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Brandy has a storybook career full of many highs, but also several lows. From multi-platinum albums, hit television shows, Broadway and more, the vocal bible has done it all in her over 20 years in the game.
On Saturday, April 23 the singer was the focus of Centric’s retrospective documentary series, Being. The special featured commentary from her closest friends and family including her parents, Willie & Sonja Norwood, her brother Ray J, producer & friend Rodney Jerkins and more.
Brandy opened up like never before on her rise to fame, her successes as well as the struggles she has faced including her infamous 2006 car accident, the controversy surrounding her 2001 marriage/divorce, the death of her friend and mentor Whitney Houston and more. Speaking on ending her business relationship with her mother/manager, Brandy reveals that she was seeking independence and wanted to take her career into her own hands. She also acknowledges that her most successful years were under her mother’s leadership.
She also opens up on the pressure of conforming to the industry and competing with other female performers such as Beyonce and says that she had to come to terms with accepting who she was, and not trying to be like her peers. Get into the emotional full episode below.
