She’d set the tone for R&B going into the new millennium.īut it’s the generation of fans behind us – those five to 10 years younger – who really became enthralled with Brandy. She, along with Monica, Aaliyah and Usher – and a bit later, Destiny’s Child – would symbolize R&B’s new youth movement. I remember sitting at my kitchen table watching Brandy Norwood, born just eight months before me, evolve from playing the daughter on ABC’s Thea to becoming R&B’s golden child by the mid 90s. R&B fans of my generation literally grew up with her. The story of Brandy’s fandom has always fascinated me.
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