Keke Palmer reaffirmed her status as a multi-hyphenate on May 12 when she released her second studio album, "Big Boss," and an accompanying documentary. In addition to being an actor, TV personality, and network founder, Palmer reminded us that she is also a talented singer with tracks like "Right Now," "Love Language," "Standards," and "Love Like This."
The album chronicles difficult challenges Palmer faced in her late teens and early twenties. "I think a lot of it was like forgiving self [sic]. It's not like I did something for me to be ashamed of, but it's like self-betrayal. You don't realize how it affects you until after the fact," she told HuffPost. "I think I had a lot of moments where I betrayed myself unknowingly, and the effects of this stuck with me. Coming to terms with a lot of that and being able to have compassion for myself is also what helped me to grow and move on."
The accompanying visuals feature clips from Palmer's childhood, as well as her career in the entertainment industry. "I grew up in a very spiritual home, went to church every Sunday. I was always in practice as a child, yet still curious of what the word actually meant. They always said the word is meant to be lived. I never knew why until I started living," Palmer says in the film's voice-over. "Overcoming this inner narrative that tells me no matter how far I come, I'm still not good enough. Being different is one thing, feeling lonely is another. We all have our hurdles, but this one, I'm done with. I don't need to be accepted by the cool kids or the elite. I just need to be accepted by me."
Palmer announced the album just weeks after giving birth to her first child, a baby boy named Leodis Andrellton Jackson.
