From doo wop pop chick to top chick? That’s clearly the motto ‘Braxton Family Values’ breakout star Tamar Braxton has adopted. Indeed, the multi-octave songbird has long sung of her desire to soar on the solo tip.
And, if she thinks that ‘Love & War’ – the lead single from her forthcoming, yet-titled LP will be the key to flying the coop…then she just may be right! Fire awaits below:
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A Toni Braxton/Keyshia Cole cocktail of sorts, the singer’s soaring vocals sell this song in ways that her older sibling or Cole may have not been able to. For, despite her polarizing personality, those who love or hate Tamar for her oft-over the top ways cannot deny she’s proven time and time again that she can back it up.
A telling narrative with dramatic (much like the songstress herself) instrumentation, ‘Love & War’ was a full listening experience without being “too much”. Undeniably worth the wait, it will be interesting to see how ‘War’ battles against its electropop counterparts on Billboard.
Either way, this will be on constant repeat at TGJ headquarters!
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Yes
YESSSSS!! THIS SENT CHILLS THROUGH MY BODY!! SHE DELIVERED IN THIS SONG!!! SUCH URGENCY!! GO TAMAR!!
Nice song…..She Sounds like MAriah Tho ¬_¬
Tamar the t***** back away from the mic, and continue your journey as as gold digging wife.
omg you B**** you know she sounds amazing hun
EXACTLY chile!!! that rock faced bithc Honeychile need to stfu and goto HELL!!!
I would accept that shade if this b**** couldnt sing! Tamar is BLOWING! annnnnnnd she can sing it live!
OMG MAN I AGREE!! TO SHADE HER IS PURE-D-HATE!!!!
She is no t*****. She does not look like a man and is very much a female. No I’m not a fan of hers but I do not think it is right to call attempt to disrespect her with the term “t*****” as if there is something wrong with being one. She has a nice voice but bad attitude which is why I won’t buy her music. However, a bad attitude and a few nip-tuck jobs does not equate to “t*****.”
Trannys are disgusting, and it’s my f****** opinion so deal b****!
@honey NO B**** YOU MUTHA FUCKN DEAL!!! THAT’S NOT YOUR TRUE OPINION U FUNKY B**** YOU JUST SPEWING HATE H**!!! NOW YOU DEAL YOU PISSY B****!!
If thats u in that avatar, then u have no room buddy! lmao, just saying. For real though is that u in your avatar?
Lmao
EXACTLY!!!
From the look of your avi, you seem a little too obsessed with the transgendant life.
RIGHT!!!
There is always a hater waiting to hate …. please go have several seats…….
She looks like Toni in that pic. She has a really good voice. The song is good too (I’m not really jumping out my seat for it though) sounded better in that live rehearsal clip :/
I agree with everything you said. Good stuff tho.
she sound like her big sister on this one too.
OMG AMAZING TAMAR IS BOUT TO SNATCH B****** WIGS REAL SOON….SHE HAS ONE OF THE BEST VOICES IN THE INDUSTRY….
HONEY CHILD PLEASE BETTER NOT COME IN HERE HATING ON MS.TAMAR SHE SLAYED BOO!
I’M RIDING WITH YOU ON THIS BLOG!! F*** HONEY A FUNKY B****!!! SHE WANTED TO GET DRAG AND HERE TO OBLIDGE chile!!! #pissed at this b****
Lowkey, Tamar’s vocals are killing Mariah’s vocals! lol (Not Mariah in her prime.)
Sing that song hoee!!
very good vocals. but what would make u bring up mariah’s vocals? there two different singers. no doubt girl can sing, but u might wanna compare her to Keyshia Cole. they sound similar…
Mariah is her idol, so she does probably attempt to sound like her
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAS Tay!!! YAS YAS YAS AND YAS!!!
Song is SICKKK .. Vocals are amazing <3
LOVE TAY, ADORE TONI
AMAZING! Incredible song!
i was soooo shocked cause i thought all her chatter would spoil it BUT SHE SOUNDS AMAZING i played it 4 times so far. Go Tamar SNAP
I’m really diggin this song…
BeYAWNce who?
you right about that!!!
You know you’re that b**** when people feel the need to compare EVERY FEMALE ARTIST to you. If she’s so wack, boring, late, makes you yawn, then why compare her at all?, she shouldn’t even matter, but she obviously does, y’all know damn well she. me, her tamar ( who I love ) or anyone else(this generation) aint f****** with bey and them vocal cords, and u know it, that’s why as soon as another b**** cut a record y’all compare it to bey because y’all h*** know! U only can compare to best.
**CORRECTION** The Best*
Agreeeeeeed!
Hell yea they kno bey a bad b****…
AGREED!!
16 grammys , 4 #1’s album , etc ……
something this b**** above won’t have a decade from now.
if she keeps putting singles like this she will hun trust and believe
Leave Bey outta it! Tamar loves Bey anyway.
Right!
That’s what I’m saying, this comparing artist s*** is getting old.
YASSSSS TAMAR BISH, SHE DID THAT!!!!
Love it. She acts afool, but can sang her ass off. She sounds like Tamar and not like Toni, I think that’s why she didn’t make it in the 90’s. I’m buying ASAP.
i can hear a little toni at times but not that much. she definitely has her own sound.
you are not hearing Toni you are hearing Braxton- they are sisters it’s in the genes, Toni did not make the voice up she inherited it and trained it.
I love them all
Watch this s*** flop! No hate but TAmar the t***** just doesn’t do it for me….All i think about is 42nd st ghetto t*****…Trust this will flop, because aint nobody checking for it…Vince better hand out her album like Swiss beats did for Alicia the home wrecking i got the keys to your husband d*** cook, or this s*** won’t even make a dent on itunes…She is not a great singer, just decent minus the struggle in her voice.
You’re calling someone a t***** with THAT profile pic of yours. SMH
Thats what I said? I wonder if that him/her?lol
EXACTLY!!! b****** that LOOK a HOT MESS like that has NO choice but to hate!! a ugly mutha fucka
and your not a singer but critique other like you are. If so put a dang single out match tamar boo. Not in a million years. Put up or Shut Up.
others*
u brick faced b****
You said watch this s*** flop but yet it has entered the top 10 of the itunes chart. What do you have to say now you good for nothing b**** who has no life?
I like this song. Everything else needs to be on this level f*** that other ratchet s*** she had on her show
she did that i cant lie … sounds like keyshia coles trust and believe tho
it sure does but Keyshia COle aka i’m a not black girl sounds better..
I think this is the same music!!
shiiiiit like hell! they both sound good tho
b**** just stfu…h**
the beat sound like keyshia cole trust anf believe a lil but im vibin
Good vocals but too old fashioned. In this age where people have literally thousands of songs on their phones, i-pods, m** players, if you cannot grab their attention in the first 5 seconds, they’ll skip over your song and you’ll lose a sale.
This is not the 90s anymore where they only way to get new music is to troll MTV, BET or listen to radio hoping to hear something that’ll grab your attention, in today’s environment, there’s something called music on demand. I can search for the song I want on youtube and within seconds, I’ll be playing it (if it’s available).
This song is also too long that by the time I reach midway, I want to skip over to the next song. This is not the 90s anymore where people have a limited selection of the music they want to listen to (unless they’re listening to radio), today people move with thousands of songs, a wide selection to choose from and you need to GRAB THEIR ATTENTION. Try again.
What in thee f*** does any of that nonsense you just wrote apply to Tamar and her song? You just went off on some long, left field tangent that didn’t even relate to the subject.
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It’s the same people like you who are complaining about Justin Bieber not being nominated for a Grammy lol
I love this song
YES TAMAR…..YES!!!! YES YES YES!!!!
Love and War is Fire! Tamar has a hit. Now, is she a star? She has to work on her stage presence. Fans like their stars humble, and that she is not.
Well defo has that Trust & Believe progressions in a lot of parts but that’s the producers style. Plus he adds his signature at start of his productions.
Thankfully the writter and vocals of Tamar gives it a whole new feel and the lyrics are very well written.
Loving her Toni-esk tones and her Tay Tay full voice.
She did a great job and showcased her abilities without over doing it.
It’s hot
Even though I’m not a fan of her personality, I know she reads this blog and I will congratulate her on the release of this single. I do think she had better photos to choose from with the single but at least she isn’t using “p***” to get her to the top like many others…
I’m glad she didn’t try and be like Trina with some silly and dense Katy Perry-wannabe pop ish. “Party or Go Home” or whatever that mess was. Tamar is not my favorite on the show, but her new song is the best. It’s even way better than that “I Heart You” junk Toni put out.
Good job! Song’s a hit!
See there kids, when you can actually sang you don’t need to go topless in publicity photos.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!
u are so right !
This is hot!
Love love love love!!!!!!
I love your Avi!
Thanx!!
Exemplary. This is real music and real skill. I hope the exposure she gets from TV helps drive this song, because this is closet to the sound I’m checking for in the new year. Not “microwave popcorn” as Linda Perry so correctly termed it.
*closest
I admit that I was skeptical, but so far so good. I’m feeling this. It’s different. They picked a song that shows off her talent as opposed to one that goes with the crowd.
HER 1st ALBUM WAS OFF THE CHAIN !!!!! no 1 knew about it, but I still BUMP IT !!! she is an amazing talent, I HATE HER TV STUFF, UGHK it makes me not wanna support her, BUT HER TALENT IS REAL RAW & DEF BETTER than 1/2 thats out making it—-I LOVE IT
This is a good song and with the right promotion she will do great on the rnb charts top 20 but its safe and after 12 years since your debut album and 2 years since the bfv been on I expected something more especially production wise its not good when I think about another artist when I’m listening to your song lacks ORIGINALITY!!!!! With the way rnb is going I wonder how much albums she will sell?
Talented, her range has a nice flow. Can’t wait for her material. Sing girl!!! #TeamTamar.
I’m just thrilled she didn’t go pop. I hope the rest of her album focuses as much on VOCALS as this one does. When you’ve got the talent, you should flaunt it.
READY GOR GET YO’ LIFE SINGLE!
THATS THE RACTHET SINGLE NEEDED TO SET BILLBOARD200 ALIGHT!
‘ALL I RIDE IS FOREIGN, GET YO, GET YO LIFE!’
It sounds too much like “Trust and Believe” for me to appreciate…she can sing her ass off though.
oh , let’s be real folks , this is another R&B song that gonna flop hard on the charts and radios WW.
and she need to stop it , she looks like TONI in that pic , not a cool choice for a debut single.
sadly it probably will Flop.
and i know B****** above Me are so lazy to click the ‘Buy’ Button in iTunes , so … it will FLOP , sorry about that.
the song is Quality tho ….. but after those b****** above praised it ? nothing , they won’t buy it i know.
Actually it NOT a flop!!! released today and is NUMBER 2 on the R&B CHARTS & NUMBER 19 ON THE SINGLE CHARTS!! don’t come for her, this is a GOOD song!
4 real? where can i find that out @?
Her voice is on display, so can you knock talent
Can you say she can’t sing?
Can you say her song aint fitting her like a glove?
Answer: NO
Love her tone and harmonies.
“uh huh yes, SHE did THAT” (In my Tamar voice as she flicks her hair)
I actually BOUGHT this at Itunes … that’s how much I love this.
hope you are not the only one who did it in this thread ….
Nope, I bought it too!!
Im like it!
I*
Giving her 2 snaps & a twist….Ummmmmmmmmmmm!!1 Werk b****! I’m mad that this sounds too much like “Trust & Believe” but TRUST & BELIEVE………Tamar sounds much better than Off-Keyshia Cole. Yes I’m such a TaMARTIAN!! Stanning.org
Rolls eyes…gives side eyes to every person hyping this mediocre song….
Tamar tried in the 90’s and no one was here for it. This was even at the point when Toni was losing steam as far as album sales. Tamar’s voice is nothing like Mariah’s. When Mariah goes up she stays full Tamar goes thin.
All this slay crap is stupid. Wetv isn’t even a major channel and that’s the only place people know her from. This will flop.
She has a very thin voice indeed. I’m surprised because on the Braxtons album she sounded better.
YASSS HUNTY!!! You better snatch wigs with those 90s diva belts TAY TAY!!!
She sounds good…..
Love it!
Wow i love it really feelin it
This will flop like she did in 2000. Sigh. I was hot in 2000. 🙁
She sounds good at rehearsal and the recording, I like it, but it does sound like that Keyshia song Trust & Believe…could be from the same writer…does anyone know?
It’s the same producer.
Awesome vocals, mediocre song.
I hope her album is more “popping” than this.
If this is going, to be a first single, I think she should release two singles such as Hot Sugar, or Get Your Life and Love and War
the vocals slay…but who’s gonna play this….hope she releases two singles at the same damn time.
YOU B****** CAN’T BE SERIOUS, SHES DEFINITELY GONNA READ THESE COMMENTS CAUSE TJG IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW SITES WHERE SHE’LL GET FEAD BACK AND SHE’LL THINK IT’S GREAT. HAVING SAID THAT, SHE HAS A GREAT VOICE, BUT, THIS SONG IS PURE S***, WTF IS THIS?, WAIT I KNOW….IT’S A HOT STEAMING FLOP.
HOTSTUFF HAS SPOKEN AND YOU H*** WILL DEAL.
gargle hot dog s*** b**** and YOU deal!!! THE TRUTH HAS SPOKEN NNNN WIT B****!!!
This sounds a LOT like Trust and Believe. I like it a lot actually. But it sounds a LOT like Trust and Believe. I mean a LOT like it.
This is a good song, Tamar. I only buy VDubbs and Beyonce and her fam and friends, but good luck to her.
Didn’t expect her to go R&B ballad with her first single because of her mostly gay following.
And what’s wrong with looking like Toni? That IS her big sister!
Baby Tamar ate the hell out of that!! VOCALS ARE AMAZING!!! Don’t care for her attitude but this song was giving me EVERYTHING
It is not the same producer but its doing great high on iTunes and its early her husband is vince Hubert you fools get your life
Keyshia song | Toni B voice = Tamar Love and War
I hear too much struggle in her voice. Don’t like the song.
She sounds amaaaaazing but the song sounds E X A C T L Y like ‘trust and believe’ Houston we have a flop.
and the flop is yo p****
What a way to start the day–YASSS Tamar!
Loves it…..
She made a believer out of me..I definitely didn’t expect this…I also appreciate the fact the cover art is blk and wht because it counter reacts her kind of cartoonish looks and looks classy
Tamar and Keyshia Cole sound nothing alike lets start there first. This is a great song for Tamar and people need to stop comparing singers to one another and just enjoy the DAM song. Everytme someone comes out with a song people start going negative, what is wrong with people. Everybody knows that Keyshia Cole ass can’t sing so just stop it. One thing about Tamar is for sure if nothing else is “She Can Sing Her ASS OFF”.
R&B is coming!
I like how interesting her voice is. The song is pretty dope too!!
Too excited for tamar! Im glad she didnt go pop! I hope that for the rest of her album anyways. But I wish her well and I will be @ target when the album drops! #Team R&B!
I also like the fact that she put it on itunes the same day she releases the song. That gives her a even BIGGER advantage.
It does bear a resemblance to “trust & believe” but I think its a solid record and that is what will get people to listen. Once they tune in, they will realize that she sings CIRCLES around Keyshia Cole… and I like Keyshia. Just bought it on i-tunes myself.
One more thing, her gay fans will love this…I am one 🙂
Hmm.. perhaps I just didn’t get it.
Life.
Life cereal.
Game of Life.
So Called Life.
So. much. life.
I listened to the damn rehearsal clip so many times I have to try to get accustomed to this.
The ending of the live clip was just so emotional and she was just going so hard and I find the end of this whilst shes hitting the notes, its kinda mechanical in its delivery!
She tries to do that airy Mariah thing that I hate at a part of the song where she need to let loose like the did in the rehearsal clip!
Most artists do that…so that when u hear it live they can really let loose. She’s still sinnnnnging on the track.
Another one who is more talented and can sing better than Rihanna. The list grows longer and longer.
ALRIGHT TAMAR!!!!!! GET IT!!!
I LOVE it! And she’s bringing R&B back to the charts (number 4 on US iTunes)! Good job.
I really like this song. Tamar really sang her ass off. You can call it a mediocre R&B song but its refreshing to hear. Minus Keyshia Cole/Brandy there is no other female releasing good R&B music. I am happy for her because She sounds great. You may not like her antics on the show but the girl has pipes!!!!!
Yea, despite her antics, you can say that again. She can saaang.
Keyshia should be Hitting Tamar with a Lawsuit any day now.
OMG this song is slaying! I told you mofo’s this s*** was a hit!
This song is beyond amazing!!
This b**** is shacking the goddamn table with this song!!! B**** better slay and snatch! Number 2 on itunes! I commend Tamar and Bruno for holding the top spots respectively with actual talent!! YES!!!
The fact that she has that nasty reality show kinda turns me off.No doubt shes a good singer,theres just somethin missin-to me she doesnt sound like an artist.Anyway,good luck
Lol she sang that … Big up Pg Md . So happy a ballad gets attention