But I’ve been blessed with my family here with me. Sometimes, that solitude can just be too much solitude. Sometimes, that can bring on feelings that you don’t want to experience. It's been an adjustment to not be able to go anywhere, but to stay at home and not do anything.
I just finished the album right before the pandemic happened, so I was mixing the album during the pandemic. How have you been staying creative during all of this?ī : It has been difficult to stay creative. NS: It must have been hard to work on this album during a pandemic. “Baby Mama” is a song that speaks to all baby mamas out there who may feel like they can’t make it or push through, but if your child is an inspiration, you can do anything. I also really love “Saving All My Love,” which is the first track on the album and isn’t traditional R&B - there’s something off about it. Everything I wanted to do vocally in the song, the harmonies and melodies, I was able to really challenge myself as a vocalist. NS: What are some must-listen tracks on the album?ī: My favorite song is “Borderline.” When I first heard the melody, I knew I had to write a compelling story to go along with it. They are encouraging me and embracing me to be yourself, but also, be open to R&B outside of the box, at times. It's about surrounding myself with a team of people who can help me do that well. At the same time, I allow myself to evolve and be open to different sounds. NS: How do you fuse your old school R&B vibe and 1990s beat with this new sound that appeals to a younger generation, where hip hop is mixed with trap and EDM?ī: I try not to follow what’s going on. This song - you need to put this song on the album, its your favorite song on the album!” I had to tell her she was right. NADJA SAYEJ : B7 is a great album - my favorite song on the album is “Rather Be.”īRANDY: Oh good! That song almost didn’t make the album, can you believe it? My daughter said, “Mom, you are tripping.
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With Moesha now back on TV and Brandy enjoying the release of her latest album, Shondaland spoke to the singer from her home in California about her favorite tracks on B7, why she’s hoping for a full-on Moesha reboot, and why Disney+ needs to rerelease Cinderella, stat. Recently, Netflix announced Moesha - along with six other classic Black sitcoms - would be streaming on the platform, guaranteeing a new audience to the classic show. In a time before social media, the show, which ran for six seasons, became a springboard to talk about issues that plagued many teens, like drugs, racism and premarital sex. In 1996, she ruled network TV as the titular character in the popular UPN sitcom, Moesha. While Brandy had success on radio and film, she also ruled primetime TV. It's Possible: An Oral History of "Cinderella" After Houston’s untimely passing in 2012, Brandy released Two Eleven, an album dedicated to Houston (Brandy's real-life mentor), who died on Brandy’s birthday. When she wasn't topping the charts, Brandy also flexed her acting chops in films like I Know What You Did Last Summer and, of course, Disney's 1997 Cinderella remake, which also starred the late Whitney Houston as Brandy's fairy godmother. Her self-titled album was released in 1994, when she was just 15, and Brandy went on to release iconic hits like The Boy Is Mine (alongside Monica), Never Say Never, and Sittin’ Up In My Room. But Brandy always had a different, almost mystical touch to her songs. Indeed, the Grammy-winning artist puts it all on the table for B7, which functions as a sort of brave, spiritual awakening that finds Brandy singing passionately about self-acceptance and dealing with mental illness.īrandy exploded on the music scene in the 1990s as a young R&B star who saw Aaliyah and Mary J. "I bare it all on this album," the singer tells Shondaland.
Ask Brandy about what it’s like to release her first album in eight years and you might expect some nerves about such comeback - but you'd be wrong.
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