As quiet as it’s kept Brandy foreshadowed/influenced the Disney/Nickelodeon teen idol movement throughout the 00s. From the moesha show to her music career to the Cinderella film to the Barbie dolls she’s such a legend Almost doesn’t count is my favorite track from never say never
I was about to comment this!! It's a story as old as time... Elvis was the white answer to Chuck Berry, Little Richard etc, NKOB the white answer to New Edition, Backstreet Boys/Nync etc the white answer to Blackstreet and every other R&B boy group at that time, and the influx of late 90's/early 2000's teen idols the white answer to Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah. They even all had the same one name only thing pushed...
@@jknumber5138 She should have done Set It Off. She was supposed to play Kimberly Elise's character T.T.. The movie would have allowed people to see her as more of a serious actress.
@@joshuamcdowell9745 Agreed. They could've made some alterations to Tisean to make the character more palatable for Brandy's audience. Like, she could've been a nerdy stem student with coding and hacking skills that allowed her to be truly useful to the robberies, rather than a hapless unwed mother. Her motivation: MIT tuition. And the little boy could've been her nephew rather than her son. They could've made it work... But Kimberly Elise is a force.
Brandy is under appreciated in my generation and in general. She isn’t given the same credit/praise as others because she isn’t a “loud” singer when in reality, she is one of the best vocalists to walk this Earth. Her ear and technicality to make any song sound her own version isn’t talked about enough. I will always admire how she’s always ahead of the curve in terms the sound of R&B. Will always be the blueprint.
While you are right, it would’ve served her career better to embrace more of the diaphragm and pharyngeal resonance singing that she was doing when we discovered her and to develop more of those classical abilities along with her signature harmonies and runs. I think that would’ve made her an even more well-rounded and artistically sound vocalist. Brandy is capable of these show stopping gospel trills that no one can do as effectively as she can (like the one she did while singing “Respect” on Thea) and she never really exploited that to turn it into a feature of her artistry or entertainment skill when it could have been her unique signature. She has made a mountain of songs that do not require a lot from her vocally, she speaks often about preferring to stay in a comfort zone, thus she sings almost all of her songs in lower keys, even though she can obviously handle high key material, as demonstrated when she did her Whitney tribute at World Pride and sung HWIK in a higher key than the original song without issue. If she had had more control over the logistics of that performance, she would’ve unnecessarily taken the key down to where she usually performs it. There are whole areas of her voice that ppl don’t even get to enjoy lol because they’re satisfied with just the same two parts she always gives. Alas, she avoids climaxes and bridges and straight up avoids the third octave whenever she can. She seems fearful of the sound of her own head voice. I mean, Brandy has just not performed at the peak of her abilities. So, the reputation she has is earned. I really love her, but I have to be honest. At the end of the day, her vocal reputation as less than powerful is her own fault. She has power. She “just doesn’t use it.” And that is a choice. A bad choice.
Brandy is a staple not only in R&B music but also pop. Remember, it was “Never Say Never” that influenced Christina Aguilera’s debut album. Brandy was the pioneers of the teen pop sensation movement with the “Never Say Never” album that sold 17 million copies worldwide by the way and she had a world tour. Never forget that. Brandy is legend.
And Brandy is a Icon not a legend. I’m sorry her career faded to quickly to be a legend but she is a Icon for sure. Also Christina debut album was FORCED upon her and she normally paids it dust.
@@badandboujee4087 in the pop teen seen, Brandy was like the first African American female pop star especially having crossover appeal. That doesn’t qualify her to be a legend? Brandy’s success in music was from 1994 to 2004. That’s 10 years. Is that not longevity?
@@Aries16603 Brandy music career lasted for 3 albums from 1994-2002 & some will even debate if she lasted until 2002 because Full Moon had so so success. I think Brandy deserves her flowers for the impact she made in such a short time but ultimately she had a massive but short career. Compared to actual legends who was scaring top 10 & 20 hits 15-25 hits in their career. Brandy also isn’t Globe enough to be a legend. She is very forgotten outside the African-American community.
I honestly feel like Brandy was the Pop Princess blueprint. First you had Brandy come thru and run it up then came the Britney’s and Christina’s. She’s the reason
You're correct! The young pop blue print! Her song was so different from her counterparts. Her choreography, her girl next door vibe, she held it down for 10 straight years! 94-04, most artists can't do that. Let's give her the props!
@i am fierce what about her? Lol you said “Queen Mariah” and I just called Brandy the Princess of Pop. So we having two completely different conversations rn
As much as I am a fan of Britney Spears, it is very frustrating that only she is credited as the blueprint of teenage female artists in the music industry when Brandy did it 4 years before her and did it a year younger than her. Brandy (along with Aaliyah) truly did break the mold when it came teenage female artists appealing to both their demographic as well as older generations. That is why they had instant success.
Brandy and aaliyah both did RnB. Britney was the first one to do female teenage pop. Aaliyah and Brandy were young but they were not the first young stars to break into the industry, its not about Britneys age, she brought bubblegum pop back to the spotlight and became the it girl with insane success. Thats why everyone wanted to be her and every label started to create their own britneys. Thats why britney gets credit
@@survivorbest4589 Music genre is irrelevant. It is based on race first and foremost, and Britney was the white answer to Brandy. Just like Christina Aguilera was the white answer to Monica, and The Backstreet Boyz and N*Sync were the white answers to Boyz II Men. Because whites are the majority in the US, the white artists will always get more promotion, more radio airplay, and eventually sell more records. This goes far back in the early years of Rock N Roll when Elvis was the white answer to virtually every black Rock N Roll musician. Still in 2021, nothing has changed.
Brandy gets flowers but you don't discuss her fatal dui pr disaster that destroyed a family's life and Millenium Aaliyah meanwhile can dance circles and sing live over Britney any day!
@@keandrebell-washington9904 Do you honestly think this? 😂 C’mon... Brandy was never a pop artist. Sure, she had some huge crossover hits, but she’s an rnb artist through and through and completely in her own lane. Britney always was and always will be pop. You cannot honestly put these two artists anywhere near each other. If anything, Britney was heavily influenced by artists like Janet Jackson and Madonna. This is obvious because of how dance focussed most of her videos and performances were. She’s a dancer that sings. Brandy is a SINGER that moves. Also, their music is NOTHING alike. Brandy had that Keith Crouch production sound on her first album. At the same time as Rahsaan Patterson, Tevin Campbell and Ray J did as well. It was kind of the start of that neo soul movement tbh. Britney broke through later in the 90s with that huge Swedish pop sound that Max Martin pioneered. It’s easy to forget, but that sound was SO different when it first came out. Both these legends deserve their props for different reasons. But saying that Britney was ‘a white version of Brandy’ is some foolishness.
#FunFact in 1997, Brandy originally wanted Missy Elliott to do the bulk of the writing/production on "Never Say Never" but her label intervened and enlisted Darkchild instead because they feared a rerun of Aaliyah's "One in a Million" would materialize.
YES please!! "Full Moon" had so many songs that could've been epic singles. "I Thought" will always be the one that got away, that beat and hook is just fire!! I also think "When You Touch Me" would've done amazing.
@@joemartineztj2545 Also All in me Anybody and I honestly think it could have been a visual album because the beats are so unique and just 2 singles doesn’t do the albums justice
Sonya was to brandy what Matthew was to Beyoncé. Brandy’s mother and her astute knowledge of business applied to the Music industry and other entertainment aspects allowed for great management ingenuity which in turn enabled Brandy to thrive where most would have failed.
@@natsohigh5552 Sonya was also a great mother to brandy, if at anytime she wanted out her mother made it clear to her that she supported her 100% I remember when brandy went into the hospital after having collapsed on the set of moesha, Sonya rushed at her daughter’s side and was with her until she got better. The production was shut down for a period because of that situation
@@mariushenderson3894 Matthew may have been mental abusive, Joe was both and worse colorist Inconsiderate to his kids he made them successful but the trauma the Jackson’s had were the cost
The way the culture paid Brandy dust because she wasn't heavily sexualized and on the same breath complain about not getting dark skin women representation on the mainstream media.
Brandy wasn't paid dust tho. She was the lead on an extremely popular sitcom, sold millions of records and has a Grammy. She also is an actress and was a covergirl. If that's called paying dust then sign me up. You new generation people saying that folks are being paid dust when in actuality their popularity just decreased.
@@deejayfikes sweetie I'm talking about the way her career in the 2000s was over looked over more sexualized, light skin acts on that era. She worked hard and achieved so much but the culture was quick to praise the acts that I mentioned earlier
Your comment doesn’t make any sense at all. She wasn’t paid dust. This video lists some of the amazing achievements and endorsements she had. Her career continued into the early 2000’s but she became a mother and slowed down and then she was partly responsible for someone’s death so that is why people went off of her. Even at that time - she was a judge on a major TV talent show. Got nothing to do with how dark her skin is or her being or not being heavily sexualised 🤦🏼♂️
@@Thatcuntbih46 I’m not even a killer Britney fan but they both deserve the recognition they currently have. I don’t understand the comparison or the need for it
Brandy changed the game as far as music, movies, tv shows, dolls etc Never Say Never is one of the best R&B albums of the '90s! This was another great breakdown.
@@GodzillaKaijuGK Yes just like yourself right you should really stop talking about yourself like that but at least it the truth. There was know need for you to even comment that go find your self esteem, stop being a dusty rat.
I really miss living in Brandy World. I've been there since the beginning. I actually like HER more than her music. Her debut LP and _Never Say Never_ will always be on constant repeat in my home. It felt like an event when _Never Say Never_ came out. Tuesday couldn't come quick enough because my lil' $20 was burning a hole through my wallet. I'm tellin' you somethin'. _Happy_ ended up being my favorite cut. I was obsessed w/ _Moesha_ during the time. Very relatable. I was going out w/ a boy that my dad didn't want me around at all just like Moesha and Q. With all of that mainstream gloss and success, there was a plan in place to replace and erase her during the end of the 90's. R&B was sorta hit hard by the explosion of bubblegum pop. They just stopped promoting her. There's a reason to that.
By 1998, Brandy was really one of the IT girls of the 90’s. Along with Never Say Never, she had Moesha still being popular, then she starred in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer which incredibly popular as well. She even had her own Barbie doll. She was and still is amazing.
I'm 35 and absolutely idolized Brandy as a young black teenager in the 90s/early 00s. She was undeniably a huge mainstream crossover success back in the day. For her to be so young, she truly did make history especially having Bwrbie dolls, a hit TV show, albums, films, first black Cinderella No.1 singles etc It all happened so quickly though that I believe Brandy was likely completely burnt out by her 3rd album Full Moon and the cancelation of Moesha. Not to mention she got pregnant at 23 during her prime, was publically humiliated when it was discovered she lied about her marriage to protect her 'good girl' image, followed by a tragic car accident she was apart of that she resulted in a woman's death and a major lawsuit. Unfortunately by that time, RnB had koved on to new stars like Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Rihanna, and of course, Beyonce. Despite the setbacks however Brandy has continued to preservere in the last decade w/ several acting roles and two highly acclaimed albums in Two Eleven and B7. All of the newer generation RnB stars from Solange, Frank Ocean, HER, Jazmine Sullivan all credit her influence on their music. Brandy is an RnB icon!!!! Period.
I love your videos and I’m so glad you are spotlighting Brandy. Her career deserves it. I would love to hear you dissect her Full Moon album/era! Thanks for all your hard work
I hate when people say Britney Spears started the teen pop explosion. In reality record labels seen how massive artists like Brandy, Aaliyah, Usher and Monica was doing then decided to cash off on that so in reality it was Brandy who started it all.
Brandy was the IT girl everyone wanted to be her and have braids just like her, especially in her music video "Baby" she was what every girl wanted to be. She broke records when she was the first black Cinderella and she was stunning in that role😍
Brandy is a icon I have always said this her talent in both acting and singing.Her tone and vocal ability is one of the greatest instruments in R&B history .She is a legend in her right.Growing up watching her and listening to her music became a blue print to African American culture and redefined the true meaning of black excellence.I love her so much and tremendously grateful and honor to experience her gifts.Love you Vocal Bible.
I am genuinely curious as to why Brandy isn't remembered at large in the same scale as Britney/Christina - or even Beyonce. Afrodisiac is one of my favorite albums of all time.
@@MiillieMesh Race was definitely working against her🍫but so did the squeaky clean image🧼 her management(Sonja) held her too. The same sound Brandy + Rodney Jerkins created propelled Destiny's Child to International Superstardom. Team Knowles was smart; they would change the girls styles @ the drop of a hat 💥👌🏽 to match the moment. They rode the breakup controversy + made it a part of the video 🎬 followed it up with Survivor to fan the controversy 🔥 to sell more records. Same thing Christina + Britney did. Remember when Christina put out a diagram of all the piercings on her body to promote Stripped. Brandy's mum worked hard on that Moesha/Cinderella 👰🏽 image + she was not about to let Brandy tarnish🎨🖌or change it for no amount of money. Remember they pressured her into lying about her pregnancy 😬
Black community at one point stopped being nice to Brandy as well. And Britney & Aguilera was very different than Brandy. So I don't think it had anything to do with them. It's not White folks jobs to create Iconics for us. The black community was very nasty towards Brandy in the early 2000s. People like Charlamagne the god is still disrespectful towards Ashanti & Ciara.
@@kevinrentz8773 🤣|😄 It's true. I can't speak for everyone else, but I definitely turned on her 🤨 when they forced Ray-J onto Moesha ❌ She was so big in 98 'Never Say Never' 'Cinderella' 'Double Platinum' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Covers of every Black Hair Magazine 💇🏽♀️💫 'Moesha' black ppl needed a break ⏸🤚🏾from her.
thank u people really need to put some more respect on her name & also can u do video on Aaliyah? she's another underrated icon that people often forget about & would love to see ur take on her discography... love ur channel btw
I feel like her 2000s and 2010s albums are very underrated like Afrodisiac, Human which a lot of people hate idk why- and two eleven- also her new album B7- brandy is just soo underrated 😩
I Love her Human album! It's pop, but I love it! That album, really let me know that Brandy could sing more than R&B. Then those unreleased tracks leaked back then, and I was like wow, I didn't know Brandy could do sll that! I didn't know Brandy did her own back grounds. I didn't know she could rap. I find out a lot about Brandy musically back in 2008. I love her already, but I didn't have the Afro album. So I got it, and was blown away! I went back to listened to all her albums! I was like wow, but girl got SKILLS! I am 42 now, and I still love me some Brandy!
Brandy is a legend ‼️ I grew up watching Moesha and hearing her music so I’ve always loved her. Her ability to create harmonies and layer vocals is top notch. Idc what anyone says she will always be a legend and a musical inspiration for me….
This was dope. Never Say Never is one of the best R&B album of the 90's. Could you do a segment on Mya's Fear of Flying? I always felt that album helped ushered in 2000's R&B sound.
I'm so in love with Brandy's music. She's definitely in my Top 5 for R&B singers. Often I wonder what I felt when hearing "Never Say Never" for the first time. I wish I would've caught on earlier but my teen years came later. All I know is I played that album on repeat into adulthood. I think even adult Brandy was underrated & under appreciated. For me 2/11 was her prime. But to be fair her voice had elevated so much when she came back with the "Full Moon" album. We know for a fact she was a blueprint for those white pop sensations at the time. Even today as far as vocals go people have copy catted the hell out of Brandy. II'm sure it's flattering to her. I'm grateful for her & her creations. Her journey & experiences has inspired & helped millions of people & I hope she never forgets that. She is timeless & legendary.
This girl is so special to me. I’ve followed her career since I was a child I’m 40 now and love her just the same. It’s something about her. And none of my family or friends like her at all but that makes me love her more lmao
I’m loving the love in the comments for my idol and I’m ready to argue with anyone who doesn’t want to acknowledge this icon. And YES BRITNEY benefited off the heels of Brandy. She was more marketable because she was white, that doesn’t diminish the hard work and limitless talent of Britney because she worked for her icon status but facts are facts. Brandy’s career literally became a blueprint for other singers. Endorsement deals, movies, tv show, Barbie…..like come on. I’m excited for this lol
Jerems ! NAME SOMEONE WHO HAD TV SHOWS, A DOLL MADE AFTER THEIR LIKENESS,A MODELING CONTRACT, MOVIES, COMMERCIALS, A WHOLE SINGING CAREER, ETC. BEFORE BRANDY. I’ll wait………..I told you I’m ready to argue. Funny thing is, you said that to get a response, and I’m sure you’re next response is going to be some bull so just face the facts and let’s stop kidding ourselves.
Well its about time you made a video about Brandy! She is SO underrated that its sad. I love her music, Moesha and the Cinderella movie she did with Whitney Houston. This album has her best songs like The Boy Is Mine and Have You Ever?
i’m so glad brandy is finally starting to get the recognition she deserves. she has influenced so many of today’s biggest artists and needs to be recognised
Thank you for giving Brandy her flowers in this video. You brilliantly discussed Brandy's contribution to music, especially through Never Say Never. Wonderfully done! :-))
Phenomenal Album |📀| 👑 it sustained me for 2 years straight. Her vulnerability, hurt and disappointment really spoke to me 💔 Her harmonies were otherworldly😘 👂🏽🎶🐦
Whatching this video was a truly divine experience! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this! I could saw all my childhood in the blink of an eye. I'm also a Mariah fan, I have almost died drowned in my own tears when they worked together recently. Their voices match so well it's like a thing made in heaven.
YAAAAAAAS 🙌 this remains one of my personal favorite albums. I can listen to it from beginning to end without skipping a track. And she has always been so cute. She still has that cute little girl face. 😊
SWV's song "Rain" was originally meant for Brandy. Brian Alexander Morgan wanted her to sing it but Rodney Jerkins felt it didn't fit her album Never Say Never so Brian gave it to SWV
I love how she NEVER had to drop it like its hot to sell a song or promote a video. Her, Aaliyah and Monica were the last of their kind because all that came after were clothes-less hos 🙈
As quiet as it’s kept Brandy foreshadowed/influenced the Disney/Nickelodeon teen idol movement throughout the 00s. From the moesha show to her music career to the Cinderella film to the Barbie dolls she’s such a legend
Almost doesn’t count is my favorite track from never say never
I was about to comment this!! It's a story as old as time... Elvis was the white answer to Chuck Berry, Little Richard etc, NKOB the white answer to New Edition, Backstreet Boys/Nync etc the white answer to Blackstreet and every other R&B boy group at that time, and the influx of late 90's/early 2000's teen idols the white answer to Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah. They even all had the same one name only thing pushed...
I heard she did Cinderella and turned down the Set it Off movie. I really wish she did the Set it Off movie 🎬🎬🎬🎬
@@jknumber5138 She should have done Set It Off. She was supposed to play Kimberly Elise's character T.T.. The movie would have allowed people to see her as more of a serious actress.
@@mariushenderson3894 well the movie was very adult and since brandy was the good girl her in that type a movie would cause some controversy
@@joshuamcdowell9745 Agreed. They could've made some alterations to Tisean to make the character more palatable for Brandy's audience. Like, she could've been a nerdy stem student with coding and hacking skills that allowed her to be truly useful to the robberies, rather than a hapless unwed mother. Her motivation: MIT tuition. And the little boy could've been her nephew rather than her son. They could've made it work... But Kimberly Elise is a force.
Brandy is under appreciated in my generation and in general. She isn’t given the same credit/praise as others because she isn’t a “loud” singer when in reality, she is one of the best vocalists to walk this Earth. Her ear and technicality to make any song sound her own version isn’t talked about enough. I will always admire how she’s always ahead of the curve in terms the sound of R&B. Will always be the blueprint.
While you are right, it would’ve served her career better to embrace more of the diaphragm and pharyngeal resonance singing that she was doing when we discovered her and to develop more of those classical abilities along with her signature harmonies and runs. I think that would’ve made her an even more well-rounded and artistically sound vocalist.
Brandy is capable of these show stopping gospel trills that no one can do as effectively as she can (like the one she did while singing “Respect” on Thea) and she never really exploited that to turn it into a feature of her artistry or entertainment skill when it could have been her unique signature.
She has made a mountain of songs that do not require a lot from her vocally, she speaks often about preferring to stay in a comfort zone, thus she sings almost all of her songs in lower keys, even though she can obviously handle high key material, as demonstrated when she did her Whitney tribute at World Pride and sung HWIK in a higher key than the original song without issue. If she had had more control over the logistics of that performance, she would’ve unnecessarily taken the key down to where she usually performs it. There are whole areas of her voice that ppl don’t even get to enjoy lol because they’re satisfied with just the same two parts she always gives. Alas, she avoids climaxes and bridges and straight up avoids the third octave whenever she can. She seems fearful of the sound of her own head voice. I mean, Brandy has just not performed at the peak of her abilities. So, the reputation she has is earned.
I really love her, but I have to be honest. At the end of the day, her vocal reputation as less than powerful is her own fault.
She has power. She “just doesn’t use it.” And that is a choice. A bad choice.
Brandy is a staple not only in R&B music but also pop. Remember, it was “Never Say Never” that influenced Christina Aguilera’s debut album. Brandy was the pioneers of the teen pop sensation movement with the “Never Say Never” album that sold 17 million copies worldwide by the way and she had a world tour. Never forget that. Brandy is legend.
you know those sales are inflated
And Brandy is a Icon not a legend. I’m sorry her career faded to quickly to be a legend but she is a Icon for sure. Also Christina debut album was FORCED upon her and she normally paids it dust.
@@badandboujee4087 in the pop teen seen, Brandy was like the first African American female pop star especially having crossover appeal. That doesn’t qualify her to be a legend? Brandy’s success in music was from 1994 to 2004. That’s 10 years. Is that not longevity?
@@Aries16603 Brandy music career lasted for 3 albums from 1994-2002 & some will even debate if she lasted until 2002 because Full Moon had so so success. I think Brandy deserves her flowers for the impact she made in such a short time but ultimately she had a massive but short career. Compared to actual legends who was scaring top 10 & 20 hits 15-25 hits in their career. Brandy also isn’t Globe enough to be a legend. She is very forgotten outside the African-American community.
@@badandboujee4087 Are you seriously hating on her or what it seems like your bitter go get a life and go write some songs.
I honestly feel like Brandy was the Pop Princess blueprint. First you had Brandy come thru and run it up then came the Britney’s and Christina’s. She’s the reason
Agreed.
You're correct! The young pop blue print! Her song was so different from her counterparts. Her choreography, her girl next door vibe, she held it down for 10 straight years! 94-04, most artists can't do that. Let's give her the props!
@i am fierce what about her? Lol you said “Queen Mariah” and I just called Brandy the Princess of Pop. So we having two completely different conversations rn
I would say Aaliyah came out first then Brandy was the blue print and Brittney made it even popular
@@titihamilton9247 aaliyah did come out first but she didn't really make any impact until her second album
Never Say Never Is One Of The Best R&B Albums Of The 90s
Put That on Everything 😉🏆
Best R&B album ever. I’m willing to put money on that.
one of the best EVER
@@MuyThoughts ❤️❤️❤️
As much as I am a fan of Britney Spears, it is very frustrating that only she is credited as the blueprint of teenage female artists in the music industry when Brandy did it 4 years before her and did it a year younger than her. Brandy (along with Aaliyah) truly did break the mold when it came teenage female artists appealing to both their demographic as well as older generations. That is why they had instant success.
Brandy and aaliyah both did RnB. Britney was the first one to do female teenage pop. Aaliyah and Brandy were young but they were not the first young stars to break into the industry, its not about Britneys age, she brought bubblegum pop back to the spotlight and became the it girl with insane success. Thats why everyone wanted to be her and every label started to create their own britneys. Thats why britney gets credit
@@survivorbest4589 Music genre is irrelevant. It is based on race first and foremost, and Britney was the white answer to Brandy. Just like Christina Aguilera was the white answer to Monica, and The Backstreet Boyz and N*Sync were the white answers to Boyz II Men. Because whites are the majority in the US, the white artists will always get more promotion, more radio airplay, and eventually sell more records. This goes far back in the early years of Rock N Roll when Elvis was the white answer to virtually every black Rock N Roll musician. Still in 2021, nothing has changed.
Brandy gets flowers but you don't discuss her fatal dui pr disaster that destroyed a family's life and Millenium Aaliyah meanwhile can dance circles and sing live over Britney any day!
Brandy influenced Britney. Britney said it out of her own mouth.
@@keandrebell-washington9904 Do you honestly think this? 😂 C’mon... Brandy was never a pop artist. Sure, she had some huge crossover hits, but she’s an rnb artist through and through and completely in her own lane.
Britney always was and always will be pop. You cannot honestly put these two artists anywhere near each other.
If anything, Britney was heavily influenced by artists like Janet Jackson and Madonna. This is obvious because of how dance focussed most of her videos and performances were. She’s a dancer that sings. Brandy is a SINGER that moves.
Also, their music is NOTHING alike. Brandy had that Keith Crouch production sound on her first album. At the same time as Rahsaan Patterson, Tevin Campbell and Ray J did as well. It was kind of the start of that neo soul movement tbh.
Britney broke through later in the 90s with that huge Swedish pop sound that Max Martin pioneered. It’s easy to forget, but that sound was SO different when it first came out.
Both these legends deserve their props for different reasons. But saying that Britney was ‘a white version of Brandy’ is some foolishness.
If you are listening to an artist album more that 20 yrs later, they're an icon, and should be treated as such.
PERIODT 💯 🙌🏾
And that’s THAT 👏
She's a Legend now.💀😎
I still think people don't give Brandy enough credit I love this video
#FunFact in 1997, Brandy originally wanted Missy Elliott to do the bulk of the writing/production on "Never Say Never" but her label intervened and enlisted Darkchild instead because they feared a rerun of Aaliyah's "One in a Million" would materialize.
What if?
Her third album is also phenomenal.
“I Thought” always gets me going it’s such a slept on song that could’ve been a #1 hit back in 2002
YES please!! "Full Moon" had so many songs that could've been epic singles. "I Thought" will always be the one that got away, that beat and hook is just fire!! I also think "When You Touch Me" would've done amazing.
@@joemartineztj2545 Also All in me Anybody and I honestly think it could have been a visual album because the beats are so unique and just 2 singles doesn’t do the albums justice
@jose When you touch me could have been so iconic! It's been stuck in my head all weekend
@@joemartineztj2545 sooo many missed opportunities. After this video I went on a brandy binge
I always think about how I wanted her to have more visuals for "Full Moon". It is soooo good.
Sonya was to brandy what Matthew was to Beyoncé. Brandy’s mother and her astute knowledge of business applied to the
Music industry and other entertainment aspects allowed for great management ingenuity which in turn enabled Brandy to thrive where most would have failed.
Sonja did not play.
It also made her daughter have a nervous breakdown because she was overworked
Usher's mom as well
@@natsohigh5552 Sonya was also a great mother to brandy, if at anytime she wanted out her mother made it clear to her that she supported her 100% I remember when brandy went into the hospital after having collapsed on the set of moesha, Sonya rushed at her daughter’s side and was with her until she got better. The production was shut down for a period because of that situation
@@mariushenderson3894 Matthew may have been mental abusive, Joe was both and worse colorist Inconsiderate to his kids he made them successful but the trauma the Jackson’s had were the cost
The way the culture paid Brandy dust because she wasn't heavily sexualized and on the same breath complain about not getting dark skin women representation on the mainstream media.
it's 'Brandy' not '[Brandi'
Brandy wasn't paid dust tho. She was the lead on an extremely popular sitcom, sold millions of records and has a Grammy. She also is an actress and was a covergirl. If that's called paying dust then sign me up. You new generation people saying that folks are being paid dust when in actuality their popularity just decreased.
@@bellareid3488 my bad, that was a typo 🤦🏽♂️
@@deejayfikes sweetie I'm talking about the way her career in the 2000s was over looked over more sexualized, light skin acts on that era. She worked hard and achieved so much but the culture was quick to praise the acts that I mentioned earlier
Your comment doesn’t make any sense at all. She wasn’t paid dust. This video lists some of the amazing achievements and endorsements she had. Her career continued into the early 2000’s but she became a mother and slowed down and then she was partly responsible for someone’s death so that is why people went off of her. Even at that time - she was a judge on a major TV talent show. Got nothing to do with how dark her skin is or her being or not being heavily sexualised 🤦🏼♂️
Brandy is the BLUEPRINT of teen stars for the 90s 👑 criminally underrated
I feel that she should get as much credit as Britney Spears if not more.
No
more
Her and Britiney are in literally two different categories
@@Thatcuntbih46 and?
@@Thatcuntbih46 I’m not even a killer Britney fan but they both deserve the recognition they currently have. I don’t understand the comparison or the need for it
Thank you for creating this, Brandy deserves all her flowers
Absolutely!
Brandy changed the game as far as music, movies, tv shows, dolls etc Never Say Never is one of the best R&B albums of the '90s! This was another great breakdown.
angel in disguise is one of the best song ever. even mariah carey stan that iconic song
I agreed that was the best song in the album
I love this so much. Brandy is LEGENDARY. This album is my favorite 90’s album ever. I love seeing a beautiful dark skin girl take over the mainstream
Shes brownskinned not darkskinned but I agree.
@@supersaturn956 Does it matter she still a black women regardless of what skin tone she is.
@@babygirla5717 Aaliyah sucks
@@GodzillaKaijuGK Yes just like yourself right you should really stop talking about yourself like that but at least it the truth. There was know need for you to even comment that go find your self esteem, stop being a dusty rat.
@@supersaturn956 she's darskinned Aaliyah is the one that's brown skinned babes.....
I really miss living in Brandy World. I've been there since the beginning. I actually like HER more than her music. Her debut LP and _Never Say Never_ will always be on constant repeat in my home. It felt like an event when _Never Say Never_ came out. Tuesday couldn't come quick enough because my lil' $20 was burning a hole through my wallet. I'm tellin' you somethin'. _Happy_ ended up being my favorite cut. I was obsessed w/ _Moesha_ during the time. Very relatable. I was going out w/ a boy that my dad didn't want me around at all just like Moesha and Q. With all of that mainstream gloss and success, there was a plan in place to replace and erase her during the end of the 90's. R&B was sorta hit hard by the explosion of bubblegum pop. They just stopped promoting her. There's a reason to that.
BRANDY DESERVES ALL THE PRAISE
By 1998, Brandy was really one of the IT girls of the 90’s. Along with Never Say Never, she had Moesha still being popular, then she starred in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer which incredibly popular as well. She even had her own Barbie doll. She was and still is amazing.
I'm 35 and absolutely idolized Brandy as a young black teenager in the 90s/early 00s. She was undeniably a huge mainstream crossover success back in the day. For her to be so young, she truly did make history especially having Bwrbie dolls, a hit TV show, albums, films, first black Cinderella No.1 singles etc
It all happened so quickly though that I believe Brandy was likely completely burnt out by her 3rd album Full Moon and the cancelation of Moesha. Not to mention she got pregnant at 23 during her prime, was publically humiliated when it was discovered she lied about her marriage to protect her 'good girl' image, followed by a tragic car accident she was apart of that she resulted in a woman's death and a major lawsuit. Unfortunately by that time, RnB had koved on to new stars like Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Rihanna, and of course, Beyonce.
Despite the setbacks however Brandy has continued to preservere in the last decade w/ several acting roles and two highly acclaimed albums in Two Eleven and B7. All of the newer generation RnB stars from Solange, Frank Ocean, HER, Jazmine Sullivan all credit her influence on their music.
Brandy is an RnB icon!!!! Period.
Brandy has such an angelic voice she deserves to be more on the spotlight ❤️ i love MOESHA
I love your videos and I’m so glad you are spotlighting Brandy. Her career deserves it. I would love to hear you dissect her Full Moon album/era! Thanks for all your hard work
Thank you and great suggestion!
Even the Afrodisiac album
I hate when people say Britney Spears started the teen pop explosion. In reality record labels seen how massive artists like Brandy, Aaliyah, Usher and Monica was doing then decided to cash off on that so in reality it was Brandy who started it all.
Brandy was the IT girl everyone wanted to be her and have braids just like her, especially in her music video "Baby" she was what every girl wanted to be. She broke records when she was the first black Cinderella and she was stunning in that role😍
Brandy is a icon I have always said this her talent in both acting and singing.Her tone and vocal ability is one of the greatest instruments in R&B history .She is a legend in her right.Growing up watching her and listening to her music became a blue print to African American culture and redefined the true meaning of black excellence.I love her so much and tremendously grateful and honor to experience her gifts.Love you Vocal Bible.
I am genuinely curious as to why Brandy isn't remembered at large in the same scale as Britney/Christina - or even Beyonce. Afrodisiac is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Sadly because her moment 🌟 happened right before the internet took off ⌛
I honestly believe it's because they are white & she's black. White artist have larger audiences.
@@MiillieMesh Race was definitely working against her🍫but so did the squeaky clean image🧼 her management(Sonja) held her too. The same sound Brandy + Rodney Jerkins created propelled Destiny's Child to International Superstardom.
Team Knowles was smart; they would change the girls styles @ the drop of a hat 💥👌🏽 to match the moment. They rode the breakup controversy + made it a part of the video 🎬 followed it up with Survivor to fan the controversy 🔥 to sell more records.
Same thing Christina + Britney did. Remember when Christina put out a diagram of all the piercings on her body to promote Stripped. Brandy's mum worked hard on that Moesha/Cinderella 👰🏽 image + she was not about to let Brandy tarnish🎨🖌or change it for no amount of money. Remember they pressured her into lying about her pregnancy 😬
Black community at one point stopped being nice to Brandy as well. And Britney & Aguilera was very different than Brandy. So I don't think it had anything to do with them. It's not White folks jobs to create Iconics for us. The black community was very nasty towards Brandy in the early 2000s. People like Charlamagne the god is still disrespectful towards Ashanti & Ciara.
@@kevinrentz8773 🤣|😄 It's true. I can't speak for everyone else, but I definitely turned on her 🤨 when they forced Ray-J onto Moesha ❌
She was so big in 98 'Never Say Never' 'Cinderella' 'Double Platinum' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Covers of every Black Hair Magazine 💇🏽♀️💫 'Moesha' black ppl needed a break ⏸🤚🏾from her.
Brandy is and has always been that girl!
thank u people really need to put some more respect on her name & also can u do video on Aaliyah? she's another underrated icon that people often forget about & would love to see ur take on her discography... love ur channel btw
Especially since One in a Million launched Missy & Timbaland 😎
we need this!!!
@@nombasambanya6180 🇿🇦?
If there's such a thing as 90s teen R&B, Never Say Never is definitely the epitome of it.
Can you also feature Full Moon and Afrodisiac? 😍😍😍
Brandy is truly the blueprint for a lot of the music of the 2000s to now. I hear the influence everywhere.
I feel like her 2000s and 2010s albums are very underrated like Afrodisiac, Human which a lot of people hate idk why- and two eleven- also her new album B7- brandy is just soo underrated 😩
I Love her Human album! It's pop, but I love it! That album, really let me know that Brandy could sing more than R&B. Then those unreleased tracks leaked back then, and I was like wow, I didn't know Brandy could do sll that! I didn't know Brandy did her own back grounds. I didn't know she could rap. I find out a lot about Brandy musically back in 2008. I love her already, but I didn't have the Afro album. So I got it, and was blown away! I went back to listened to all her albums! I was like wow, but girl got SKILLS! I am 42 now, and I still love me some Brandy!
I love all her albums! Well, not the Best of Brandy one. I might get that was, too! 😁
Yep! I’m glad she got nominated a Grammy for the song “Baby Mama” B7!
Iconic artist
Two things I didn't know about brandy
Rihanna is her middle name
She produced 🙌
*Rayana
@@robwigg563 ohhhhhh my bad😅
Brandy always produces most her album songs. She co wrote and produces the boy is mine, which is why it's her song.
@@chanelnorth1785 that's hard 🔥🔥🔥🔥
THANK YOU FOR THIS. She T H E blueprint for every young girl, specially black girls. Her impact on R&B is unmatched
Brandy is Truly a Legend!!!!!!!! She has influenced so many people to Pop, R&B, even some Gospel artist cited Brandy as influence
Man I can remember when I was growing up Monica, Brandy, and Aaliyah were running shit! The real holy Trinity with real talents! 💯
You’ve read my mind.. I was just watch a video about my fave Brandy!
she's the blueprint.
Brandy is such an important figure in music
I was such a big fan of Brandy back then when I was little.
Never Say Never era really had an impact on me for sure
She is everything to me!....I lived for her in the 90's
My favorite singer of all time
Brandy is a legend ‼️ I grew up watching Moesha and hearing her music so I’ve always loved her. Her ability to create harmonies and layer vocals is top notch. Idc what anyone says she will always be a legend and a musical inspiration for me….
This was dope. Never Say Never is one of the best R&B album of the 90's. Could you do a segment on Mya's Fear of Flying? I always felt that album helped ushered in 2000's R&B sound.
The single first song ANGEL IN DISGUISE put everybody in their place looooool what legendary crazy CD !!!!!
never say never was my childhood album
I'm so in love with Brandy's music. She's definitely in my Top 5 for R&B singers. Often I wonder what I felt when hearing "Never Say Never" for the first time. I wish I would've caught on earlier but my teen years came later. All I know is I played that album on repeat into adulthood. I think even adult Brandy was underrated & under appreciated. For me 2/11 was her prime. But to be fair her voice had elevated so much when she came back with the "Full Moon" album. We know for a fact she was a blueprint for those white pop sensations at the time. Even today as far as vocals go people have copy catted the hell out of Brandy. II'm sure it's flattering to her. I'm grateful for her & her creations. Her journey & experiences has inspired & helped millions of people & I hope she never forgets that. She is timeless & legendary.
i still listen to this album DAILY. one of my top 5 fav albums of all time
This girl is so special to me. I’ve followed her career since I was a child I’m 40 now and love her just the same. It’s something about her. And none of my family or friends like her at all but that makes me love her more lmao
I'm so glad you made this video. I remember when I was a child she was everywhere. I love Never say Never I still listen to that album to this day.
I’m loving the love in the comments for my idol and I’m ready to argue with anyone who doesn’t want to acknowledge this icon. And YES BRITNEY benefited off the heels of Brandy. She was more marketable because she was white, that doesn’t diminish the hard work and limitless talent of Britney because she worked for her icon status but facts are facts. Brandy’s career literally became a blueprint for other singers. Endorsement deals, movies, tv show, Barbie…..like come on. I’m excited for this lol
It's actually the opposite most people are being positive. It's sadly some Aaliyah fans who are pressed in the comments.
Right, because teen singers who had endorsements and dolls/products didn't exist before brandy...lmao.
Jerems ! NAME SOMEONE WHO HAD TV SHOWS, A DOLL MADE AFTER THEIR LIKENESS,A MODELING CONTRACT, MOVIES, COMMERCIALS, A WHOLE SINGING CAREER, ETC. BEFORE BRANDY. I’ll wait………..I told you I’m ready to argue. Funny thing is, you said that to get a response, and I’m sure you’re next response is going to be some bull so just face the facts and let’s stop kidding ourselves.
@@SoSillyWilly26 Cher
Jerems ! Cher was a middle aged white woman. Not a teenager……
Well its about time you made a video about Brandy!
She is SO underrated that its sad.
I love her music, Moesha and the Cinderella movie she did with Whitney Houston.
This album has her best songs like The Boy Is Mine and Have You Ever?
She got the name vocal bible when full moon dropped
That album was SLEPT on. So many amazing tracks on that. Her vocals were incredible.
No she did not.
She was given that name by writer Stacey Barth in like 2010.
Yess ppl need to give Brandy her flowers!
Brandy = Iconic. Thanks for this video!
For me she's the voice of my generation. Her tone is just unique, till today her albums are amazing.
thank u for making this video! u should make a video on Aaliyah’s career
This is what I’ve been waiting FOR!!!!!!!
this era is a blueprint
I am blown away by her rap skills
Brandy was just one of the “Holy Trinity” of the 90s. She was that girl.
i’m so glad brandy is finally starting to get the recognition she deserves. she has influenced so many of today’s biggest artists and needs to be recognised
Brandy 💙. She deserves everything and more.
One of the most influential voices of all time, love me some brandy❤💯
Can we get a video about full moon and even afrodisiac those are some of my favs ever
Thank you for giving Brandy her flowers in this video. You brilliantly discussed Brandy's contribution to music, especially through Never Say Never. Wonderfully done! :-))
The love of my life❤️
Phenomenal Album |📀| 👑 it sustained me for 2 years straight. Her vulnerability, hurt and disappointment really spoke to me 💔 Her harmonies were otherworldly😘 👂🏽🎶🐦
Such a timeless great album I love love all of brandy albums her first three hold a very special place in my heart
by 01 everybody had her dolls music etc. you could see her everywhere! this helped her thrive in the early 2000s
Now you got my attention. Never say Never is my favorite RnB album of all time! Thank you for your review. You got yourself a grateful subscriber!
I just listened to this album 2 days ago and damn it still hits for me. She is an icon
Brandy was fenomenal really ✨
Ps: Talk about Monica ,Mya and Tamia too!
Absolutely love Brandy 💕💕
Whatching this video was a truly divine experience! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this! I could saw all my childhood in the blink of an eye. I'm also a Mariah fan, I have almost died drowned in my own tears when they worked together recently. Their voices match so well it's like a thing made in heaven.
Never Say Never was on repeat in my room
That album run was just so nostalgic and big for her
Britney Spears gets the praise that Brandy & Janet Jackson deserve.❤
underrated queen
Yay!!!! That's what i asked about! Great job ❤️
Awesome! Thank you!
Yesss. Give her, her flowers 💐 ❤️❤️❤️
Great Review!!! Brandy is and will forever be a LEGEND!!! I love her so much!!!
I love love LOVED this! Brandy....just absolutely ICONIC! I'm so glad to have witnessed this growing up!
She is soooo slept on. It's infurating!!!
Nothing but FACTS ‼️🔥 greatest voice PERIOD!
Til this very day that's one of the greatest r&b songs and albums of all time, Brandy is a musical genius. #Moesha
I'm always in awe when I watch both brandy and countess on moesha, they are extremely talented and beautiful...
THE it girl of the 90s 💅🏿
Just coming across this video Flashy y'all did that 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 Brandy EARNED her celebrity
Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah literally ruled the 90s 😘
YAAAAAAAS 🙌 this remains one of my personal favorite albums. I can listen to it from beginning to end without skipping a track. And she has always been so cute. She still has that cute little girl face. 😊
She’s so underrated
Brandy is the GOAT!
Thank you for this flashy!!!
She so: From her heart & loves to work, you can tell.🎼🎵🎛🎤🎧👈Love Bwandy😻😻😽
I thank you so much for this video! Brandy is the Teen Queen Blueprint! Brandy is EVERYTHING!
SWV's song "Rain" was originally meant for Brandy. Brian Alexander Morgan wanted her to sing it but Rodney Jerkins felt it didn't fit her album Never Say Never so Brian gave it to SWV
I can hear her doing Rain!
I love how she NEVER had to drop it like its hot to sell a song or promote a video.
Her, Aaliyah and Monica were the last of their kind because all that came after were clothes-less hos 🙈