Keyshia Cole
Iconic singer Mary J. Blige rose to fame in the ’90s with her somber and funky hits about pain and love lost, but by the mid 2000s, the pained singer declared that she wanted “No More Drama” and changed her music to reflect her happiness. With Mary no longer waving the flag for music’s broken hearts, R&B fans needed a new queen of sadness. In came Keyshia Cole in 2005, pouring her broken heart all over her records and becoming, as many people claimed, the new Mary J. Blige. Though the comparisons drew mixed reactions from some, Mary J. never lashed out at her apparent heir, like what happened with our next “Swagger Jacker.”