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Brandy, 16 Years Later, Vocally Still Has “It”, Hands Down!

Written by The IPS in Blogs on May 27, 10
Last night in Los Angeles at a weekly event called “R&B Live”, Brandy and a host of other past-R&B stars and current hopefuls performed to a packed house of fellow singers, local celebs, and industry tastemakers, with the host being Tank.

It streamed live for the rest of us thankfully (and sometimes painfully), but the end result was that we got to sing Brandy sing 3 songs: “What About Us?”, “Almost Doesn’t Count”, “At Last”, and then an encore of “I Wanna Be Down”.

I tuned in and sat through some terrible local talent, AARON HALL, Tamara Powell (Jesse Powell ['You' singer's sister who also did cuts with Somethin' For The People], and Tank who occasionally blessed the mic.

Aaron Hall sounded a church-bell ringing, demon’s singing MESS LOL, and he looked it as well. Straight from Slauson Swap Meet. They cut him off thankfully. Tank, when his ego deflated a bit, sung and sounded good. Tamara Powell amazed with Amy Winehouse and Aretha Franklin cuts.

But the highlight of the night was definitely Brandy (after an unwelcome appearance/intro from her brother), whose parents were also in the audience (Sonya Norwood was screaming like the hood mother she is! Hilarious!). Gladly, no Bran’Nu sightings either.

Brandy’s voice has aged WELL and she sounded like the records just came out last week. I promise. She absolutely laid ruin to Etta James’ “At Last” which you can see above. Overall, it was well worth staying awake for and Brandy needs to come out with new music PERIOD. Her voice is welcome still amongst MY speakers!
Tags:brandy, live performances
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Classic Flashback: Brandy – “Brokenhearted” (Feat. Wanya)

Written by The IPS in Blogs,Videos on May 17, 10
Man, this was my song in high school. I woke up this morning singing this for some reason (no, I ain’t brokenhearted LOL), and it just reminded me that Brandy can and still and used to hold her own! Doing duets with Wanya? Dude is a beast.

Didn’t her and Wanya date back in the day or something, or was that a rumor?

I’ve to got to watch last night’s episode of “Family Business”, but I must say, Brandy needs to tell her brother Ray J. the truth about his lack of vocals LOL. Rodney. Sonya. Daddy Norwood. SOMEONE. Cause that ain’t it. But I digress. Enjoy this joint! Brandy…girl went hard.
Tags:brandy, classic flashback
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Brandy & Ray J Gave Us A Look Inside The “Family Business” Last Night

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Apr 12, 10
Did you get a chance (or did you even care?) to watch Brandy and Ray J’s new show “Family Business” last night on VH1? It premiered and while it wasn’t TOO bad, there topic of choice on twitter was #brandyslacefront. Yes, they made a trending topic about it. LOL!

I tweeted some thoughts on the show, which I will put after this, but I wanted to open the floor up for discussion. What did ya’ll think? That whole Brandy/Flo-Rida thing was a mess, and Ray J, despite the good sense you KNOW he has, continues to come off as immature and a bit arrogant. TOTAL night and day from his sister, which is what he himself said on the show.

And Sonja?? Sonja is RATCHET! I love it HAHA.

Hit the jump for my tweets, all in fun of course!

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Tags:brandy, ray j., reality tv
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New Music: Miguel, Brandy & Monica

Written by The IPS in New Music & Reviews on Apr 9, 10
Miguel – “All I Want Is You” [Listen + Download]

Miguel has been floating around the L.A. music scene for awhile and I remember he had this song called “Getcha Hands Up!” (which he probably wishes no one remembers LOL). While it wasn’t pop perfection, and his vocals were lacking, it was slightly memorable cause that was ages ago! He is now signed to Jive Records I hear, and his first street/buzz/promo single (or proper single if it takes off) is “All I Want Is You” with J. Cole. I personally think J. Cole is a bit overhyped (and so are Miguel’s vocals) but the vibe of this song is hot. Reminds me of some Van Hunt meets poppy/R&B singer. What ya’ll think? [Myspace]

Brandy – “Perfect Love” [Listen & Download]

GOODNESS, I cannot stop listening to this song. Brandy does her GOOD SINGING on this leaked track. I’m sorry, you pit this up against any song on Monica’s new album and Brandy is slaying vocally.

I’m sorry. It’s so true. And you know what — Brandy can recreate live. Monica is proving to me lately that while her voice is still good, it hasn’t help up as well as Brandy’s has. Her live performances have DEF been hit or miss. Love them both, and I hate to always compare them, but hey. Brandy is slaying a lot of folks right now… Her and Ray J.’s reality show premieres Sunday as well…

Monica – “All I Know” [Listen + Download]

“All I Know” is a track that was left off of Still Standing and I can see why, but honestly, this joint is still kind of hot. It’s mostly the beat. The lyrics are pretty standard Monica fare (as well as the vocals), but it’s the subtle bounce of the track and the little vocal samples tossed into the mix that give this track it’s flair. I love it. Not as much as that Brandy track above though…LOL #keepingitreal
Tags:brandy, monica, new music
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Bathroom, Wig, Flip Cam, ACTION! Brandy Does “At Last”

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Mar 19, 10
Brandy does her GOOD singing in the bathroom. While ya’ll reading the newspaper and concentrating on the task at hand, Brandy is polishing the countertops and mirrors to get those good acoustics and make sure we can see her clearly.

Brandy relaunched her website today too if you are super-stan. 4everbrandy.com is up and of course, her and Ray-J’s new show debuts April 11th. I’m really really over reality shows, but I love Brandy, and her voice has preserved well over the years — she slays. I MAY watch this show. I could barely make it through Monica’s show and Fantasia’s show was PURE DELICIOUS HOOD TOMFOOLERY. I wonder what these two are gonna bring…
Tags:brandy, random videos, reality tv, you betta sang!
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Classic Flashback: Brandy – “I Wanna Be Down (Remix)”

Written by The IPS in Blogs,Videos on Jan 29, 10
I used to know all the rap parts to this song HAHA. I loved it. MC Lyte has always been a favorite female MC of mine, one that I haven’t been jamming lately. I need to rectify that. And YoYo is SO fine, she still look good too LOL. I remember when she was on that “VH1 Hip-Hop Honors” a couple of years ago — she was a little thicker but she still looked great. Her verse was my favorite.

In hindsight, the lyrics were slightly risque LOL. Back then. But not really. I guess I just never really realized/thought about some of what they were saying. Just listen to it again LOL!

90′s music — they.just.don’t.do.it.like.this.anymore. And Brandy still sounds great ROFL. You know we are Team Brandy over here…#jutsaying.
Tags:brandy, classic flashback
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Free Mixtape Round-Up: Kevin Cossom, B.o.B. & Audio Push

Written by The IPS in New Music & Reviews on Nov 17, 09
Kevin Cossom – Hook Vs. Bridge [Download Here] [Website]

Fave tracks:

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“I Get Paper” Feat. Drake

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“Take The Club Ova” Feat. Schife

Kevin Cossom is a songwriter taking his turn at stepping up to the mic as a singer. He’s been featured as a writer on many joints (Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, Ace Hood) and is signed to DanjaHandz AKA Danja’s label imprint with Jive. This free project is being offered as a prequel to his solo joint set to drop next year.

While he’s not breaking any vocal ground as a singer, he has a couple of hot joints. The singing gets a bit repetitive though, but a couple of joints are hot. I’ve put them above for you to check out. Overall, it’s a good listen if you have nothing else to do. I think Kevin could end up with something interesting though in the end if he veers away from tepid R&B topics, cliches and producers. The album peters out eventually but has a few bright spots. And it’s free!

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Tags:brandy, new music, steph jones
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Random Videos: @4EverBrandy’s (Brandy) Impromptu Rainbow Rendition

Written by The IPS in Blogs on Oct 2, 09
Sitting here minding my business on a Friday night (hey, it’s a recession and the temperature dropped!) and what do I see but Brandy tweeting she’s dropped a random video on Youtube of her singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” in her bathroom…sans makeup…ugly faces…and the wrong lyrics.

Despite her disclaimer I clicked…and you know what, who cares. Girl sounds dope! She even does a few rotations to check out the acoustics in her bathroom LOL.

Is this a subconcious response to Jennifer Hudson’s version that I JUST posted? Probably not, but it’s fun to think about it.

If you missed our Brandy “Duets” post a couple of days ago, check that out. And there’s lots of Brandy leaks floating around this here blog.

Sang B-Rocka…don’t care what no one says though, Brandy STILL has got the vocal chops to go up against any of these young “performers” (not singers) out right now…yet…she has no label deal. Though reverting to the good ole days of Youtube covers is a bit low-budget in a way, but I won’t go there. No shade! SHE GOT ME OVER DAT RAINBOW TONIGHT!
Tags:brandy, random videos, you betta sang!
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Brandy: The Duets Are Killing Lately!

Written by The IPS in Blogs,New Music & Reviews on Sep 29, 09
A lot of OLD & NEW Brandy music has been lately from Camp Norwood. I’ve posted some here on Tha Feedback, but one consistent thing I can say about Brandy lately is this:

All the duets she’s had lately have been A+! Vocally, Brandy is still a monster. Her voice has preserved well over her 16-year musical career, real talk. I’m a Brandy stan, ya’ll know this, but I can step away from that long enough to recognize real musical talent and longevity when I see it.

While her last album Human fared well with the critics, it was a largely introspective affair that didn’t connect with all but the most hardcore fans. Nothing was wrong with it musically, but it came off across as Brandy’s musical therapy more than it did as a reach across the mainstream spectrum to please her fans. With no label deal being announced though, no one knows the current status of her recording career.

However, that being said, I’m featuring 3 of the latest duets she’s done that stay in constant play around these parts — her crazy duet with John Legend, “Quickly”; her duet with Ginuwine on “Bridge to Love”; and lastly her just leaked duet with Ne-Yo “Goodnight, Good Morning”.

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John Legend – “Quickly” Feat. Brandy [DL]

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Ginuwine – “Bridge To Love” [DL]

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Brandy – “Goodnight, Good Morning” [DL]

Give the links a second to load, and if by chance they don’t, check out the DL link directly.

Which do you like the best? Take our poll! Personally, I’m not a fan of Ne-Yo’s vocals so this new one does nothing for me, but B-Rocka kills. I think my favorite is John Legend’s “Quickly”!
Which of these Brandy duets do you like the most?

"Quickly" with John Legend

"Bridge to Love" with Ginuwine

"Goodnight, Good Morning" with Ne-Yo

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Tags:brandy, new music
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New Music: Brandy, Amerie & Aion Clarke

Written by The IPS in New Music & Reviews on Sep 24, 09
Brandy – “Slow Love” [Listen + Download]
“Tell ‘Em” [Listen + Download]

Some new Brandy has leaked to the nets…she needs to start taking her tapes with her when she leaves the studio, seriously! Someone needs to throw together a bootleg B-Rocka album collection of all her leaks. “Slow Love” is much better than “Tell ‘Em”. “Slow Love” sounds like something that could actually be released, and “Tell ‘Em” sounds like a bonus cut that no one would really care about. Or one she gives away to be on a soundtrack. She sounds good vocally though as usual.

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Amerie – “Pretty Brown Eyes” Feat. Trey Songz [Listen + Download]

This song leaked a hot second ago, but I just wasn’t FEELING IT too tough like a lot of other bloggers were. I mean, it flips a classic Mint Condition song. It’s not bad, but two weak-to-fair middling vocalists on a track to me is not my idea of a good time.

However, it’s a lot stronger than a lot of the other songs that Amerie’s put out lately. And honestly, they should hurry this out as a single. A lot of eye candy as Trey Songz and Amerie are both lookers. Good crossover potential. Nice “update” of a classic. It’s light enough that neither of their voices sound bad over the instrumental. So…someone get on that.

Aion Clarke – “Do You Right”

Producer B. Michael Cox put this joint up on his Twitter yesterday and I thought I’d check it out. I’m a fan of most of his work. Apparently, Aion Clarke is the songwriter who used to be known as Voyce Alexander, and he’s of course tossing his hat into the artist ring.

He reminds me of another never released ATL artist Q. Amey. He had this joint I loved called “Forever Girl” — I wonder what happened to him? Anyway, Aion has a great voice. Nothing to set him apart from the crowded field of other R&B singers though. What do ya’ll think?
Tags:amerie, brandy, new music, trey songz
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