Tag Archives: Never Say Never
Brandy the Maddening Cipher: Reviewing ‘Two Eleven’
I wrote this about my hopes for Brandy’s new album when she was in the early stages of promoting it: The question … is really about whether or not Brandy has a clear sense of what it means to age … Continue reading
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Tagged 90s music, Aaliyah, Afrodisiac, album review, Boyz II Men, Brandy, Full Moon, Human, Monica, music review, Never Say Never, R&B music, Two Eleven, Usher, Wanya Morris
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I Still Wanna Ride for Brandy
My thoughts on what Brandy needs to do for her next album.
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Tagged 90s music, Afrodisiac, Bei Maejor, Brandy, Centric, Ciara, Essence Music Festival, Full Moon, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Keith Crouch, Keri Hilson, Mike City, Never Say Never, R&B, R&B music, Rahsaan Patterson, Rihanna, Salaam Remi
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Best of the Rest: Keyshia Cole’s We Could Be
For 9 straight tracks, Keyshia Cole’s The Way It Is is note-for-note a perfect embodiment of adolescent heartbreak (nearly matching Brandy’s 10-track run on Never Say Never). We Could Be is track 8, so its understandable that it gets lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandy, Keyshia Cole, Love I Thought You Had My Back, Never Say Never, R&B, soul music, The Way It Is, We Could Be
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