Hilson has been writing music for other artists since 2001, including Britney Spears, Ciara, Usher, and Ludacris. Despite having made a name for herself as an arranger and background vocalist, lending her vocal talents to many of the songs she wrote on, Hilson remained behind the scenes for the most part until 2004, when she was featured on Xzibit's single, "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" and made her performing debut singing the track live at the 2004 MTV Europe Awards.
In 2006, Hilson reappeared on the music scene in the video for Nelly Furtado's single "Promiscuous". Meanwhile, she signed as an artist with Timbaland's newly formed Interscope associated label Mosley Music Group and the pair started work on her debut album '"In A Perfect World...". The same year, she was featured on "After Love" from Diddy's album Press Play which was originally written for Danity Kane. She also wrote "Right Now" for Danity Kane as well as "Help", the second single from Lloyd Banks' Rotten Apple.
In 2007, Hilson made several appearances on Timbaland's solo effort, Shock Value where she featured heavily on the singles "The Way I Are" and "Scream" and the tracks "Miscommunication" and "Hello". Furthermore, she was featured on the track "Lost Girls" on Rich Boy's debut album and its second single "Good Things" and was credited as a writer and backing vocalist on Britney Spears' album Blackout. She also worked on Spears' follow-up "Circus", but the tracks didn't appear on the album.
A promotional video for her song "Where Did He Go" was released in 2008 and she went on to further promote herself as a solo artist on "Get It Girl", a track produced by Timbaland & Danja and recorded for a Verizon ringtone promotion and available also through iTunes.
She also played the lead role in Usher's music video for "Love in This Club", (as well as co-writing its "Pt. II" remix) appeared as one of the "independent women" in Ne-Yo's music video for "Miss Independent" and appeared briefly on Nelly's "Party People" music video wearing a T-Shirt with the slogan 'Hip Hop aint dead'. She soon after featured on Nas' debut single from his controversial album Untitled, "Hero".
After many pushbacks, Hilson's debut solo album In a Perfect World... has now been set for an early 2009 release. The album's first single was "Energy" and its music video was released July 14, 2008. "Energy" has peaked at a low #78 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A second single "Return The Favor" features Timbaland was released officially as a digital download on October 7, 2008 and the video, directed by Melina, premiered on October 23, 2008. In the meantime, she also featured on Chris Brown's single "Superhuman" and Kardinal Offishall's 2008 single "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)", which was originally featured Rihanna. This single failed to chart on the Hot 100.
The track "Turnin Me On" features rapper Lil' Wayne and was released as the third official single as a digital download on November 25. The video, which was directed by Erik White after he and Hilson met on the set of the "Superhuman" video, premiered on November 20, 2008. "Turnin Me On" has so far peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and recently hit #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Hilson's most successful single as well as her first Top 50 single in the U.S.. It also peaked as the #1 Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop track. "Turnin Me On" also stood as the #1 video on BET's 106 & Park for about a week and currently is the #5 video request on that show, flucuating between the Top 5.
Recently, Keri Hilson's track "Alienated" was played exclusively on UK radio station Kiss 100 after winning the Fresh 40 mixtape deck battle with 51% against Maino's "All The Above".
It was announced on March 10th that the video for "Knock You Down"(featuring Ne-Yo & Kayne West) was in production and would be released as the fourth single.
Hilson's music has been favorably received, appearing on list of "Top Year Singles" with the songs, "Energy" and "Turnin Me On". The first was on Blender magazine list of the "The Top 144 Songs of 2008", at #61, and the latter was on Vibe magazine's "The 80 Best Songs of '08" at #67. Vibe also praised her voice and called her "ridiculously hot".
In 2010 saw the birth of No Boys Allowed and comes out on the 21st of December 2010. The First Single was Breaking Points and received positive and negative reviews, however failed to chart well. The second single Pretty Girl Rock saw more success and went on to chart respectably well. The song got that much attention that a official remix was made featuring Kanye West, which made the album too. The Suspected third Single is The Way You Love Me and a full length video (short film) appeared on Vevo. The video got mixed reviews, one side saying the video was a side to Keri that had never saw before (a more seductive side). However, some said that this side was too out there and was a bit too much.
DISCOGRAPHY:
ALBUMS:
2009: In A Perfect World...
2010:No Boys Allowed
SINGLES:
2004: Hey Now (Mean Muggin) [Xzibit feat. Keri]
2006: Help [Lloyd Banks feat. Keri]
2007: The Way I Are [Timbaland feat. Keri & D.O.E.]
2007: Good Things [Rich Boy feat. Polow Da on & Keri]
2008: Scream [Timbaland feat. Keri & Nicole Scherzinger]
2008: Hero [Nas feat. Keri]
2008: Energy
2008: Superhuman [Chris Brown feat. Keri]
2008: Return The Favor [feat. Timbaland]
2008: Numba 1 (Tide Is High) [Kardinal Offishall feat. Keri]
2008: Turnin Me On [feat. Lil Wayne]
2009: Knock You Down [feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo]
2009: Slow Dance
2010: I Like
2010:Got Your Back [T.I feat. Keri]
2010:Breaking Point
2010:Pretty Girl Rock
2010:The Way You Love Me
Intuition
Keri Hilson Lyrics
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Hey hey
I've got this crazy feeling
I'm goin' be
Single Again
I know it I can feel it
I know you goin' mess up
Wow! You really turn me on
So I, I really hope I'm wrong
Whoa
It Would break my love
If you ain't true to me yeah
But I'm not the silly girl I use to be
I know how it goes yeah
Dudes out here think they slick
Got a lot of girls on they
Dick
And they don't say NO
Steady telling me they ain't you
I'ma wait to see what you goin' do
Hope you know you got a good thing yeah
I got this crazy feeling
I'm goin' be single again
I know it I can feel it
I know you goin' mess up
I got this crazy feeling
I'm goin' be single again
I know it it's gon happen
I know you goin' mess up
I love they way we fight
So I hope this all in my mind
Hope its in my mind
Baby don't you know
It would break my love
If you ain't true to me yeah
But I'm not the silly girl I use to be
See I know how it goes
Dude's out here think they slick
Got a lot girls on they
Dick
But they don't say no!
Steady telling me they ain't you
I'ma wait to see what you goin' do
Hope you know you got a good thing
Cause I
I got this crazy feeling
I'm goin' be single again
I know it I can feel it
I know you goin' mess up
I got this crazy feeling
I'm goin' be single again
I know it it's gon happen
I know you goin' mess up
You're gonna get too comfortable
You goin' mess up
Gonna want something new babe
You goin' mess up
You're gonna be just like the rest
You goin' mess up
It's gonna be you babe
I trusted my heart
Put down my guard
I worked so hard
To take good care of you
I trusted my heart
Put down my guard
I worked so hard
I hope it ain't true
Look at me you wanna miss all this?
Go 'head
Bring that back
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Hope its in my mind
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Hope its in my mind!
The lyrics to Keri Hilson's song Intuition explore the fear and uncertainty of a woman who feels that she will soon become single again. She acknowledges that her partner turns her on, but she also has a sense that she will be hurt again because she knows that he will mess up. She realizes that it's not worth breaking her love if her partner isn't loyal to her as she's not the silly girl she used to be. Despite the fact that she loves his fights, she still hopes that all of her doubts are simply in her mind. She hopes that she's wrong, but deep down, she knows what's coming.
The repetition of the lines "I got this crazy feeling, I'm goin' be single again, I know it, I can feel it, I know you goin' mess up" conveys the anxiety that she feels about the potential breakup. She has become more guarded than she used to be as she knows the game that men play. She is waiting for her partner to prove her wrong, but deep down, she knows that he won't. The lyrics reflect the fear and insecurity that comes with feeling like you might be losing someone that you love.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got this crazy feeling
The singer has a strong intuition about what is going to happen.
I'm goin' be Single Again
The singer's intuition tells her that she will soon be single.
I know it I can feel it
The singer is very certain of her intuition.
I know you goin' mess up
The artist believes the person she is with will do something to ruin the relationship.
You really turn me on
The artist is attracted to the person she is with.
I really hope I'm wrong
The singer wants her intuition to be proved wrong.
It Would break my love
If the person she is with does something to ruin the relationship, it would profoundly hurt her.
I'm not the silly girl I use to be
The artist has learned from her past mistakes and is more mature now.
Dudes out here think they slick
Men often believe they can get away with cheating on their partners.
Got a lot of girls on they Dick
These same men often have multiple women they are seeing at once.
Steady telling me they ain't you
The singer's partner is trying to reassure her that he is not like those other men.
I'ma wait to see what you goin' do
Even though she wants to trust him, the artist will need proof of his faithfulness.
Hope you know you got a good thing yeah
The singer's partner needs to realize how lucky he is to have her.
I love they way we fight
The singer appreciates the passion in their arguments.
Hope its in my mind
The singer is hoping her intuition is wrong, and her fears will not come to pass.
You're gonna get too comfortable
The artist is afraid her partner will take her for granted.
Gonna want something new babe
She fears he will become bored with her and want someone else.
You're gonna be just like the rest
The singer fears her partner will turn out to be like other men who cheat and lie to their partners.
It's gonna be you babe
The singer believes that it will be her partner who causes the eventual breakup.
I trusted my heart
The artist has put a lot of trust and faith into this relationship.
Put down my guard
She has opened herself up and become vulnerable with her partner.
I worked so hard
The artist has put a lot of time and energy into the relationship.
To take good care of you
She has done her best to be a good partner.
Look at me you wanna miss all this?
The artist is confident in her worth as a partner and questions why her partner would risk losing her.
Hope its in my mind!
The singer again voices her hope that her fears are unfounded.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Anthem Entertainment
Written by: TIMOTHY MOSLEY, KERI HILSON
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