kimberly michelle pate (born march 4, 1984), who uses the stage name, k. michelle, is an american singer-songwriter and musician. she was born and raised in memphis, tennessee. k. michelle is well known for appearing in the first two seasons of "love &amp; hip hop". she became famous through her songs "v.s.o.p.", which managed to peak at number 89 on the billboard hot 100. her first album, "rebellious soul", was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the us "billboard" 200, and number one on the us top r&amp;b/hip-hop albums charts. there were three other successful singles from the album: "can't raise a man", "i don't like me" and "a mother's prayer". k. michelle later appeared in a musical film called "rebellious soul: the musical". she was featured on rapper lil boosie's remix of his single "show the world".