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Keyshia Cole’s Ex Niko Khalé Says His “Heart Is Broken” Following Split
It’s a new season for Keyshia Cole. The 38-year-old singer has not only been working on new music, but her divorce from former NBA star Daniel Gibson was recently finalized after a three-year-long legal battle and Keyshia became a single woman after breaking things off with her boyfriend, 24-year-old Niko Khalé. The couple welcomed their son into the world a year ago, and while Keyshia has been openly enthusiastic about moving forward with her life, Niko expressed that he’s enduring heartbreak.

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On his Instagram page, Niko shared a photo of himself and in the caption, he wrote that he’s counting down until his birthday arrives on October 17. Someone commented that they hoped that Niko and Keyshia Cole would get back together, telling the rapper to “fix it” because “blacklovewins.” Niko took a moment to address the IG user and replied in rhyme.
“My heart is broken. My mind is open. My times approachin,” he said. It’s unclear what he meant specifically, but he seemed optimistic about whatever may come his way. Both Niko and Keyshia have remained private about what led to their breakup, but we’re sure we’ll hear bits and pieces on whatever music projects they’ll both have coming out in the future.

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Kyle Ashen’s sun-drenched recollection with new release “That Local Girl”
Kyle Ashen’s latest release, “That Local Girl,” is a gorgeous trip down memory lane, a country single that explores that golden glow of memory, like flipping through old photographs touched by salt air and summer sunlight. It’s warm, cinematic, and deeply relatable, a song about the kind of love story that never quite goes away, even as time moves on.
“That Local Girl” is filled with imagery that quickly takes the listener into a world they can walk right into. You got a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl on a boardwalk street by the ocean, a souped-up truck driving through town, neon lights reflecting off the ocean breeze, and the electric innocence of young love burning in the background.
But under all that cutesy trapping is something more than that, longing. Some people, some places that leave permanent marks on Kyle Ashen and us know that. What’s so brilliant about this song is that it marries those two ideas, making love and hometown memory feel beautifully inseparable. Sometimes you miss a person. And with that person, you miss an entire version of life. “That Local Girl” is more than a country love song from Kyle Ashen. He is a living postcard from the past, sun-faded, bittersweet, and glowing with feeling. A reminder that summers pass by, but some memories stay with us forever.
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ECHOFLIP inspires faith and fire with triumphant anthem on “Kingdom Rise”
ECHOFLIP marches forward with commanding purpose on “Kingdom Rise,” a single that not only demands attention but also commands it. Driven by pounding drums, soaring melodic textures, and full-conviction lyricism, the song arrives like a battle cry with the heart of worship. Bold and energized and spiritually charged from beginning to end.
“Kingdom Rise” is street realism meets kingdom vision at its heart. It’s got grit in its pulse but grace in its message as well. Each bar rings with resilience with ECHOFLIP, a record that embodies struggle, perseverance, and steadfast faith in the face of adversity. The result is music that is rooted in reality while reaching for something much larger.
What makes the single particularly compelling is how seamlessly it combines high-energy Christian trap with uplifting spiritual themes. The hard-hitting production has edge and urgency, and its faith-centered focus gives it soul. It’s motivational without being pushy. Worshipful without momentum loss, without losing authenticity. Ideal for trap gospel, inspirational rap, and urban playlists that aim to uplift as much as energize, “Kingdom Rise” delivers on all fronts. It moves the body, it sharpens the mind, it stirs the soul.
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