allsmutaside said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Fri, Apr 13 2012 by NB/KCOOL

Brandy is a gorgeous and talented woman, and her face looks fantastic in this pic. But the look on her face screams uncomfortable in this gimicky get-up to me. The look seems innapropriately young and even the belt wants to unfasten itself and set her free. The skirt is too short by two to three inches at least, and the hair too long by the same length. Working with Chris Brown seems crazy to me; her musical talent dwarfs his. All of these seem like trendy and desperate choices made by a "team" for Brandy. But these choices are hard to get around in today's marketplace. I love Brandy and wish she could pull something of a Glady Knight and rest on her talent and laurels while waiting for the business to find it's mind again - peform live at select moments and venues, get back on TV or movies, execute smaller tours...

All referances to Chris Brown these days have to do with "he is hot" and the like, never what a great singer or writer or thinker he is. He can dance his face off, I'll give you that, and I think he has deserves the opportunity to move forward toward prosperity, and to recover from his treatment of Rhianna. If Charlie Sheen, etc., are given this chance, why not CB? I hope their song works out fer her.

Not that it makes the outfit look better, but that was a "stage" look.

cbarnes3121 said:

scriptgirl said:

I agree with Harle and can't see why everyone keeps saying he is talented and deserves a second chance.

cuz it was non oe of our business 2 begin with.people are so judgmental and lord we aint gonna begin 2 talk the bible with a bunch of judge and jury people up in here but if i was chris brown i would pull my draws down and tell u 2 kiss my ass with shit on my cheeks

Okay you don't have to be rude. Script was just stating her opinion and no two people

always agree on everything the same. I suppose you've never stated your opinion here

on an artist particularly since they call this a discussion board.

See, I was interested in her return (mainly because I love her voice) until I heard ____ was on the single. No f'ing thank you.

And I agree that she doesn't "chase what's hot". Afrodisiac (especially the song!) was a great album sonically and IMO the "Aaliyah" album influenced that.

Btw I think she actually looks better as she gets older. I use to think she was ugly.

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cbarnes3121 said:

scriptgirl said:

I agree with Harle and can't see why everyone keeps saying he is talented and deserves a second chance.

cuz it was non oe of our business 2 begin with.people are so judgmental and lord we aint gonna begin 2 talk the bible with a bunch of judge and jury people up in here but if i was chris brown i would pull my draws down and tell u 2 kiss my ass with shit on my cheeks

I got love for Breezy and all but nuh-uh. Dude is fortunate to still be relevant. Dudes had their career dumped on (no pun intended) for less.

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Brandy looks beautiful and shes so refreshing , so real to talk to ... I agree the skirt is really to short. I dont like the whole collabing with CB neither...

Brandy looks amazing! I look forward to hearing her new single

Much to the delight of her adorning Starz, Brandy is back!

The singer, who many deem a ‘Vocal Bible’, is gearing up for the release of her hotly anticipated comeback set ‘Two Eleven’. And in continuing to generate a pre-release buzz of sorts, talked to our friends over at True Exclusives.

Watch Ms. Norwood dish on the LP’s concept, Whitney Houston’s influence on it, her last convo with her, and more below…

Paired with the all-but-confirmed Chris Brown collaboration, the project grows more exciting with each morsel of info served up!

Part 2 interview

Brandy has really grown up into a humble beautiful woman

Snippet -

http://soundcloud.com/4ev...wn-callout

FULL VERSION

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I'm still processing my thoughts on it. It's different.

http://soundcloud.com/4ev...-down-main

It sucks. I couldn't kill the volume quickly enuff.

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DONT LIKE IT

Brandy does sound really really good and has matured as a vocalist but dayum, why release this shit after the smash... " It all belongs to me"....

They say its not good to judge the first single but if the album sounds ANYTHING like this song, Im not checking for Brandy, very dissappointing because.... I really really like her and she is far better than that weak song

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Its okay. Take CB off of it and I'd probably like it more.

From "I Want To Be Down" to "Put It Down". I don't know...it's not exactly what I want from Brandy, but I'm kind of digging it at the same time. Maybe I'm just biased because I want to love it. The bridge is great at 2:57.

I like the song. And lmao at who said "it all belongs to me" was a smash. that terrible song lol.

This has a nice knock, very simple but just enough.

LoneJamba said:

I like the song. And lmao at who said "it all belongs to me" was a smash. that terrible song lol.

This has a nice knock, very simple but just enough.

I wish yall just directly respond to the person your talking about.

Its almost sad that you would think that generic song with Chris Brown is BETTER than It All Belongs To Me and what makes it sadder is the fact that your a fan so Im sure you have heard better Brandy material.

It All Belongs To Me isnt the best song in the world but the sound is not far left field from Brandys past ballads. Put It Down is a completely different song Brandy is use to doing and clearly geared toward the radio.

The best thing about it is the bridge @ the 2:57 mark. That was classic Brandy, everything else is catering to Chris Brown's audience. I still look forward to hearing more from her. She's been in the game long enough to know what works best for her, (she should at least).

Identity said:

Hot single cover!

After second thought, I'm not surprised she went with a highly commercial single first. She hasn't been on the radio in quite awhile. Nothing from "Human" really caught on as far as I remember. I guess I should've expected something like this after hearing about Chris being on the single. B Rocka sound like she's chasing radio hits right now with this one. We'll see what else she got later.

mjscarousal said:

LoneJamba said:

I like the song. And lmao at who said "it all belongs to me" was a smash. that terrible song lol.

This has a nice knock, very simple but just enough.

I wish yall just directly respond to the person your talking about.

Its almost sad that you would think that generic song with Chris Brown is BETTER than It All Belongs To Me and what makes it sadder is the fact that your a fan so Im sure you have heard better Brandy material.

It All Belongs To Me isnt the best song in the world but the sound is not far left field from Brandys past ballads. Put It Down is a completely different song Brandy is use to doing and clearly geared toward the radio.

well yeah it's geared towards radio because that's what Brandy NEEDS. And yes it's completely different for Brandy....what's wrong with that?

Yes, I think this song is better than "It All Belongs To Me", but that doesn't mean that I think this song is AMAZING, because it's not. it's a nice lil catchy song for summer, that's it.

LoneJamba said:

mjscarousal said:

I wish yall just directly respond to the person your talking about.

Its almost sad that you would think that generic song with Chris Brown is BETTER than It All Belongs To Me and what makes it sadder is the fact that your a fan so Im sure you have heard better Brandy material.

It All Belongs To Me isnt the best song in the world but the sound is not far left field from Brandys past ballads. Put It Down is a completely different song Brandy is use to doing and clearly geared toward the radio.

well yeah it's geared towards radio because that's what Brandy NEEDS. And yes it's completely different for Brandy....what's wrong with that?

Yes, I think this song is better than "It All Belongs To Me", but that doesn't mean that I think this song is AMAZING, because it's not. it's a nice lil catchy song for summer, that's it.

It seems that you think its better because its more commercial friendly am I right?

Because Put It Down is just as generic as a Rihanna or Chris Brown song. It All Belongs To Me showcases Brandys maturity and clearly showcases her vocals better.

Brandy can easily make a great R&B song that could do great on R&b adult stations... just ask Jill Scott or Kelly Price. Making music for commercial reasons when your not known for that isnt a good choice and it really hurts the fanbase, just ask Janet and Usher.

I dont think this is a good move at all. She could easily get good airplay by making a R&B songs and plus Brandy is to old to be doing this shit for it to be convincing to general public. I love Brandy to and want to see her shine BELIEVE ME but this isnt the way to do it.

Sometimes staying in your lane is better than choosing the easy route which sometimes gets you no where.

I just watched the Behind The Music. It was nice. I never knew she dated Wanya Morris.

musicjunky318 said:

I just watched the Behind The Music. It was nice. I never knew she dated Wanya Morris.

How could you miss that? They dueted on the "Brokenhearted" single remix.

IIAGY said:

Its okay. Take CB off of it and I'd probably like it more.

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Is THIS thread about Brandy OR is THIS thread about why everyone hates Chris (Brown)?!?

Just checking.

it would sound better without Piss. she could've had any rapper do that part and it would've sounded better, and it also wouldn't have forced fans who don't support Chris to boycott it, like i will be. dumb choice all around.

maybe she just wanted the attention that having him on her track would bring. but i hope she's prepared for both the good and bad attention.

it's true that a good song can make people forget, but this song just isnt that good. she sounds good tho.

For a long time I was pretty happy living in a world where I didn't have to hear Brandy singing, especially on the radio. It was like living in a dream. Guess some dreams don't last forever.