Cardi B names Keyshia Cole's 2005 debut 'The Way It Is' the greatest album of all time

Cardi B has named Keyshia Cole's 2005 debut, The Way It Is, the greatest album of all time in a video segment for the New York Times T Magazine 'Greats' feature, published 21 October 2026. She first heard it at 13 and still listens at 33. It debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and is RIAA Platinum-certified.