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I Wanna Be Down by Brandy

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Brandy Rayana Norwood Better Known By Her Mononym Brandy Is An American Singer Songwriter Record Producer Actress And Model. She Is Known For Her Distinctive Sound Characterized By Her Peculiar Timbre Voice-Layering And Intricate Riffs Which Has Earned Her The Title Of "the Vocal Bible". As Of August 2020 She Has Sold Over 40 Million Records Worldwide With Approximately 8.62 Million Albums Sold In The United States Alone. Her Work Has Earned Her Numerous Awards And Accolades Including A Grammy Award And An American Music Award. Born In McComb Mississippi Norwood Was Raised In Carson California Beginning Her Career As A Backing Vocalist For Teen Groups. After Signing With Atlantic Records In 1993 She Released Her Self-Titled Debut Album Brandy The Following Year Which Sold Six Million Copies Worldwide. Norwood Ventured Into Acting With The UPN Sitcom Moesha 1996–2001 Which Won Her An NAACP Image Award And Resulted In Numerous Other Roles Such As The Titular Character In The Television Film Cinderella 1997 And Karla Wilson In The Slasher Film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 . Her Musical Breakthrough Came With The Wildly Successful Single "The Boy Is Mine" 1998 A Duet With Fellow R&B Contemporary Monica Which Went On To Become One Of The Best Selling Female Duets Of All Time. Her Second Album Never Say Never Won Norwood Her First Grammy Award. In 2002 Norwood Starred In The Reality Series Brandy Special Delivery Documenting The Birth Of Her Daughter. Her Third And Fourth Albums Full Moon 2002 And Afrodisiac 2004 Were Released To Critical Success. Norwood Served As A Judge On The First Season Of America's Got Talent Before Being Involved In A Heavily Publicized Car Accident In 2006. Norwood's Fifth Album Human 2008 Was Released To Positive Reviews Although It Was A Commercial Failure. In 2010 She Returned To Television As A Contestant On The Eleventh Season Of Dancing With The Stars And Starred In The Reality Series Brandy & Ray J A Family Business. She Was A Series Regular In The BET Series The Game 2012–2015 And Released Her Sixth Album Two Eleven 2012 Thereafter Both Earning Her Critical Praise. In April 2015 Norwood Made Her Broadway Debut As Roxie Hart In The Musical Chicago. She Starred In And Executive Produced A Sitcom Titled Zoe Ever After On BET Which Premiered In January 2016. In July 2020 Norwood Released Her Seventh Studio Album B7 Also Her First Project As An Independent Artist To Critical Acclaim. In 2021 Norwood Starred Alongside Naturi Naughton Eve And Nadine Velazquez In American Broadcasting Company's Music Drama Series Queens To Critical Acclaim. In June 2022 Norwood Announced Her Major Label Return After Signing With Motown Records Under Which She Is Expected To Preprare Her Eighth Studio Album.

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"I Wanna Be Down" Is A Song By American Recording Artist Brandy Norwood. It Served As Norwood's Debut Single The First From Her Self-Titled Debut Album Released On September 6 1994. Written By Musicians Keith Crouch And Kipper Jones With Production Helmed By The Former It Was Released On September 6 1994 By Atlantic Records. A Blend Of Soft Hip Hop Soul And Contemporary Mid–1990s R&B The Song Is A Mid–tempo Track That Features A Thunderous Beat And Light Synth Riffs. Lyrically "I Wanna Be Down" Describes A Flirt With A Boy Who Norwood Tries To Convince Of Her Charms. The Song's Original Music Video Was Filmed By Keith Ward And Released In October 1994. It Features Norwood In Her Tomboy Image Dancing In Front Of A Jeep Near A Forest Flanked By Several Dancers. "I Wanna Be Down" Was Performed On Several Television And Award Show Ceremonies Such As The Tonight Show With Jay Leno And The 1996 Soul Train Music Awards. It Has Been Performed On Almost Every One Of Norwood's Concerts And Tours And Is Featured Along With Its Hip-Hop Remix On The Compilation Album The Best Of Brandy 2005 . "I Wanna Be Down" Was Released To Positive Reaction By Contemporary Music Critics. Its Impact On The Charts Was Comparatively Large For A Debut Single While It Spent Four Weeks On Top Of The US Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart It Reached Number Six On The Billboard Hot 100 And The Top 20 In Australia And New Zealand. In 1995 A Hip Hop Remix With New Vocals From American Rappers MC Lyte Queen Latifah And Yo-Yo Was Released. "I Wanna Be Down" Was Written By Keith Crouch And Kipper Jones While Production Was Also Handled By The Former. Picked By Norwood's Record Company Atlantic Records As The Leading Single From Her Debut Album Norwood Initially Disliked The Idea Of Releasing It As Her First Offering. "‘I Wanna Be Down’ Was Interesting" She Said In A Retrospective Interview With Complex Magazine In 2012. "I Didn’t Really Get It At First But I Was Young And I Didn’t Really Know What Worked At Radio Or What It Was. I Liked The Song But I Just Didn’t Get It Being The First Thing That People Heard From Me." Upon Its Chart Success She Changed Her Mind On Their Decision However. " ... Once It Was Released And I Saw Why Everyone Responded To The Title Phrase I Understood Why!" The Original Clip For "I Wanna Be Down" Was Directed By Keith Ward And Premiered Prior To The Single's Official Release In September 1994. The Video Portrays Brandy In Her Tomboy Image Dancing In Front Of A Jeep Near A Forest Flanked By Several Dancers. Her First Video Shooting Norwood Called The Filming A Great Experience. “I Was So Excited About The Video" She Said. "I Got A Chance To Work With Some Great People Like Frank Gatson. All My Friends Were In The Video. My Brother Was In The Video ... He Was There And We Had This Little Dance And That Became Really Popular. That Was A Fun Time. I Was So Excited Because My Dream Was Coming Through Right Before My Eyes... At The Age Of 15".

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