Fuck all that "the public isn't interested anymore..." nonsense. Under the right circumstances, the public can be manipulated into going along with anything. Let Brandy cozy up to 1D for a TV commercial or photoshoot, and suddenly the little girls who were being born when "The Boy Is Mine" was on the radio would suddenly become interested in her. Hell, if every Two Eleven single had been sent to pop radio with a silly ass dance/pop remix catered to white girls and fruity gay guys, it probably would have done better. If she recorded an album of dumb material that was embarrassingly beneath her talent, it would probably do well. The public is filled with idiots and can be played. It's about marketing.

With Brandy, it's largely an internal issue. The problem is that her "team" is too lazy or too incompetent. Brandy needs a shark. Someone who can effectively bargain, barter, manipulate and/or threaten on her behalf. Her current management and reps are ineffective, relying too much on good will from the public; hoping that they''ll have a soft spot for her simply because of who she is.

As far as abandoning Two Eleven too soon goes, meh...it's not too soon. That album was done after "Put It Down." What's the point of pretending with more singles? RCA wouldn't promote them, radio wouldn't play them and they wouldn't chart. Anyone interested in sporadic tracks on that album should just listen to them. Time to wipe off that chalkboard and start a new game plan. Mike Will is actually a good guy to work with, and I hope Monica checks him out too. They all need to leave Rico Love alone.

What I would like to see this time is Brandy taking a more dominate role with the writing/producing and handling as she did on Never Say Never and Full Moon. Two Eleven saw her relinquish too much control to other people, because she was too shellshocked after flopping before. I say fuck all that. If she's gonna flop again, then let it be with music that at least represents her instead of with an album that was svengali'd by a low level A&R guy who sweet talked her into believing that he knows what's best for her.

That's all I got. Brandy can have another successful album. She just needs to fire everybody in her camp, hire more competent handlers, network a little better and stop being so nice.