Kelis released her debut studio album "Kaleidoscope" with Virgin Records on December 7, 1999. Inspired by jazz and disco music from the 1970s, the album was a critical and international success. It spawned three singles: "Caught Out There", "Good Stuff", and "Get Along With You". The album reached number 43 in the United Kingdom while also becoming her first album to be certified gold. She left her label Virgin Records after its follow-up, "Wanderland" (2001), received little sales attention and no U.S. release until 2019. In 2003, Kelis released her third studio album "Tasty". The album produced the singles "Milkshake", "Trick Me", "Millionaire" and "In Public". The album earned the singer commercial prominence. "Kelis Was Here" (2006), her fourth album, was the subject of further label disputes and she took a hiatus from music after its release, during which she trained at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. She later signed with will.i.am and began recording her fifth album. Her fifth studio album, "Flesh Tone" was released on May 14, 2010. The album spawned four singles, including "Acapella" and "4th of July (Fireworks)", which were successful on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart and the UK Dance Singles Chart. Kelis's neo soul-inspired sixth studio album "Food" (2014) became her fourth top-ten album in the UK, and her second top-ten entry on the US "Billboard" 200, where it charted at number 6. Produced entirely by Kelis and David Andrew Sitek, it was praised for its cohesive sound and introspective lyrical content. The album spawned three singles: "Jerk Ribs", "Rumble" and "Friday Fish Fry".