More Issues Than Vogue K.Michelle pours it all out in latest masterpiece

Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name K. Michelle, released her third studio album, titled “More Issues Than Vogue” on March 25, 2016. Thirty two year old Pate began her music career in 2009, when she signed a contract deal with Jive Records. Shortly after, she began to immediately receive the perks of fame after the release of her first single “Fakin It” produced by Grammy award winning artist Missy Elliot. Pate was in the process of recording her debut album, which was originally titled “Pain Medicine”, which was said to have features and collaborations from various artists such as Gucci Mane, Akon, Trina, Usher, Missy Elliott, and mentor R. Kelly. The album itself and the recorded songs was trashed due to her departure from Jive Records. Just before finishing the production of her first album, she was asked to join the cast of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta in 2012. After two consecutive seasons of the series, she continued her work, and released her first album “Rebellious Soul” under a new record label, Atlantic Records. To further her career after the successful release of her first album, Pate thought it would be a better life and business decision to move to New York City where she would continue to work on her music, be a part of the Love and Hip Hop cast in New York, and also star in her own reality show titled “K. Michelle: My Life”. While trying to find a new music style, Pate began recording, and living the day to day life of a “New Yorker”, and produces the album “Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart”. In New York, she also found her soon to be boyfriend, Bobby Maze, a point guard for the Tennessee Volunteers. Maze and Pate began dating really serious about four of five months after seeing each other. During this time period Pate began to realize a lot about Maze as well as herself that wasn’t all clear to her in the begging of the relationship. She loved Maze but he had lied to Pate many times, about having other children, other mother’s to those children, and sexual engagements with other women, during their relationship. The chaos caused a huge breakup, which also resulted in Pate’s abortion of Maze’s child, a strong disbelief in Pates morals. Though, this would thoroughly upset anyone, she shows a bit of a weak side for Maze in season two of her reality show “K. Michelle: My life. On numerous attempts she tries to contact him and rekindle any love connection that could possibly be there but ultimately it never works out. Instead of putting all her emotions in negativity, Pate returns to her production of her third album “More Issues than Vogue”, which she says is one of her most emotionally honest albums. She battles constantly with her label because they would like it, if she would produce a more urban sounding record, but Pate denies. She says, “I want to be able to sing what I want, If I want to be able to sing country, I want to be able to show that. I want to be able to sing ballads that touch the world and not just one demographic. I’m just not going to be told that because I’m black, I have to do this anymore.” Since the release the album it has debuted at number one of the R&B charts, and has sold over 84,000 copies, and is currently increasing. “More Issues than Vogue” is available on ITunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and is currently being sold on retail store shelves.