MTV is less than a week away from revealing the 2008 “Hottest MCs in the Game,” which airs Friday night on MTV at 10 p.m. ET. They reached out to some of our favorite artist, who are fans themselves, and asked them the simple question: Who should be on this year’s list? Keyshia speaks on 2007’s #1 MC, Lil Wayne:

“Lil Wayne is hot with his metaphors,” Keyshia Cole, who was also on the set, said about last year’s reigning #1 Hottest MC. “His delivery is hot. All he has to do is stay at it. Kanye could be a Hottest MC this year. He puts a lot into his craft performance-wise and in the studio. He delivers. So does Lil Wayne.”

More pictures from Keyshia at the New Orleans Jazz Fest added to the OK Gallery. Click here to view them!

Rolling Out’s Special Presentation: Keyshia Cole & Luster’s Pink Brand Smooth Touch.

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MTV News caught up with the Game and Keyshia Cole during the video shoot for their collaboration “Pain”, Keyshia’s excerpt:

“Me and Keyshia came up around the same time,” he said of their collaboration. “We always wanted to get in the studio together but never had the chance because both our careers took off at the same time. She blew to superstar status on the R&B side. I blew up on the rap side. I knew she would come in and kill it. And she did.”

Keyshia Cole gives a tribute to the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul at the end of the song. “See, Mary J., I want you to understand you paved the way for me. I’m givin’ homage to you.”

“He was doing a tribute [to hip-hop], and it’s rarely done,” Cole said of the collabo. “I really could feel his pain because of the tribute I did to Mary. … It’s a really nice record.”

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MTV caught up with Keyshia and Lil Wayne this week to discuss possible tour rumors.

Wayne stated, “I think I might go out with Keyshia Cole. You’re bringing two different types of people in there. You got people coming to soothe their souls with Keyshia, and you got people who wanna throw their hands up with me. It’s like listening to the radio. I think a concert should be like listening to the radio. When you listen to the radio, and your top-five or top-eight songs come on, it’s hip-hop, it’s R&B. … I think you gonna get that from me and Keyshia and whatever in between that.”

“I’mma kidnap him and take him on tour with me,” Cole told us Thursday, on the set of the new Game video, ‘Pain.’ “I think it’s a little harder to get him on the stage than it is to get me,” she smiled. “We gotta make sure we get together on that.”             MTV News Thank you to MIMS of the OK Forums for posting!

Keyshia appeared at Manny’s Birthday bash Friday night! The party was held at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Both Manny & Keyshia looked great. Click here to view more pics in the gallery. Special thanks to board member Sporche of the OK forums for posting.

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Keyshia was recently announced the new Luster endorser for Luster’s® Pink® Brand Smooth Touch® Limited Edition relaxer kits, which feature her face on the box! The Press Release states:

Cole, a platinum-selling R&B recording artist and reality television star, has endeared herself to fans of all ages and resonates with the Pink® Brand Smooth Touch® target audience, women 16 to 24 years of age. “When we were thinking about the image and benefits of Smooth Touch®, Keyshia Cole was a perfect choice,” said Jory Luster, president of Luster Products. “It was important to us to work with someone who already had success and visibility, but also could relate to our target and be someone they would want to emulate. Keyshia is young, talented, beautiful and has an electric personality. She’s perfectly represents the woman who uses Smooth Touch® products.” Luster’s® Pink® Brand Smooth Touch® line of hair care products will arrive in stores this summer.

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