‘Cutie on Piano Duty’: Keyshia Cole’s Baby Boy Follows in Her Musical Footsteps

Music is undoubtedly running through the singer Keyshia Cole and rapper/boyfriend Niko Hale’s 6-month-old son Tobias Khale. The adorable baby boy was spotted on his own personal Instagram page, posing for the camera as he seemingly played a toy piano. 

“These fingers of mine, they got brains in em. 🎹✨,” the caption read.

Singer Keyshia Cole and rapper/boyfriend Niko Hale’s 6-month-old son Tobias Khale poses for the camera in front of his own piano.
@tobiaskhale/Instagram

Sporting a striped blue onesie and smiling at the camera, the baby boy made fans of the singer and rapper gush over their blessing caught in a moment to remember. 

“That music flows through your bloodline👏🏽💯🤗💖 Cutie on piano duty😘.”

“Omfg, 😲😲 the cuteness overflow man did u two make suchaaaa handsome snileyyy lil boyyyy God blesss himm @keyshiacole @nikokhale 💪❤️💯😎.”

“🍧Great Start Piano, Baby Hands😃😃😃😃💙💙 Beautiful Baby Boy💙.”

“2 cute future John Legend.” 

“❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍 Cutest thing ever.”

“Omg girl your baby is sooooooooo. Handsome😍😍😍😍😍.”

The 38-year-old songstress is also the mother of a 10-year-old son, Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr. The “I Should Have Cheated” singer shares Daniel Jr. with her estranged husband, former NBA Cleveland Cavaliers player Daniel “Booby” Gibson. The two wed in 2011 but legally separated on Oct. 31, 2014. 

While Cole has a whole new boyfriend and baby, she still is legally married to Gibson.

Last fall the Blast reported that Cole has been ordered by a judge to head to a Los Angeles County court on March 16, 2020, for a hearing with Gibson about their divorce, a split she first filed for in September 2017. 

The cause for divorce is cited as irreconcilable differences. Allegedly, the marriage dwindled following Gibson’s infidelity, which he indirectly seemed to admit to during a 2014 Rolling Out Magazine interview

Cole is hoping to secure joint legal and physical custody of their son, but the custody agreement is causing a standstill in finalizing the divorce. 

“Yes, I would LOOOVE TO MOVE FORWARD With the divorce,” she wrote in the Shade Room comments section in January 2019. “His LAWYER needs to change his positioning in legal Documents,” she continued. “I AM NOT giving him full custody, NOR no damn spousal support! And I’ve asked him over and over to do so, the [ball] In his court. No pun intended.”

Keyshia Cole is discussing the status of her divorce process with estranged husband Daniel “Booby” Gibson in the Shade Room comment section.

The two have sent mixed signals on where the process stands. During an interview on the “Dominick Nati Show,” Gibson claimed last spring that the two have come to a custody agreement.

“We’ve all came to an agreement on what we want,” Gibson said. 

Hopefully, everything works out for all parties involved. Despite the slow divorce process, Cole sure looks happy with her two sons and boo. 

Keyshia Cole with her boyfriend Niko Hale holding their son Tobias Khale. Cole’s older son Daniel Gibson Jr. is sitting behind Niko as they host a festive Thanksgiving with other loved ones.
@keyshiacole/Instagram

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