Alright, let’s talk about this Keke Palmer girl, from Philadelphia, they say. I don’t know much about these city folks, but this girl, she’s somethin’ else. Heard tell she started singin’ in church when she was just a little tyke, five years old they say. Imagine that! Five years old and already hollerin’ in church. Reminds me of my nephew, always makin’ a racket. Anyways, this Keke girl, she went off to Los Angeles and got herself into actin’.
Now, I ain’t never watched much TV, too busy with the chickens and such, but folks say she was on some kids’ channel, Nickelodeon, I think it was. Had her own show, True Jackson, VP they called it. Played a big shot, a VP, whatever that is. Sounded important, like bossin’ folks around. She was makin’ money too, twenty thousand dollars a show, they say. Twenty thousand! That’s more money than I seen in my whole life, I reckon. But it wasn’t all sunshine and roses, this girl. She says she was in a bad way back then, messin’ around with some older fella. Fifteen and twenty, that ain’t right. Kids these days, always gettin’ into trouble.
Then she jumped over to Disney, another one of them kids’ channels. Made a movie, Jump In! Folks liked it, I guess. Made her famous, a big deal in Hollywood. Hollywood, that’s where all them movie stars go. Never been there myself, too much noise and concrete for my likin’. But this Keke girl, she did more than just act. She sang, she danced, she even had her own talk show. A talk show! Imagine that, a little girl from church, talkin’ to all sorts of people on TV.
And she’s winnin’ prizes too, Emmy’s and such. Don’t know what an Emmy is, but it sounds fancy. Must be important if they’re givin’ ’em out. This girl, she’s breakin’ all sorts of rules, they say. Shatterin’ stereotypes, whatever that means. Sounds like she’s doin’ things her own way, not lettin’ nobody tell her what to do. Good for her, I say. Too many folks tryin’ to fit in, tryin’ to be somethin’ they ain’t.
- Started singin’ in church real young.
- Went to Los Angeles, got into actin’.
- Starred in True Jackson, VP on Nickelodeon.
- Made good money, but had some tough times.
- Jumped over to Disney, made a movie.
- Became a big star in Hollywood.
- Had her own talk show, won fancy prizes.
- Broke stereotypes, did things her own way.
They say she’s a meme queen too. Now I ain’t got no clue what a meme is, sounds like somethin’ them youngsters do on their phones all day. But she’s apparently good at it. This girl, she’s always changin’, always reinventionin’ herself, they say. Like a snake sheddin’ its skin, always somethin’ new. And now she’s turnin’ thirty, a big milestone, they call it. Thirty years old, that’s a long time. She’s done a whole lot in those thirty years, more than most folks do in a lifetime, I reckon. From singin’ in church to bein’ a big shot in Hollywood, this Keke Palmer girl, she’s somethin’ special. A real go-getter, that’s what she is.
So, this Keke Palmer, from Philadelphia. Remember that name. She ain’t just some pretty face, she’s got talent, she’s got grit, and she’s got somethin’ to say. And she’s not afraid to say it, loud and clear, for all the world to hear. That’s what I like about her. Reminds me a bit of my old rooster, always crowin’ his own tune, no matter what. This girl, she’s a crower too, and I reckon she’ll keep crowin’ for a long time to come.
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