Keyshia Cole's Most Gangster Love Songs

Keyshia can make thugs cry!

Misty Blue - Keyshia Cole performs under the blue lights at Irving Plaza in New York City. (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Keyshia Cole's Most Gangster Love Songs - A stunning beauty with an amazing gift, Keyshia Cole has the ability to transform ordinary ballads into hardcore, hard-hitting, universal love anthems that can double as hip hop songs. Tilt your brim low and vibe with these tracks! (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

"Love" - Keyshia's raw talent and energy is what makes this song so gangster. Taking a page from soulful greats like Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige, Keyshia delivered some new age, soulful realness.(Photo: A&M Records)

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"Love" - Keyshia's raw talent and energy is what makes this song so gangster. Taking a page from soulful greats like Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige, Keyshia delivered some new age, soulful realness.(Photo: A&M Records)

"I Changed My Mind" - Kanye West helped turn this ordinary love song into something that could play in the club as well. All that mixed with Keyshia's edge made this song a classic. (Photo: A&M Records)

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"I Changed My Mind" - Kanye West helped turn this ordinary love song into something that could play in the club as well. All that mixed with Keyshia's edge made this song a classic. (Photo: A&M Records)

"I Just Want It to Be Over" - Keyshia's never afraid to express her deepest feelings, even to admit that it's time to call it quits. "I Just Want It to Be Over" definitely certified Miss Cole as a G. (Photo: A&M Records)

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"I Just Want It to Be Over" - Keyshia's never afraid to express her deepest feelings, even to admit that it's time to call it quits. "I Just Want It to Be Over" definitely certified Miss Cole as a G. (Photo: A&M Records)

"I Should've Cheated" - At first you think it's a run of the mill emotional ballad, but it's the lyrical content of this piece that makes it gangster. Instead of crying, Keyshia shows that she has enough courage to tell her significant other about the numerous amount of times she could have treated him wrong as well. (Photo: A&M Records)

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"I Should've Cheated" - At first you think it's a run of the mill emotional ballad, but it's the lyrical content of this piece that makes it gangster. Instead of crying, Keyshia shows that she has enough courage to tell her significant other about the numerous amount of times she could have treated him wrong as well. (Photo: A&M Records)

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"Let It Go" - Lil' Kim alone places the gangster stamp on this track! Add Missy Elliott's beautiful way of inserting the sample of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" to give the track a little swag and you've got gangster love song gold. (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"Let It Go" - Lil' Kim alone places the gangster stamp on this track! Add Missy Elliott's beautiful way of inserting the sample of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" to give the track a little swag and you've got gangster love song gold. (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"I Remember" - A self-reflective piece, Keyshia talks about a love's she lost and how the entire scene unfolded. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"I Remember" - A self-reflective piece, Keyshia talks about a love's she lost and how the entire scene unfolded. (Photo: Interscope Records)

"Heaven Sent" - Not many people can create records that both men and women can rock out to, but Keyshia did with "Heaven Sent." The videos scenery is very reminiscent of LL Cool J's "Paradise." (Photo: A&M Records)

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"Heaven Sent" - Not many people can create records that both men and women can rock out to, but Keyshia did with "Heaven Sent." The videos scenery is very reminiscent of LL Cool J's "Paradise." (Photo: A&M Records)

"Trust" - Any person would be grateful to have a love like this, including most real gangsters, which is why the song is on this list. The lyrics say it all: "I know you've seen a lot of things in your life/Got you feeling like this can't be right/But I won't hurt you/I'm down for you, baby." (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"Trust" - Any person would be grateful to have a love like this, including most real gangsters, which is why the song is on this list. The lyrics say it all: "I know you've seen a lot of things in your life/Got you feeling like this can't be right/But I won't hurt you/I'm down for you, baby." (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"If I Ever Fall In Love Again" - What's more gangster than a B.I.G. sample? Keyshia sampled Biggie's "Warning," turning a hard-hitting hip hop track into something everyone can equate with love.  (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)

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"Enough of No Love" - The concept is pretty boss. Keyshia puts everything on the table like a true lady don, letting her significant other know, "I can't stay here if there's no love." (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"Enough of No Love" - The concept is pretty boss. Keyshia puts everything on the table like a true lady don, letting her significant other know, "I can't stay here if there's no love." (Photo: Geffen Records)

"Trust and Believe" - Not only is the video a powerful statement, but so was the singer's performance during Black Girls Rock! A slight bit vengeful in tone, but also soulful, Keyshia mimics Dionne Warwick's sentiments from her song "You're Gonna Need Me" with the words: "Trust and believe me/you're gonna need me/Trust and believe me, she'll never be me/And I'm so over you." (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"Trust and Believe" - Not only is the video a powerful statement, but so was the singer's performance during Black Girls Rock! A slight bit vengeful in tone, but also soulful, Keyshia mimics Dionne Warwick's sentiments from her song "You're Gonna Need Me" with the words: "Trust and believe me/you're gonna need me/Trust and believe me, she'll never be me/And I'm so over you." (Photo: Geffen Records)

"I Choose You" - Keyshia Cole chose bravery on this song, plainly stating: "Baby I know love's not perfect/Even if he gives me the world/It'll never be enough/Cause I choose you." She's taking a chance on love all over again. That's gangster! (Photo: Geffen Records)

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"I Choose You" - Keyshia Cole chose bravery on this song, plainly stating: "Baby I know love's not perfect/Even if he gives me the world/It'll never be enough/Cause I choose you." She's taking a chance on love all over again. That's gangster! (Photo: Geffen Records)

"Love Letter" - On this track, Keyshia makes a pact to herself. The most gangster thing you can do is find strength from within and Keyshia sure did find that! (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"Love Letter" - On this track, Keyshia makes a pact to herself. The most gangster thing you can do is find strength from within and Keyshia sure did find that! (Photo: Interscope Records)

"Next Time (I Won't Give My Heart Away)" - Keyshia sings a motivational love letter to herself. This song is a pep talk and reminder not to do some of the same things she's done before. It takes a gangster to admit her previous mishaps. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"Next Time (I Won't Give My Heart Away)" - Keyshia sings a motivational love letter to herself. This song is a pep talk and reminder not to do some of the same things she's done before. It takes a gangster to admit her previous mishaps. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"Rick James" - The title of the track is enough. There's love lost and she's cold as ice like Rick James on this track, which finds Keyshia proclaiming that she can get out of character at any moment. Don't test her! (Photo: Interscope Records)

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"Rick James" - The title of the track is enough. There's love lost and she's cold as ice like Rick James on this track, which finds Keyshia proclaiming that she can get out of character at any moment. Don't test her! (Photo: Interscope Records)