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Surprise, surprise. Keyshia Cole is about to put out an album that isn’t about getting dogged out by some no good man:

Keyshia Cole is staying on top of her game these days, as the R&B star can be seen on hair care ads, magazine covers, promoting her new album and BET reality show. The singer’s new CD “A Different Me,” is due Dec. 16 via Imani/Geffen/Interscope, and her BET reality show, “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” begins its third season tonight at 10.

“The first two albums were more … painful,” she says. “It’s a different me this time, a young woman who’s still growing and finding myself, exploring life through different routes musically and in other areas. I wrote more about other people’s situations than my own. I’m moving forward,” she tells Billboard in an exclusive interview.

“A Different Me” features Cole collaborating with Polow Da Don, the Runners, Neffu, Kwame, Orthodox & Ransom and the Trackmasters. Tracks include the lead single “Playa Cardz Right,” featuring a posthumous Tupac Shakur, “Trust,” featuring real-life friend Monica, and the Polow Da Don-produced “Make Me Over.” Cole further hones her ballad skills on the track “You Complete Me” and flashes a sultry side on a cover of R. Kelly’s 1992 No. 1 R&B hit, “Honey Love.”

You might turn your nose up at her family, but you have got to give Keyshia a little bit of credit for how she’s grown as an artist and personally over the years. And after her first two albums, aren’t you at least a little curious about what this 3rd one will sound like?

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