We were first introduced to Kelis when she burst onto the scene with her debut single “Caught Out There,” a bold and no-nonsense anthem about confronting a cheating lover. The New York City native, with her hot pink curls and undeniable edge, immediately set herself apart from everything and everyone else in music. But when her record deal went off the rails, she found herself at an impasse.
Speaking exclusively with ESSENCE, Kelis describes the moment she became inspired to pivot from music to cooking.
“Everything sort of fell apart with the 2008 financial crisis. I got transferred over from
