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With Brandy's new reality show; "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business" airing on VH1; the drama of the show is finally starting to unravel. Last week we got a behind the scenes look at all the drama on "For The Love Of Ray J" and now Brandy will supposedly open up about her disdain for Rodney Jerkins and the failure of her last album; "Human". I have read that Rodney and Brandy have since patched things up but for a time the singer was obviously mad at Jerkins and the direction of the album. I wonder was this said because the album didn't do well. Read more in the article! Also we mourn a Hip-Hop legend and Erykah Badu gets set for a tour. Brandy blames producer and friend Rodney Jerkins for the dismal performance of her last album. Singersroom.com reports that the R&B singer has some harsh words about Rodney’s supposedly shoddy work in an upcoming episode of “Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business.”

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There had been rumors about Keyshia Cole working on a new album and there was also the stories about Keyshia Cole's pregnancy and love life. So there is definitely a lot of experience to draw from on this upcoming Keyshia Cole album. Read below for more info as well as stories on Foxy Brown's collaboration and Gangstarr's Guru's health scare. Keyshia Cole took over the R&B game and many anointed her as the new Mary J. Blige. The comparisons were there and Keyshia has the soul and pain for it. She did a rarity in R&B by releasing two consecutive albums, in 2007 and 2008. Upon her debut, Keyshia Cole was known as a promising R&B talent, but she was considered a legend after the release of her third album, A Different Me. After having two busy years, Keyshia Cole took this year off. Now, late in 2009, Keyshia has begun working on her fourth project that will be released sometime next year. This album, by far, will be the most personal album in Cole’s entire mu...