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<p>On the latest installment of <em>Stepping Into The Shade Room</em>, R&;B star and country music aficionado <strong>K. Michelle </strong>chatted with host <strong>Thembi </strong>about everything from her upcoming <em>I Am The Problem </em>album to her love life. The artist especially spent a fair amount of time touching on how being in the spotlight impacted her body image and led her to go under the knife <em>thirteen</em> times in one year before sharing her thoughts on a few noteworthy names.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">K. Michelle Says Being In The Industry &#8220;Absolutely&#8221; Took A Toll On Her Body Image</h3>
<p>During the interview, the Memphis-bred artist touched on how she felt pressured to commit to R&;B due to others&#8217; expectations of her. However, thanks to a recent opportunity to hop on a country album alongside legends like <strong>Dolly Parton</strong> and <strong>Reba McEntyre</strong>, she&#8217;s seeing her career come &#8220;full circle&#8221; as she returns to the country roots that helped her discover her love of singing.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;They keep telling you, &#8216;You can&#8217;t sing that because you Black.&#8217; I only did R&;B because y&#8217;all kept telling me I couldn&#8217;t do [country] because of how I look or act. And to see [it come] full circle, that&#8217;s crazy to me.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Speaking of others&#8217; standards and expectations, K. Michelle acknowledged how her confidence &#8220;absolutely&#8221; declined after entering the music industry.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;My teeth looked like I was chewing rocks before I got in the industry, and I was okay with them little bitty-a*s teeth. And when I got in, I needed this, I needed ti**ies. &#8230; I didn&#8217;t know that certain things were needed and expected until the industry.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>She went as far as to note that she went under the knife because she &#8220;thought that that was the way,&#8221; and she&#8217;s determined to speak out about the pressure now.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I [had plastic surgery] because I seen other people in the industry, and I thought that that was the way. &#8230; I had thirteen surgeries in one year. For an a*s. You did all this — you almost lost your life over an a*s. So I said I was gonna say something.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>After noting that she has experienced surgical complications, she remarked, <strong><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a cool thing to play with. &#8230; Women have died because they want their body — they want this and that.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Shortly after sharing these reflections, K. Michelle noted that she still wrestles with whether to finish her &#8220;reconstruction&#8221; procedures because she fears the anesthesia risks.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I just can&#8217;t see myself getting put back under like that. So I have to deal with every day, &#8216;Do you wanna finish up your surgery? Are you gonna be scared to go to sleep? Because people don&#8217;t wake back up from that.&#8217; Every day I deal with that.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">She Throws Shade At Angela Yee Before Showing Support For Summer Walker &; Chrisean Rock</h3>
<p>Aside from dishing on her body positivity journey, K. Michelle was sure to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBfpOy2y3u0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shake the table</a> and spill some tea about where she stands with some past adversaries.</p>
<p>Regarding <em>Love &; Hip Hop </em>star <strong>Rasheeda</strong>, K. Michelle says the drama is on &#8220;forever.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rasheeda isn&#8217;t the only one K. Michelle&#8217;s still beefin&#8217; with, as she also threw some shade at <strong>Angela </strong><b>Yee</b>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t give a f**k about no Angela Yee. Who the f**k are you?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>She even mentioned that she&#8217;s &#8220;banned from <em>The Breakfast Club</em> and the Sony building&#8221; for pulling up and being &#8220;outside for&#8221; Angela Yee. Oop!</p>
<p>On top of this scathing commentary, K. Michelle offered some kind words for a few other public figures.</p>
<p>Regarding <strong>Summer Walker</strong>, K. Michelle called her &#8220;dope&#8221; before giving her props for going through her relationship drama &#8220;in front of everybody.&#8221;</p>
<p>K. Michelle also offered some words of wisdom for <strong>Chrisean Rock</strong>, imploring her to &#8220;get the hell on&#8221; and focus on her baby.</p>
<p>Humorously, the musician was asked what advice she had for <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/carlee-russell-video/?_gl=1*txxnud*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTkyMzMyODc3LjE2OTM0MDcyNDE.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MzQxODUzMS4yLjAuMTY5MzQxODUzMS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Carlee Russell</strong></a>, and she replied, <strong><em>&#8220;I would like to run off in the woods, too. She wrong for that, but I know b***hes just like that.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Peep the full video down below.</p>
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