Hailed as one of the most influential African American acts to grace Pop culture, Brandy‘s impact on music and the world at large has seen transcend levels set or met by many of her closest contemporaries.
Indeed, before the arrival of Beyonce or the wise workings of Olivia Pope on ABC’s ‘Scandal’ was Brandy, one of the only women of colour to lead a US prime time television show at just 17 years old. This, achieved as she joined Mary J.Blige, TLC and Aaliyah at the forefront of R&B and its Pop chart domination.
With all this in mind, it only makes sense that the icon be celebrated for her contributions to the field of entertainment, as she enjoys her 20th year within the field.
How she was celebrated?
Moving footage below…
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She deserves some type of recognition to be quite f****** honest…. ~plays: When You Touch Me~
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20 years in the industry yet you were only popular for 15 minutes .
The nerve of you coming for someone who has influenced some of the biggest stars today. What impact will miley ever make? NUN’. Would you like your seat heated or nah?
It’s a pity Miley only have 5 minutes left. Poor thinh… 🙁
Rihanna on her last minute and Beyonce already a hasbeen like brandy so I see why my comment upset you. Lol
LMAO Riley copying Rihanna and Riley called Beyoncé Goddess. Rihanna and Beyoncé>>>.Riley. Riley should record proper songs instead of getting Rihanna’s reject pile. Dismissed.
But “Never Say Never” Alone has outsold HOEnnah Montana’s entire discography.
So my comment got deleted cause I called these losers the N word lmao whatever.
Sis, Brandy came out in ’94 and her last gold album was 2005 thats over 10 yrs not to mention she’s had urban success since then
Congratulations Queen Brandy!!!!!!!
Brandy may not be selling like Beyonce or Rihanna these days, but she has been there, done that! She’s still slaying stages, beasting vocally, acting, and making her money.
Lol must suck being a lessor like brandy :/
Must suck being an attention h** like miley
Yaas mileys getting all the attention and yall mad.
If Brandy, who outsold your faves entire discography with her debut album alone is a lessor then what is Ciara? lol Z-Squad is so pitiful.
I’d rather be mad than try everything to get the whole world talking
Im dying at the fact same changed my name to cici slays lmao
Congrats B! Your voice and beauty only improve with time!
*plays Janet’s “funny how time flies” *
brandy makes good music but during the full moon era she couldnt promote because she was pregnant and every album after that the label made stupid single choices.
it shoulda went like this with lead singles
afrodisiac – I TRIED
human – 1st and love
Lmao grape juice is pressed lol so there changing my name lol
Or maybe they’re just tired of you TROLLING Cicislays lmao!!! Get the hell outta here.
That’s find I should leave the site because I get no respect from the people behind the site when I give this site the most hits.
GIRL! You better hope that’s true because you must not remember when they screen capped your IP address and put the link up on here. Don’t test em boo boo.
Just like your namesake you’re here for attention, and just like your namesake you will soon be ignored.
P.S. Please let me know if you are struggling with any of the words and i’ll assist
The Lies YOU TELL (In my Tamar voice)
Lol at TGJ exposing Twerk 4 Miley aka Cicislays. As a Ciara fan you have no right to say anything about about Brandy considering the fact that your fave has NEVER peaked or had any kind of major impact outside of R&B.
Hi Sam.. your such a messy Queen
Sis. If I WAS Sam I would have blocked you from here a long time ago.
Hahaha..that’s hat the b**** deserved
Except for pop hits she had that hit the top 3 (“Goodies”, “1, 2 Step”, “Oh”). She had many other songs in the top 10 and 20 of the pop chart.
Brandy is wonderful and so is Ciara.
I like Brandy! She is a very sweet & humble person. Congrats on your 20th anniversary! I remember watching her show after school, eating Oodles & Noodles… I literally grew up with her show/music…
#Imisstha90s 🙁
Stephy <3 How are you?
I rep Ciara and Miley so it dont matter but that fact yall tried to change my name is pretty foul and desperate .
Mad because you were exposed AGAIN? LMAO. You are the biggest troll/most pathetic loser on this site Cicislays/Twerk 4 Miley/Molly/Natalie/Xtina Warrior/Iconic Cici/Xtina Loveeee/CICIWINS etc etc etc
Lol, so you WERE lying. Lmao. Yaass at TGJ defending Brandy.
BAI! Good riddance.
Thats fine TGJ if this your way of telling me to leave your site then I will wish you guys the best of luck in the future. It was fun while it lasted 🙂
Good riddance you troll
Bye b****.
You won’t be missed. Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. And take bitchbird and rih sux with you
Au revoir ya b****.
LMAO cici slayys gurl just stop
Oh and congrats Brandy true r&b veteran and underrated tbh. I hope she gets some type of recognition.
This many people didnt even buy her last album–
Legendary iconic Bran
We need to support her instead of this mainstream trash out there.
LOVE YOU BRANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wait wait wait… So Cici flops is Can’t twerk for viley? LMAOOOOOOOO Best moment of the day. EXPOTOTHEMUTHAFUCKINGSED
TEAR JERKER!
Brandy is… just… so amazing!
Lauren London: “Your voice is one of a kind. I have never heard one like it. It’s one of my favorite voices”.
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This sums it up for me! Nobody in music reminds me of Brandy. There may be some similarities, but Brandy has always been in her own lane. I’ve been in love with her from the first day I ever heard (and I mean that literally – no lie). I marvel at how she’s continue to find different ways to use it. Brandy is truly the gift to music that keeps on giving! This is my #Legend!
*first day I ever heard her voice
Not Chris Brown taking shots at Rihanna in a unreleased track. I saw no lies in his verse tbh
http://youtu.be/7h5R7-RsYu8
Who gives a f*** troll. This is a QUEEN BRANDY post. Take that flop trash to the Rihanna or Fist Brown posts
So beautiful , so talented , so humbled , so underrated. Brandy will forever be remembered for her contributions to pop culture. I wish I could say the same for your spur of the moment faves. It is about gawdt damn time someone acknowledged her .
I love Brandy! She deserves so much more recognition. She needs to get back on top where she belongs! Love you Brandy!
20 years… damn I feel old!
I was hooked on Brandy ever since I heard ‘I Wanna Be Down’ and I followed her career since then.
I love her, i love her artistry and there is no denying that she has been an huge influence on everyone in the game right now. All your faves learned a bit from her, that ain’t no lie. She deserves every succes in the world and more recognition.
I am here for miss Norwood and everything that is coming her way!
Sams far from ‘a queen’, keep
It light sweetie, very very light
Recognition where recognition is deserved!!!.
Less albums out that Rihanna yes but QUALITY OVER QUANTIY.
She has made no secret she writes from the heart & not for commercial gain.
Shes important on so many more levels than profit, yet she reeps the awards her fans & peers love from her.
She if you like it or not is a ‘legend’, like that word used or not still changes nothing that she is a legend.
OMG Tears! So touchN. Loved her since she came out. I use to tell my son and my younger siblings how Brandy had it on lock by her self, back in da day. #legend. ( without tryN 2 B)
Brandy makes quality music, not just some catchy songs that are only hot for the moment and then fade out within months. Her albums are still better than a lot of these new/current artist that release music today. She may not sell like she used to, but her talent is truly one of a kind. I can’t wait for the day when she receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. These young kids don’t real talent when its in their face; their just blinded by gimmicks.
Some of you are really pathetic on this site. Stop trolling and go get a damn JOB! This is a BRANDY post! If you stan for Miley, Rihanna or Ciara you need to STFU!
VOCAL BIBLE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IG5UsNwGls
She deserves it. NSN was and is still the best album by a black t*** star EVER. Barbie, Covergirl, acting, modeling Brandy did it ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ! & she’s a nice girl 😀
So touching! Congrats B i love her so much. Legend and sweet person above all!
This was a very well put-together video. I’ve been a fan of Brandy since the beginning and it’s so crazy to think it has been 20 years. Congratulations to her and I hope she keeps on releasing quality music. “Two Eleven” is still in heavy rotation!!!
Brandy is such a crybaby 🙂 Lol!! That was so sweet. Brandy deserves every bit of praise & all of the accolades she gets. Her voice/arrangements/harmonies are truly one of a kind! Like Missy said “often omitted, never duplicated”. Much respect to your favorite singers favorite singer #theVocalBible
Imitated
Sorry boy toy your information is in my comment box 🙁
i wish the new generation knew!
Brandy is actually #1 to me, guest she cant have it all
and im sure that being called the vocal bible and being given so many props for your voice is more rewarding than being #1 in current music ratings!
Beyoncé will never.
I love this lady so so much,she is just awesome with a awesome voice.
This womans voice….One of the greatest in the industry. I dont understand why ppl think she’s underrated…everybody who has an ear for music recognizes how incredible Brandy’s tone is.
It’s cos she’s routinely hated on by people who DON’T have an ear for music like the many trolls on this post.
SO Blessed by ALL the brandy Love
i know this is a Brandy post but lets be clear, there are MANY more artist( including Brandy) who deserve more recognition. From Monica, Toni Braxton,Usher etc. Brandy’s NOT the only 1 20 years deep in the game….
Monica came out in 1995, the year after Brandy. This is 20 years of Brandy in the industry(Thea). I feel like Toni B is recognized as a top dog. Usher will receive his star on the walk of fame this year.
Speechless!
Didn’t her first album came out in 1994, late 1994 as that? Brandy was just a t*** star, sorry guys.
Aaliyah > Brandy as an artist.
Monica > Brandy when it comes to vocals.
They’re starting from when she made her debut in the entertainment industry it was when Thea came out and you just put three different artist with three different style the different voices in a comparison #getitogether and btw MissyElliott know the one who contributed to both Aaliyah and Monica projects gave her props #reallygetitogether
Out of the three album Aaliyah released, Missy only wrote on One in a Million and I Care 4U song on her last. R. Kelly wrote the first album and Static wrote most of the 3rd.
Brandy career was over as soon as the Pop girls came (Britney, CA and Jessica) and those White kids hopped off the Brady train and on theirs.
Brandy, the Debbie Gibson of the 90’s. Sorry guys.
I want to take back everything I said. I guess I forgot the impact Brandy brought to the table. (Memory was fuzzy, lol)
I will have to disagree. I like Monica, baby girl can saaang but she has always been one-dimensional as a singer and artist. Out of the three artists you named, Brandy was def superior vocally.
I’m not hating on Brandy. I know all 3 were the same, but very different. But people don’t even play Brandy’s old music. Monica 90’s songs are classic, so is Aaliyah’s. I think Brandy never took risk with her sound, her only classic is Almost Doesn’t Count, Wanna Be Down and Broken Hearted.
I want to take back everything I said. I guess I forgot the impact Brandy brought to the table. (Memory was fuzzy, lol)
With love.
I still hear ALL of their old music. All of Brandy and Aaliyah’s albums were different musically. Do you own all of Brandy’s albums? I can’t say the same for Monica (I own all of her albums except for New Life). Like I said previously, Monica could sang (her vocals seem to be deteriorating due to lack of proper training and technique), but most of her albums were the same ol’. Nothing wrong with sticking to your roots, but you have to leave your comfort zone at some point in your career. As for Aaliyah, I was born in 89, so I was around during the 90’s and people honestly didn’t reeeeally start fooling with her until she passed…. unfortunately. I owned OIAM and her self titled LP, so I was a fan but most of my friends were too invested in Mariah, Mary, Brandy and TLC to even give her the time of day. When she passed, they purchased all of her albums and finally recognized her talent.
I also don’t think they were the same at all. Monica was the sassy, mature R&B girl, Aaliyah was the perfect hybrid of tomboyish sensuality and Brandy was the picture perfect, R&B/pop princess. Different styles, different music.
Well one thing no one can disagree with, all three were and still are the Princesses of R&B.
New Life was BAD, it was too much like Still Standing. Making of Me was bad, but a few songs were dope. But her first three are really good. I never heard New Moon, so I”m gonna check it out. I will say that Right Here is not only my fave Brady song, but it’s top 10 fave song in my book.
Mark you are entitled on your opinion but i have to say that lucia’s comment holds the truth. They were three different artists and i appreciate them. No-one will know what the future held for Aaliyah because she left us early, and Monica make good music (although her first 3 albums were the best) but Brandy for me did it from the beginning and thats just how it is.
Anyway, this video is appreciating a singer who can sing, can sing live and is still making music and your comments are making a point but seem negative.
@Mark
I usually find myself in agreement with you, but this time I think your comment is a little off. Brandy has taken so many risk on her albums, she’s an experimental artist, musically speaking. Aaliyah was great at that as well, so I get the comparison between the two (when it comes down to that category). I just think I’d have to give it to Bran though, simply because she made the risky music more listenable. I love them both because they’ve evolved masterfully, but Bran has always been on her A game.
When it comes to vocals, it all comes down to preference. I respect Monica and I understand that people appreciate that style of singing, but Bran’s voice is so unique. I feel like her and Toni put women with huskier tones on the map. They took something rare in music and made it commercial.
You can say that Bran’s career slowed down when Britney , Jessica and Christina came on board, but everyone has their time. I don’t know too many people that really felt Jessica’s impact. Some people think Christina’s career slowed down prematurely and that Brit was only at her best in her first 4 eras. What an artist do while their on top contributes a lot to their legacy, but you also see what people are made of when their no longer all over the charts. It doesn’t mean the quality of their music goes down if they don’t get the same shine. Bran’s a shining example of that. She hasn’t dropped the ball that way since her debut. RealTalk!
Awwwwwwww Brandy !!!
I tested up a little while watching this. It’s like the industry forgot all about Brandy. BRANDY WAS THE F****** S*** IN THE 90S AND I DARE ANYONE TO CHALLENGE ME LOL. She accomplished sooooo much at a young age, that’s why she deserves to be recognized. People don’t understand how many “firsts” Brandy holds. By the time she was 20 years old, she had sold over 30 million ALBUM, not records #smokeandmirrors… ALBUMS!!! Had her OWN 6 season sitcom, was hand picked by Whitney f****** Houston to be the first black Cinderella, co started alongside Diana Ross in one of the highest rated TV movies (65 million viewers), successful world tour, a Grammy award, #1 singles, Covergirl and had her own Barbie doll. Who else do you know that has not one or two, but 6 classic albums?? I can’t name anyone. And through it all she’s remained humble, and paid it forward (Beatfacehoney). Brandy deserves her flowers while she still has breath in her body!!!
Lots of grammatical errors #ipad but y’all get the point lol
Soooo OVER RATED by her fans, and soooo BASIC. No wonder she’s done, it’s been a rap since “Full Moon”.
B**** shut the f*** up…what is overrated..someone who is respected by practically everyone in the industry
*Buys another copy of two eleven, and donates it to an upcoming singer*
This is why I stay sippin, Brandy you are everything that the world of entertainment NEEDS!!! This is who Kanye should be talking about seeing to it that she gets a STAR ON THE WALK IF FAME!!! #QUEENBEE #1 #SUPERPROUDSTAR
this made me cry!!! I love her soooooooooooooooooooooo much!!! she is beyond a star, she is a legendary ICON!!! I LOVE YOU BRANDY!!!!
I can’t even begin to understand how anyone can FIX their mouth to say that Brandy is overrated. How many people in the audience of the general public are praising her like this? Sit back and ponder on that for a few moments.
She first started out singing backup for r&b group immature when she was only 12yrs ok.
The first two minutes of this video gave me my entire musical life! People focus on sales, but in terms of musically quality, as far as i am concerned Brandy has not produced a bad album.
On this video i see no lies.
LL cool J said the truth when he said that she looks younger today.
Like someone said, has been in the game for 20 yrs, but yet only lasted for 15 mins. Such a overrated bore.
If that’s the case, then most of your favorite artists don’t even last 2 seconds. LOL!
Overrated = Own sitcom, grammy award, multi million selling albums, 1st black Cinderella, industry respect and self evolution.
Brandy will forever be one of my favs. Her tone, decision making and approach in songs are what makes/made her stand out and have many take notes.
Never underestimate the important role Brandy played as a black ENTERTAINER during that 90’s early 2000’s era.
The great thing about her is she’s grown up to appreciate herself as a person and her vocal tone right now is on fire with that extra depth.
She doesn’t need to be as big as she was back then sales wise because it’s already been done and now she can enjoy her longevity as a SANGER and actress.
HER LEGACY IS CEMENTED and she deserves that respect!!
Sits bad and plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF42hErYyqo
Never got the hype with her. Vocals..basic, music…bland, looks..ugly, talent..nonexistent. She herself knows all this, and deep down inside, her fans know it as well.
You’re filled with nothing but lies and hatred. How’d you find your way to this post?
but i bet you think beyonce is a special talent yourself. as basic as that bumblebitch is. can’t speak, cant act, her music is beyond bland and generic. no real lyrics and most of her fan base is gays. she cute with makeup on only and as forgettable as the last regular chick without it. and only got swag once she married jayz. b**** 35 singing lullabies to african beats. “ima grown woman, i can do whatever i want.” really? 35. leave that for the Ariana Grandes of the industry. at 14 Brandy’s music was on point and way more sophisticated than that of the king of all basicness.
hth is she overrated if almsot EVERY if NOT EVERY singer out there is INFLUENCED by her? Heck she’s Brian Mcknight’s fav singer and she was Whitney Houston’s fav singer! But then again, you’re probably just a child, which is sad, today’s kids are so damn ignorant. Additionally, Brandy is beautiful inside and out, it’s you who’s ugly on the inside and I bet it’s a reflection of your nature on the outside.
And pray tell, what would you even know about accomplishments, I mean wtf have you accomplished in your life except spew hate? think about that the next time, you post ignorant s*** because while you’re still living in some minute apartment somehwere, Brandy will still be upping the bar and acheiving her goals and making more money than you or your entire family
It’s not 1998 anymore! Brandy and Monica love each other and so do I. Brandy is an amazing talent. She has receipts! Like someone else stated most of these artists are smoke and mirrors but Brandy is the real thing,not to mention her vocals are ice cold! Luv Her!
YES LORD BRANDY IS THE TRUTH!!!!!
#BritneyArmy loves u B!!!!
Congrats Brandy!! You deserve every bit of the recognition you received 🙂