5. KELIS
Harlem singer Kelis was a break-out star, heating up the radio under the careful guidance of Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes. Her milkshake brought all the boys to the yard … that was until she locked in with Queens rapper Nas and got married.
After the marriage, she turned her attention to being a good mom and wife. She also started to embrace her love for cooking. She started to follow the lead of her mother who ran a catering business in New York. The best way for her to do this was to sign up for classes at the Cordon Bleu. Kelis had fallen out of love with music and her emcee husband and in love with the food.
Her 2014 album was called Food and included songs like “Friday Fish Fry” and “Jerk Ribs.” She then wrote a cookbook called, “My Life on a Plate: Recipes From Around the World.”
Eventually, the Cooking Channel asked her to do a special because of her inviting popularity and innovative slant on meals. Fans followed her to YouTube called BountyTube where she teaches people how to make her signature jerk ribs and turkey curry burgers.
In 2020, she became the co-owner of Bounty Farms in Quindio, Colombia. The farm grows coffee, tomatoes, and other produce to sell to those in need.