Posts Tagged ‘Brandy’

India Arie and Bobby Valentino make respectable debuts in the Top 10 this week at the number three and seven spots respectively. India’s third release, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics sold 76,000 units, while over 64,000 fans copped Bobby’s independent offering, The Rebirth.

Despite claims made on his Twitter page about his album selling out “all over,” the latest Soundscan shows that rookie Ryan Leslie was in fact only able to move a paltry 24,000 copies of his own release.

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In a year of albums from big names like Beyonce, Kanye, 50, and the comebacks of Eminem, Brandy, and Maxwell,  I never would’ve thought that Ryan Leslie’s would be one to look forward to.

But if he keeps dropping bangers like this new joint featuring Jadakiss, that February release date can’t come soon enough.

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We’re over a month into the promotion of Brandy’s upcoming album Human, and FINALLY somebody asks the singer the question we really want to know — why did you lie about being married to Robert Smith?

And it wasn’t the usual folks at BET, MTV, Rolling Stone, or even Vibe who got the goods out of her, either.

“I lied because of the fear of what people would think and the (more…)

In 2007, it was Kanye vs. 50. Now, it’s Kanye and 50 vs. Beyonce, Ciara, Akon, Luda, Brandy…

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2008 is proving to be the year of the R&B comeback: Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Brandy, Labelle, and next up, D’angelo.

Since the singer’s last album Voodoo dropped in 2000, rumors have swirled about his excessive weight gain and alleged substance abuse. He’s also had several run-ins with the law, including an arrest for assault and disorderly conduct in ‘02 and another for drunk driving and drug possession in ‘05.

But Raphael Saadiq, his friend and frequent collaborator, says that the singer is now reinvigorated and ready to reclaim his spot in music. (more…)

It’s so good to see Brandy back and being open with folks. During her promo tour, she stopped by New York’s Hot 97 last week to talk with Angie Martinez. 

Although they didn’t cover the fatal car accident or why she fudged about being married, Brandy did discuss her family’s lawsuit against Kim Kardashian (”She’s a sweet girl. She just got a little thief in her.”) and the possibility of her recording a full album with brother Ray-J. (”It’s my mom’s dream for us to tour together.”)

Shouts to Angie for posting these videos, because I couldn’t take notes fast enough during the original airing Click to watch… (more…)