#The braxtons

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Aaliyah pictured with Tamar, Towanda and Trina Braxton of The Braxton Sisters @ Impact Music Convention (1997)

Photographed by: Raymond Boyd

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gold loot

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[akonoadham]

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[culturalappreciator]

Can I Get A Sample?!

The Sample

The Gap Band- Outstanding (1982)

The Samplers

Da Brat- Da B Side [ft. Notorious B.I.G. & Jermaine Dupri] (1994)

Soul For Real- Every Little Thing I Do (1995)

The Braxtons- So Many Ways (1997)

Ashanti- Happy [ft. Ja Rule] (2002)

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[bopsweneverforgot]

The chokehold of the outro of Where’s the Good in Goodbye had me in was powerful.

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toni braxton 🤍

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Under My Christmas Tree

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[fakeplasticmusic]

Girl on the Side - The Braxtons

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[odinsblog]

Patrick Braxton became the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, when he was elected in 2020, but since then he has fought with the previous administration to actually serve in office. (Aallyah Wright/Capital B)

NEWBERN, Ala. — There’s a power struggle in Newbern, Alabama, and the rural town’s first Black mayor is at war with the previous administration who he says locked him out of Town Hall.

After years of racist harassment and intimidation, Patrick Braxton is fed up, and in a federal civil rights lawsuit he is accusing town officials of conspiring to deny his civil rights and his position because of his race.

“When I first became mayor, [a white woman told me] the town was not ready for a Black mayor,” Braxton recalls.

The town is 85% Black, and 29% of Black people here live below the poverty line.

“What did she mean by the town wasn’t ready for a Black mayor? They, meaning white people?” Capital B asked.

“Yes. No change,” Braxton says.

Decades removed from a seemingly Jim Crow South, white people continue to thwart Black political progress by refusing to allow them to govern themselves or participate in the country’s democracy, several residents told Capital B. While litigation may take months or years to resolve, Braxton and community members are working to organize voter education, registration, and transportation ahead of the 2024 general election.

But the tension has been brewing for years.

Two years ago, Braxton says he was the only volunteer firefighter in his department to respond to a tree fire near a Black person’s home in the town of 275 people. As Braxton, 57, actively worked to put out the fire, he says, one of his white colleagues tried to take the keys to his fire truck to keep him from using it.

In another incident, Braxton, who was off duty at the time, overheard an emergency dispatch call for a Black woman experiencing a heart attack. He drove to the fire station to retrieve the automated external defibrillator, or AED machine, but the locks were changed, so he couldn’t get into the facility. He raced back to his house, grabbed his personal machine, and drove over to the house, but he didn’t make it in time to save her. Braxton wasn’t able to gain access to the building or equipment until the Hale County Emergency Management Agency director intervened, the lawsuit said.

“I have been on several house fires by myself,” Braxton says. “They hear the radio and wouldn’t come. I know they hear it because I called dispatch, and dispatch set the tone call three or four times for Newbern because we got a certain tone.”

This has become the new norm for Braxton ever since he became the first Black mayor of his hometown in 2020. For the past three years, he’s been fighting to serve and hold on to the title of mayor, first reported by Lee Hedgepeth, a freelance journalist based in Alabama.

Incorporated in 1854, Newbern, Alabama, today has a population of 275 people — 85% of whom are Black. (Aallyah Wright/Capital B)

Not only has he been locked out of the town hall and fought fires alone, but he’s been followed by a drone and unable to retrieve the town’s mail and financial accounts, he says. Rather than concede, Haywood “Woody” Stokes III, the former white mayor, along with his council members, reappointed themselves to their positions after ordering a special election that no one knew about.

Braxton is suing them, the People’s Bank of Greensboro, and the postmaster at the U.S. Post Office.

For at least 60 years, there’s never been an election in the town. Instead, the mantle has been treated as a “hand me down” by the small percentage of white residents, according to several residents Capital B interviewed. After being the only one to submit qualifying paperwork and statement of economic interests, Braxton became the mayor.

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#politics #white supremacy #patrick braxton #woody stokes #republicans #alabama #sundown towns #racism #voter suppression

[rnbradar]

year 1 of collecting R&B albums 📀

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Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High 1996

Toni Michele Braxton is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.

"You're Makin' Me High" is the lead single from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). The mid-tempo song represents a joint collaboration between the Grammy Award-winning producer Babyface and Bryce Wilson. The beat of the song was originally for singer-songwriter Brandy, with Dallas Austin pegged to write a lyric to override; however, Braxton had Babyface write lyrics for the song. It was ultimately issued in the US as a double A-side with "Let It Flow", the airplay hit from the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale.

"You're Makin' Me High" became Braxton's first number-one single on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts; it remained on top for one week on the former and for two weeks on the latter, eventually going Platinum. A remix by David Morales with re-recorded vocals allowed the single to also top the Dance Club Songs chart for two weeks in August 1996.

The song earned Braxton her third Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1997. The success of "You're Makin' Me High" would later be continued with the release of the smash hit "Un-Break My Heart", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive weeks, while topping the charts in several other countries.

"You're Makin' Me High" was sampled for Method Man & Redman's 2001 song "Part II", from the How High soundtrack. In 2014, Anglo-American producer/DJ Secondcity sampled a part of the song's bridge for the main hook of his UK number-one single "I Wanna Feel".

The accompanying music video for "You're Makin' Me High", directed by Bille Woodruff, features Braxton and a group of friends consisting of actresses Erika Alexander, Vivica A. Fox, and Tisha Campbell-Martin.

"You're Makin' Me High" received a total of 60,2% yes votes!

#finished #high votes #high yes #low reblog #90s #toni braxton

[mikereads]

“This movie (Cinderella) changed the way little black girls believed in themselves, I hear to this day, I believe I can be a princess because of you.”- Brandy Norwood.  

“I would say to the beautiful girls like you who watched the movie to just go after what you want in life. Don’t let anyone stop you or tear you down.”- Halle Bailey.  

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[bopsweneverforgot]

“Tamar” - The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous

Many fans think Tamar started her music career as a break-out reality star from “Braxton Family Values” with her 2013 album “Love and War”. A select few Tamartians know there was a body of work before all of that. “Tamar” or some may remember it as “Ridiculous”.

Let’s take a deep dive, shall we?

Any Braxton Family Values fan knows the story of how Toni Braxton was picked out by Babyface and L.A. Reid from the original quintet group “The Braxtons” and left to start her solo career. Nevertheless, Toni Braxton always promised her sisters she’ll come back for them. Indeed, she did with a record deal for the remaining 4 sisters; Trina, Towanda, Traci, and Tamar. Unfortunately, Traci was pregnant at the time of signing and planned to return to the group after her pregnancy.

Then, there were 3. In 1996, Traci, Towanda, and Tamar turned into a trio and released their debut album, “So Many Ways”.  Beautiful yet underrated tracks like “Take Home to Momma” and “Girl on the Side” (based on a true story of how Tamar unknowingly became a side chick) graced the album but did not see the commercial success of a Destiny’s Child or even a Brownstone. However, from Tamar’s lead vocals she showcased in this new trio, she began working with Tricky Stewart and Red Zone Entertainment on an EP in hopes of being noticed by a record label. This led to the future disbandment of The Braxtons and the beginning of Tamar’s solo career with a record deal with DreamWorks. Deja vu?

Now, in the beginning, there was “Ridiculous”, the original titled debut album, and she broke out to the music scene with, some critics will call her “The Parkers” -esque single, “Get None”, released in 1999 produced by Jermaine Dupri, and background vocals sung by Mya. it was an empowering anthem telling men,  “stop trying to use cash to get you some ass because you ain’t gon get none”. No reason why this should not have been a chart-topping success? Yet it was not. Peaking at #59 on R&B Billboard Charts, it failed to catch the attention of radio stations nationwide, and Dreamworks panicked. 

The now-defunct label, Dreamworks, changed the tone of this project and leaned into the sound Tamar’s big sister, Toni Braxton, was known for - the big, R&B ballad. Now, in the new millennium of 2000, Tamar’s new self-titled album “Tamar” led with a Toni Braxton-like follow-up single,  “If You Don’t Wanna Love Me” giving very much Fantasia’s mantra “if you don’t want me, then don’t talk to me”. Shoutout to Latocha Scott from Xscape for co-writing this masterpiece! The single peaked at #89 on R&B’s Billboard Charts and the album was released in the following months charting at #127 on the Billboard 200.

Now, let’s dive into some background with this album. Many people assume Vincent Hubert was her 1st husband. Indeed, he was not. Co-writer of tracks of the "Tamar" album, “Money Can’t Buy You Love” and “Once Again”, Darrell “Delite” Allamby was married to Tamar Braxton briefly between 2000-2003. Despite Darrell being a writer of one of my favorite artists’ hit single “Whatcha Gon Do '' by Link (he’s getting a deep dive, too, so stay tuned), Tamar has claimed severe abuse allegations in that marriage and has publicly shied away from this topic numerous times. Additionally, Tamar has come forward multiple times on how she really wasn’t ready for fame and simply thought she was going to be an 18-year-old Mariah Carey, and simply was not there yet.

Now, with all that being said. I completely understand why Tamar acts as if this album never exists. If my abusive ex-husband was associated with my commercially unsuccessful debut album, I would ignore it as well. However, as artists tend to forget, songs are art. People from all over the world connect to this album and wish she’ll shed some light on some of these gems.

Personally, I learned of this album’s existence in Season 1 of the Braxton Family Values in 2011. At the tender age of 11, I came across “If You Don’t Wanna Love Me” and thought it was a nice song, but it didn’t stick to me like Toni’s records. 10 years passed, and now 21, I went through a situationship break-up and only the REAL know situationship break-ups hurt more than the real ones. Anyway, after I played “Where’s the Good in Goodbye” by the Braxtons to death. I found myself on Tamar’s track, “I’m Over You”, and I played it until I really meant just that. I’m over him. Then, after that situationship, I upgraded to a relationship and played “Miss Your Kiss” by Tamar for the whole 9 months. Then, as I re-evaluated some things in the relationship, I noticed that man was financially irresponsible and incapable of understanding the basic components of chivalry. I blasted “Money Can’t Buy You Love” and “You Don’t Know” to classes senior year. When I finally got the guts to finally break up with him, I played “Get Mine” and knew I would be okay.

In summary, Tamar’s album helped me get through every stage of love in one album. From the beginning to the end. Tamar’s sophomore album was the polar opposite in terms of commercial success. Tamar has mentioned how she was mentally and spiritually ready to receive fame and accolades with the second album. However, I’d love to see Tamar embrace “Tamar” more. A good album doesn't merit success only on Billboard chart positions or award nominations. It’s based on the stories it tells and the people like me who got through tough times with that album. I think the sooner Tamar can accept her personal good and bad memories associated with this album, the sooner fans can see her perform and acknowledge this well-produced and well-written body of work, “Tamar”.

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