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.
Midday Club Mix
Brandy Lyrics
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Uh, uh, uh, uh, see'mon
Ge, ge, get on down
Ge, uh, get on down
Uhuh, get down
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uhuh
Uh, uh, uh, What we bout to do is just
Just, uh, just get on down
Ge'uh, uh, uh, uh
Brandy, fricky er
Brandy
Don't even think about callin' me crazy
You know you peeped that lady, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And when I turned and look at you, you tried
To play it off but I can tell that you two were friends (ah)
She was just too nervous
She was lookin' like she was hurt
Like the memory had surfaced (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
It kinda got her pissed (Yeah, yeah)
I'm kinda wonderin' myself
And your really no help
Tell me how you two know each other so well (Yeah, yeah)
Cause I want to know now (Yeah)
You better start talkin' (Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Who is she to you (Yeah)
Don't lie to me
Who is she to you
My eyes can see
Something's going on between you two (Somethin's goin' on)
I think you better let me know
That's fa sho (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Who is she to you
Don't lie to me (Don't lie)
Who is she to you
My eyes can see
Something's going on between you two (Somethin')
I think you better let me know (Oh)
That's fa sho
No matter how hard you try you can't hide it
There's no way you can deny it, oh no no (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Then you want to flip and call me insecure
I'm only buggin' because you are so suspicious (yeah, yeah)
Then ya say I don't trust ya
Can't understand why I would cuss ya
And come off so demandin'
But baby I can be, yeah (Yeah)
Now tell me what did you not say
You're wrong in the first place
For lookin' too hard over that way (Hard over that way)
And you better tell me what the deal is, oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Damn right I want to know her name (Ah)
Tell me how you know her baby (Ah)
Why did she make that face (Ah)
You were looked ashamed (Ah, ooh)
What are you not saying boy (Ah, ooh)
I'm really not playin' boy (Ah, ooh, ooh)
Gotta know right now (Ah, ohh, ohh)
You better start explainin' boy
[Chorus: x2]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Uh, ge, uh, get on down
Uhuh, uhuh, Uh, uh, uh
Get on down, see'mon
T-t-t-Timbo
We gon get on down
Uhuh uh, we gon get on down (Oh)
be
Rocka, fricki uh
We gon get on down (Oh)
We gon get on down (Oh)
Timbo the king, fricki fricki fricki
Brandy the queen
We gon get on down (Oh)
We gon get on down (Oh)
We out
The song "Midday Club Mix" by Brandy talks about a woman who is suspicious of her partner, who she caught conversing with another woman. She confronts him about their relationship and tries to find out whether there is something going on between them. The song presents an assertive and confident woman who demands honesty concerning the truth of the matter.
The lyrics are questioning the behavior and motives of the man in question, exploring his relationship with the other woman, and demanding the truth. The chorus "Who is she to you" is a repeated phrase that the singer uses to ask her partner about the nature of his relationship with the other woman. The song has a hip-hop inspired beat and is energetic, with the singer showcasing her powerful vocals.
In summary, the song's lyrics express a woman's desire to know the truth about her partner's relationship with another woman. She is not willing to let her partner dismiss her suspicions and wants to know the truth. It is a song about the importance of honesty in relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
See'mon, Uh, uh, uh
Encouraging someone to come and enjoy themselves with her
Don't even think about callin' me crazy
Brandy is suspicious about a woman that she saw her friend with and is questioning him
Who is she to you (Yeah)
Brandy is demanding answers about the relationship between her friend and the other woman
No matter how hard you try you can't hide it
Brandy can see that something is going on between her friend and the other woman and he cannot hide it
Damn right I want to know her name (Ah)
Brandy is serious about finding out who the other woman is
What are you not saying boy (Ah, ooh)
Brandy is suspicious about her friend holding back information
Gotta know right now (Ah, ohh, ohh)
Brandy needs answers immediately
Lyrics © OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP
Written by: CANDICE CLOTIEL NELSON, JACQUELINE D. HILLIARD, LEON WARE, TIMOTHY Z. MOSLEY, WALTER WORTH III MILLSAP
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