to have that druggie look to her you know???
payless clothes are mostly fake especially the name brands but the sandals cute
I really believe keyshia is a new me it must be great to have her mom back. the cover turned out great.
naw just playing
Nice.
I’m glad her mom is doin ok but i wish frankie would dress her age sometimes. I feel like the roles are switched and keyshia is her mama.
KEY LOOKS GREAT! SOMETIMES WHAT SHE WEARS MAY BE SUSPECT BUT I MEAN EVERYBODY HAS DAYS LIKE THAT. SHE HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM THE RED/BLONDE HAIR.
What is the point of having Frankie on the cover? Isn’t the tv show enough?
I hate the footwork.
Still love Keysh, tho!
Man Down!
I like this cover, and the show.
hot ass mess.
how in the hell is frankie on the cover!
……frankie is just being frankie
…….she aint never had nothin let her speak her mind
…….. keisha ghetto too thats why i love her..lol
……. of course frankie looks like that,,
…….she is a recovering addict ….scars
I just want to know how this heffa even got a show.But at least she is not materialistic cause hollywood got these kids fooled.
i freakin’ love it. how can you not love Frankie, her quote – too priceless ! holllaaaaaaa!
Do you frankie!!!!
There’s a global financial crisis….save your daughter money for when shit gets worse….
I like keisha because she is so down to earth and I can r
elate to her. That comment just gave her a +10. Stay true
to your roots, don’t go Hollywood like many others who claim
to be intouch from where they came but don’t!!!
TRINIB u aint neva lie, cause Keyshia is the financial ROCK in that family
I cannot believe Frankie compared Payless to Louis Vuitton, lol! That’s how you know you from the hood when you don’t understand what quality items are. I’m not knocking her for shopping there because we are in a recession and all.
WOOHOOOO
YEAH LETS CELEBRATE THE HOOD RATS!!!!
WOHHOO LETS CELEBRATE NATURAL IGNORANCE!!!!
Is it me or does the Photoshopping look horrible?
theprogressiveblackwoman.c/o/m
check it out!
BOOOOOOOOOO! TRY AGAIN! OOOOHHHHH I CAN’T THIS GIRL, SHE CAN’T SING, SHE BE DOING TOO MUCH IN HER PICTURES WITH THE BIG AZZ CHEESY SMILES, AND SHE BE TRYING TO HARD TO LOOK CUTE. GHETTO HOOD RAT, AND WILL ALWAY BE. CASE CLOSED! GIRL BYE!
I really don’t like the cover. It looks….fake. From the wigs/weaves to Keyshia and her Mother’s whole made-up image even to the “laughs”. I don’t know, I really am not feeling Keyshia that much lately. She’s just not the same.
Anyway, I wish her all the best.
BTW:
**THAT DAMN TATTOO WILL ALWAYS TAKE AWAY THE BEAUTY FROM A BEAUTY. IT MAKES HER LOOK LIKE A GHETTO BROAD NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF HIPPODROME LOOKING DRESS SHE PUTS ON.
****I would be shocked if Vibe makes it through the year. It will fold before Dec.
I personally love key because she keeps it 100 all da time.
She doesnt forget where she comes from.
and not everyone has a perfect family.
hollywood got ppl lookin side waysz.
Frankie is soo funny though lol.
Code 10 man down.
u gotta love em for keepin it real all da time.
can someone tell keyshia there are actually other mags than vibe to cover? damn
terrible cover! im sure they could have taken a better picture
Hollaaaaaaaa!
Why is Frankie on the cover with her? UGH.
What’s up with Keyshia’s shoes? Frankie must ve brought those for her at Payless
Frankie coulda shaved her legs b4 the photoshoot–looks like shes wearin wool socks.
ew at frankie legs. I still love her tho!
Keyshia is letting the fame get to her head you can tell. Cute cover tho.
@ 35, u are right…keyshia’s shoes look incredibly cheap. she does not have style, they should have put her on the cover for another month
YALL B****ES NEED 2 STOP HATIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! U KNOW WHO U R!!!!!!!!! FRANKIE LOOK NICE SHE DONT HAVE 2 GO EXPENSIVE SO GET OFF HER SHIT!!!!!!!!! HOLLLAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Are Vibe serious??? Frankie on the front cover…?? Vibe has sunk to a new low, how they gonna have this woman on the front cover. I think i’ve seen it all now…
HAHAHAHA IM WITH #1 … I WANNA HAVE DRINK WITH HER TOO!
NICE PIC PEOPLE GET OFF KEYSHIA!!!
SHES A GOOD PERSON AND HELPIN HER PEEPS THATS HOW IT SHOULD BE YO!
That is so not a flattering cover. Are they trying to sell magazines or line the trash bins? As for their take on fashion, I like how they take the freedom to be themselves and not put on to impress. If Frankie feels free shopping at discount stores, does that make her less human? I agree with Keyshia on stars plastured in labels to prove what? You got money? We know that already. Guess what? There are always people with so much more. So, whats the point? Hip hop has all but trashed the class and sophistication that the entertainment biz once had of understated glam and wealth. I hope Keyshia and her family continue to grow and prosper.
The cover could of been better. Who the fuck does FRANKIE this she foolin’ ….bitch please she know damn well that if someone was like which store you want to go to LV or Payless that worn out bitch would choose LV.
and I swear if FRANKIE opens her mouth any wider her teeth are going to fall out !
But I love Keyshia and I feel she deserves every label that she wants girl get it.
It’s so sad to see so many of our people downing KiKi and her mother. Let’s look @ yall and your mothers and for those who are PERFECT! raise yo hand! I didn’t think so!!!! I got somethin’ on it either most of yall came from the same fk up situation or still there, so all ya’ll need 2 ck urself. Keisha is who she is and so is her mother. Let’s be proud of her accomplishments and her striving to be a better person. All ya’ll w/these hateful comments need to take note from Keisha a become a better person urself. But Keisha is a bigger person, because Jesus is head of her life and those who are casting the first stone will choke on her dust.
Go KiKi and Frankie
Your Girl from The Town, East side all day
God Bless and much Love
Farai
I don’t see how anyone can say something negative about someone who is loving and taking care of their mother ….
I don’t like this cover, it looks cheap and candid. The other one was much better. Vibe has really fallen off. Where’s the creativity and the quality shots?
Terrible cover.
It’s interesting that Vibe chose this photo for a cover. Not a good look.
Keyshia is definitely doing her thing; however, I will say that taking this photo with Frankie was probably yet another attempt to validate Frankie in her life. Frankie screams of a woman who has yet to forgive herself for allowing someone else to raise her child. It eats at her that she had so little to do with Keyshia’s success and that is why she is always throwing temper tantrums or always getting made at Yvonne. I’m sure Dr. Cole wouldn’t have choosen to pose for anything like this. It’s a style issue. Why would any mother try to continuosly ride her daughter’s success???
@ 43 KEEPIN’ IT POSITIVE
Your statement,”Hip Hop has all but trashed the class and sophistication that the entertainment biz once had of understated glam and wealth”, a sentiment seemingly shared by the manufacturer of Dom Perrion Champagne. Did’nt they somewhat denounce the Hip Hop community by stating they did’nt want their business or in so many words their label associated with them? Something to that effect…..
I am to believe Kiesha is satisfied of who she is… This talk about her wanting to change her image is garbage…She is still hood…As long as she continues to take pics with her mouth wide open and blue toe nail polish along side her ghetto mother people are always going to associate herself with ghetto… I really feel in my heart she or the producers exploited her mother and sister for a dollar… but hey thats entertainment… I feel the show boosted her career but not in a spectacular way… Her mother and sister has somewhat ruined the “change” image. She appeasrs that she wants to disassociate herself from them as presenting to the world that she changed…No. This is not true. You still look hood with tats and mouth open sitting with her crack head mother… so, Kiesha love your music and personality but the change does not work for you… Why didnt you just keep your yourself”You” and “Do You”… This new image seems to stem from the people the record label so they can sell to a broader base instead of us Black Folks… Well baby girl you did it to yourself when you had your momma saying “Man down” and in Jordans sneakers… Now you want to change your theme to a “Change person” It does not work … You are still Ki Ki to us…Please keep your former iimage and you should have kept the gap because it was you. That so called defect gap made Ki Ki our girl!!!
@ 45 Farari: Frankie just made society stereotype Black women as being loud… And perhaps she did have quite a number of misfortunes in her life…Obviously, Frankie has no self respect… She is just as lost as the little dog she holds tight to her chest… And numerous mothers had problems in life with drug addictictions ect but carried themselves in dignity…. Frankie is not convincing to me thatshe is thru with drugs… There is no spirtual calmness about her…. She is still fighting those demons…If I was her I would leave my daughter career alone and bow out gracefully like a real mother would do and not exploit oneself… So sad…
Secondly, I really believe she has money but NOT like on the t.v. The whole statement that she does not have to wear designer clothes is full of shit… She cannot afford desighner for the whole “Get Back” crew… She does not have long money like that…I believe her accountant had advised her since she is taking care of her WHOLE family that she had to cut expenses. She is not internationally sought out star. She does not sell out venues alone. No she is always goes US tours with someone. Dont get me wron I love Ki Ki but I really feel her management had advised her wrong…
be careful keyshia your mother is only using you. If the money runs out she’ll b back to her old self. Should of done the cover with the other woman that loves you.
I wasn’t talking bad about Frankie–im just saying she could shaved her damn legs..am I so wrong to point that out? I know its cold and she needs her insulation but…damn…
i am really luvin KC now! She’s is maturing into such a determined, driven, focused, independent woman. When she first came out, I could not stand her–she was too ‘hood” for me.
Frankie is still ‘Frankie” but she has overcome a lot of things also. She looks good these days. And, both louis vuitton shoes and payless shoes hurt my feet; the heels of both shoes make the same “clack’ sound…to me, louis vuitton shoes are just plain shoes with a label. Us black folk need to stay off these labels. What has louis vuitton/marc jacobs done for black people over the past few decades, how have they helped us rise as a people, etc. etc?? For that reason, I don’t wear a lot of labe;. I don’t need a label to look good. all that $hit is made in hong kong anyway…if you think it is made in Italy, guess again!!
Ms. AKA-Your a hater!seriously!And I don’t even like using the word.
Love Keyshia and Mama and I feel them.
I glad she got her teeth fixed.
Keysh looks cute…and a little like the singer PINK! Frankie looks very Whitney Houston-ish…its weird!
@36
*dead*
Keyshia is full of shit..she know good and well she be splurging on designer shit all the time..she’s a showoff!