Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name ‘K Michelle,’ is a singer and songwriter from the United States. Her tracks “I Just Can’t Do This” and “Fakin’ It,” as well as her album “Rebellious Soul,” are well-known. The musician is also a gifted guitarist and pianist, as seen by her frequent appearances with the musical instruments featured in her albums. K Michelle is also a television personality who has appeared on a number of reality shows. The Soul Train Award winner is most known for her roles in the reality shows “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” and “K. Michelle: My Life.” Beginning her music career with Jive Records in 2009, the R&B singer has quickly risen to become one of the top musical artists in the United States. K Michelle has amassed millions of admirers and followers from all around the world, in addition to her name and popularity. As of June 2017, the American celebrity had 4.7 million Instagram followers and 1.6 million Twitter followers. Aside from that, she has over 561k YouTube subscribers. We must also highlight that she is incredibly famous on Facebook!
The Career of K Michelle
K Michelle signed a deal with Jive Records in 2009 to start her music career. Following that, she released her first single, ‘Fakin’ It,’ which was well received by the urban audience. She released three songs the next year, ‘Fallin,’
‘How Many Times,’ and ‘I Just Can’t Do This,’ charted at numbers 56, 53, and 53 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, respectively. The American R&B singer made her television debut in 2012 on the reality show ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.’
She obtained a deal with Atlantic Records and began working on her debut album at the same time. The album’s debut song, ‘V.S.O.P,’ was released on May 20, 2013, and its music video was released in June.
After that, in August of that year, K Michelle released her first studio album, ‘Rebellious Soul.’ This album debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list and number two on the US Billboard 200 chart.
‘Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?’ was published by the singer in 2014. In the same year, she joined Robin Thicke on his ‘Blurred Lines Tour.’ Around that time, K Michelle launched her own television show, ‘K. Michelle: My Life.’
The first episode of this show aired in November of 2014. She teamed up with Keyshia Cole on the ‘My Twisted Mind Tour’ the following year. This tour was primarily intended to promote both her reality show and Cole’s album.
K Michelle appeared on the reality programs Love & Hip Hop Live: The Wedding,’ ‘Punk’d,’ and ‘L.A. Hair’ in 2015.
On January 21, 2016, the singer released the lead song from her third studio album, ‘More Issues Than Vogue,’ titled ‘Not a Little Bit.’
This song debuted on Michelle’s YouTube channel before being released on iTunes. The album’s first promotional single, ‘Ain’t You,’ was released the following month.
K Michelle joins the cast of ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta for its fifth season the same year. The American singer released her single ‘Got Me Crazy’ with Rick Ross, DJ Feezy, and Fabolous on February 3, 2017.
Her Personal Experiences
K Michelle was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 4, 1982. She graduated from Overton High School in 2000. She then received a scholarship to Florida A&M University. She was appointed Freshman Attendant of the Homecoming Court the same year.
She gave birth to a kid in September 2004, and his father afterward married her sorority sister. K Michelle had a strong relationship with a man known as Memphitz during the start of her career.
This man allegedly worked at Jive Records and used to physically abuse the singer, according to claims. Following her breakup with Memphitz, K Michelle began dating Kastan Sims.
She was previously in a relationship with NBA shooting guard J.R. Smith, according to reports.
K Michelle caused a stir when she got silicone butt implants and then had them removed.
Estimated Net worth
K Michelle has a net worth of $2.5 million and is an American rapper, R&B recording artist, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and reality television personality.