K Michelle

Background

Kimberly Michelle Pate, or simply K. Michelle, was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. Her father is Eddie Pate, while her mother is Angles Pate. Michelle’s ethnicity is African American. She was accepted into several law schools after completing her college degree. However, she chose a full-time career in music instead. She began her music career in 2009 with the release of her single ‘Fakin’ It.’ In 2010, she released three more singles — ‘Fallin,’ ‘I Just Can’t Do This,’ and ‘How Many Times.’

In 2012, Michelle joined the cast of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.” The show got Michelle a lot of positive attention. She got signed to Atlantic Records in the same year. The following year, Michelle dropped her first album, “Rebellious Soul.” The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200. Michelle followed the album with the “Rebellious Soul” tour. She also appeared in the T.V. series “Love & Hip Hop: New York” during this period. In 2014, Michelle released her second album, “Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart,” which was also a success. When combined with the first album, she sold more than half a million records.

Michelle released her third album, “More Issues Than Vogue” in 2016. The following year, she released her final album with Atlantic Records, “Kimberly: The People I Used To Know.” In 2018, Michelle signed with Entertainment One Music. She released “All Monsters Are Human” in 2020. Michelle still plans to drop a country album. Hopefully, she’ll use the country album as a platform to improve the chances of black female musicians trying to break into the country music genre.