MUSIC VIDEO: KELIS – “4TH OF JULY (FIREWORKS)”

Kelis premieres a brand new video for her second single, “4th of July (Fireworks)” from her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone. The track is produced by DJ Ammo and is the follow-up to Kelis’s first single, “Acapella.”

Flesh Tone is expected to hit U.S. stores on July 6th.

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90 Responses to MUSIC VIDEO: KELIS – “4TH OF JULY (FIREWORKS)”

  1. JUDAH

    @OBELOVED

    Lmao, that’s why I didn’t bother with that idiot. If a person does not have basic understanding and common sense, the only thing that they’re there for is to be laughed at. Kelis is from New York. If she wasn’t in it for the fame, there are many subways that she can sing on with a paper cup in her hand. All of these “artists” are in it for the fame. It’s certainly not for the money, because they’re all being robbed blind. The point of this whole thing is fame and artificial god/goddesshood, and it is why they are willing to do what they do, to the point of selling their souls. Any artist doing it today in the mainstream is a part of the same program, in more ways than one.

  2. KEEP IT 100

    I JUST LOVE THE COMMENTS UP IN HERE TALKING ABOUT OH SHE ISN’T THE BEST VOCALIST BUT SHE HAS A STYLE ALL HER OWN. SHE IS STIFF AND CAN’T DANCE BUT SHE’S STILL AWESOME. PEOPLE ARE RAVING ABOUT LOVING HER HAIR COLOR AND HOW HOT HER BODY LOOKS IN THE VIDEO. HOW SHE SWITCHES THINGS UP AND TAKES RISKS.

    WELL AIN’T THAT SOME SH!T?

    FUNNY HOW A DIFFERENT ARTIST (WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS) GETS RIPPED APART ON THIS SITE WHEN KELIS IS DOING NO MORE AND NO LESS THAN HER….AND DON’T EVEN GIVE ME ANY OF THAT “KELIS IS A REAL ARTIST. SHE’S AUTHENTIC. THE OTHER GIRL IS A GIMMICK ETC. BULLSH!T. KELIS ISN’T ANY BETTER THAN THE OTHER ARTIST IN SINGING, DANCING, CREATIVITY, OR ANY THING ELSE. IN FACT THE OTHER ARTIST HAS ALREADY STOMPED ALL OVER KELIS IN TERMS OF BEING A SUCCESS IN THE BUSINESS. YOUR REPLY TO THAT IS KELIS DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ALBUM SALES. LMAO! OH REALLY? THEN WHY NOT GIVE HER SH!T AWAY FOR FREE? OR PERFORM FOR FREE LIKE 0BELOVED SAID? YOU PEOPLE ARE SO FULL OF BULL IT’S HILARIOUS! THE HYPOCRISY IS JUST TOO MUCH UP IN HERE!

  3. eve

    The posts are funny……LOL

    The song is cool.

  4. shanice

    okay…i used to love kelis i dont know if im felling her new look..she looks confused like she didnt know what to wear so she put on a whole bunch of glitter and pearls…BUT! this song is f**king COOL…i still think her vocals are bomb

  5. CEECEE

    #41
    Maybe she’s just doing her? Maybe she has such success because people see her as innovative and they appreciate her self-confidence. I’m just saying..maybe.
    Judah, I hear you but I think she continues to get offers from major companies because they’re all chasing that one platinum selling ITunes single. They’d pretty much give ANYBODY a go at this point. It doesn’t mean they’ll continue to underwrite her projects.

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  8. T. Banks

    Dope song and video!! Feeling it!

  9. OPTIMISTICBEAUTY

    Ummmmm i dont kno wat to say about Kelis right now. back in the day i loved her. Im not really follow the direction of this album. I still love her style but if she tryna make some doe she betta lay some hotter tracks

  10. Mia

    @ Juda I agree the ppl who support her are paid pawns. She wants the fame why else would she be trying to chase a dream with no talent. She got dropped from three labels soon to be four and she doesn’t even have that many hits in the country she was born in. She claims to be popular in the UK but her album charted at about #40 something. Yeah thats a flop she wants to prove that she is a success without Nas but the fact is she isn’t. She is a dirty mutt from Harlem with no morals and now her looks have faded and music the industry if off to the next one.

  11. angelita

    So far I’ve loved almost every track I’ve heard. Kelis seems so free and liberated I love it. I must admit i wasn’t really a big fan but she’s got my interest. Love the video she looks fab!

  12. mfactor00

    This shit is terrible. And to all the people saying we’re haters for not liking it. It just our opinion. Plus does anybody expect this shit to blow. This is probably her last chance at making an album. We not gonna hear from her again unless its to take Nas to court since she can’t afford to raise the child.

  13. Autumn

    i’m sorry but no no no no Kelis. Man has she fallen since Kaleidoscope. That was a damn good album if this sets us up for what’s expected on this new album I will have to politely decline. Thanks but NO THANKS.

  14. 22nd century

    Alot of blacks hate on Kelis because they are so close minded and don’t know shit.
    This has to be the HOTTEST video out right now and the song is a banger too.
    Give props when its due, haters. Your faves could never be as amazing as Kelis.

  15. traefree2020

    This is like new age disco…very cool…her style is free and colorful…you guys are sooo lame for bad mouthing…the coolest people know what kelis is about….the rest of you who dont get it… are pretty average and thats fine….I dont care what anyone say she a black women that loves art, freedom….and doing her thing. Kelis fans don’t get mad at the haters they just don’t see art like we do….they probably are really normal and not even fly…most likely they have a regular job sit come home and judge others for thinking out side of the box…I see them all the tyme!!!!! lol

  16. seriously

    @22nd century…where are all you WHITE people when her album flops all the time! Race has nothing to do with Kelis being whack! @traefree2020…you sounding real regular yourself..you damn hypocrite!

  17. Tiff.Will. [Tiffany.Williams]

    I truly feel bad for her. Like, I understand where she wants to go, but it is not falling into place as planned – clearly. Kelis has always been known to do things differently, which I respect, BUT this getup looks cheap as hell. I’m sorry. Her voice is not even up to par. And the music..girl..can we say obnoxious?

  18. ZSA ZSA COOKIE

    @JUDAH…

    ” I would like to apologize to rocks for saying that you’re as dumb as rocks.”

    ROFLMFAO

  19. ♥¸.•*´¨`*•.¸♥•.¸♥¸SHEENA♥ ¸.•*´¨`*•.¸♥•.¸

    @ 22nd century

    Ummm I’m not black and I STILL don’t like it. Wtf does being black have to do with this sh!t? Kelis is mixed her damn self. Stop pulling the race card to make your invalid azz point. Kelis has fallen off and that has nothing to do with people on this site being black and closed minded. It sucks. Stop insulting people for not agreeing with you. Amazing? Kelis? I think not!

  20. Irony*

    Kellis is beautiful. I love what you’re doing. The video is beautiful and the song is a must. I am a dark skinned AF and I love it! I also love seeing how we are going outside the box to get what WE want. There used to be a time we would have never approached Tecno and it LOOKS GOOD ON US.

  21. traefree2020

    @ SERIOUSLY….. Im talking about average as in life style….. or way of thinking….witch has nothing to do with the words im using on MTO…..And I was talking to the kelis FANS not you…I feel really sorry for you putting so much energy into being a hater ….. Maybe you should try loving yourself …. that works you know…..and then maybe you can find something positive to say….Ciao!

  22. Empress

    The look she’s going for is a bit much, all the same shes a performer so if thats what she wants to wear on stage, shes not the only one her likes to express her wild side.

    The direction shes going into is working in my opinion, and makes sense; why compete in the same genre as Nas and hope that people pick your side with all the drama going on.

    True Queen

  23. seriously

    @traefree2020…feel sorry for yourself because you need all the sympathy one can get! When I say average or hypocrite I’m talking about your words and you are nothing more than what you are trying to predict someone else’s lifestyle to be because they don’t like Kelis’ music. Your opinion on people having average lifestyles because they “don’t see art the way you do”…is you doing nothing more than hating on them by trying to demean their standards of living. I feel more than sorry for you for putting so much energy into being a hater of another person’s opinion…or do you feel your basic, average and hypocritical opinion is the only one that maters? How about you get a life or better yet an understanding of what placing a comment/opinion on a blog means! Your dumb a** had the nerve to call someone “lame for bad mouthing” but yet your comment was nothing but “bad mouthing” others by saying, “they probably are really normal and not even fly…most likely they have a regular job sit come home and judge others for thinking out side of the box…I see them all the tyme!!!!! Lol” And by the way if you are seeing the “normal and not even fly, regular job, sit home and judge people all the tyme” that is because you are looking at yourself in the mirror! You need to go back to school and learn proper usage of grammar because your writing is horrible! I’m off to the museum…so have a nice day “average one!”

  24. SupaStar97

    I liked her style in the early 2000s. She was already different, without trying. Now it seems she is trying to be different. Not a good look. Sorry Kelis!

  25. vain319

    kelis is soooo cool…this album is bomb!!! she is perfect for dance music..I am glad she found her way back :) luv her,luv her style……true original person.

  26. traefree2020

    @SERIOUSLY…I’m not taking it that serious Mr. Seriously. You have wayyyyyyyy to much to prove on MTO. BTW this video is awesome!!!!!

  27. Princess_Amber

    Love it or hate it, you all have some passionate responses! Mission accomplished I guess.. Anyhow, her body is banging, I’m jealous. :o ( The song is..meh. I liked Acapella a lot more, can’t vibe with the house music, even Kelly Rowland is straying away from it. lol Anyhow, good luck to her, I guess

  28. traefree2020

    I said Media takeout LOL…this is concreteloop…lol…WOW your right Im sooo lame…Mr Seriouly you win lol. Im done lol

  29. Abz

    Just became a mommy and I feel every word she’s saying. Go ‘head Kelis, she’s doing HER thing!

  30. Sam Pierce

    i’m loving her new sound but it seems like she’s just jumping on the bandwagon of the whole techno-ish sound that’s in right now. kinda like christina did on bionic. anyone agree? =/

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