1. Tamar Braxton was born on September 25, 1977 in Severn, Maryland to Michael and Evelyn Braxton. The youngest of the Braxton's six children, Tamar started singing as a toddler. Evelyn, herself an opera singer, recognized her children's talents when one day, Tamar, sang "Can you please get me some toilet paper!" Evelyn quickly started training her girls, and eventually enrolled them in singing lessons. The Braxton children also would eventually enter in their church choir, where Michael Braxton was pastor.
Brought up in a strict Christian household, secular music was initially frowned upon, causing the children to sneak and sing along to Soul Train when the parents were out of the house. They would soon start harmonizing, forming a girl group. Tamar says of this period "I was always the highest note." Her voice was in sharp contrast to her older sister's husky contralto.
One day, Toni (who had no real aspirations of show business at that point) was pumping gas at a local gas station while singing along, when she caught the attention of a producer. He heard her sing, and decided to pull the five sisters into a group; he envisioned a female version of the Jackson 5. They released a single on Atlantic Records in 1990 as "The Braxtons," and caught the attention of producers Antonio "L.A" Reid and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds. The two had just started a then flegling record label, LaFace, with Arista Records. The guys passed on the group, as they had just signed a new trio named TLC, but they were looking for a solo female artist. So the girls talked it over, and Toni decided to embark on her now famous solo career.
The sisters worked as backup singers for Toni (you can see them in Toni's video Seven Whole Days). Eventually, the girls (minus Toni) would release an album for Atlantic, to which the group was still signed, in 1996 entitled So Many Ways.
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In 1999, Tamar first explored her gospel side on T.D Jakes Love Songs album. Later, Tamar would meet up with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, a rapper/producer (also famous for bringing Blu Cantrell to national attention) based in Atlanta, Georgia. She recorded her solo debut album, Ridiculous, so named because of the many different musical styles on the album. The album would be retooled and released by Dreamworks as Tamar on January 18, 2000. It was lead in by the first single for the album, "Get None" with guest appearances by Jermaine Dupri and rapper Amil and featured the second single, If You Don't Wanna Love Me. The singles failed to gain significant radio & video airplay and ultimately the album didn't sell well, and Tamar was dropped from her contract.
Tamar sang for the Kingdom Come soundtrack, with Toni Braxton appearing in the movie as Juanita Slocumb. Currently she sang background for Toni's album More Than A Woman (released 2002), and resides in Atlanta. She also negotiated a new contract with Tommy Mottola's Casablanca Records, and is in works to record a new album.
2. Tamar Kaprelian (http://www.last.fm/music/Tamar+Kaprelian) is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter strongly influenced by the likes of Billy Joel and Carole King, creating a piano pop/rock sound similar to that of Coldplay or the Fray. She is currently working on her first album.
3. Tamar Davis (http://www.last.fm/music/Tamar+Davis) is a soul singer whose has been nurtured by Prince.
4. Multi-Instrumental Folk and Roots duo emerging from Devon, UK.
4 The Love Of You
Tamar Lyrics
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I just wanna follow everything you do
Things you do inside of my mind
I'm a sucker for you every time
I just wanna be around you everyday
Listen to every single word you say
There's a way I feel when you're in my face
I just love when you're in my space
I can't go a day without you
Without you nothing else matters
Boy, you seem to make me better
Baby, baby I'm just saying
I love you
I'm so lucky, I can't believe
I'm with the man I saw in my dreams
Your kiss feels like a summer day
Got me so open in every way
The glow they all see is because of you
All the men in the world, you I choose
I just can't erase this smile
Living with you in the now
I can't go a day without you
Without you nothing else matters
Boy, you seem to make me better
Baby, baby I'm just saying
I love you
I love you till you're old and gray
Even then you'll be my fantasy
We gon' stand the test of time
I'll be yours and you'll be mine
Promise nothing 'bout you will ever change
'Cause everything about me will stay the same
You give me everything I need
I'm in love and still I'm free
I can't go a day without you
When I'm with you nothing matters
Boy, you seem to make me better
Baby, baby I'm just saying
I love you
I love you
I do, love you
Tamar's song "4 The Love of You" is a powerful and passionate ode to love lost and the lessons learned from it. The first lines of the song set the tone for its raw and honest storytelling as Tamar declares that at one point, she believed that she could not live without her lover, but now she cannot understand how she ever lived with them. She takes the hardships of the relationship as lessons learned and warns her former partner that karma will catch up with them.
As the song continues, Tamar delves deeper into the painful memories of the relationship, including being lied to and controlled while striving to make the relationship work. She even became involved in dangerous situations she knew better than to be a part of just to protect her former partner. Despite giving her all to the relationship, Tamar ultimately came to realize that it was fueled by infatuation and not true love from the start.
The song ends with Tamar expressing her newfound strength and independence as she walks away from the toxic relationship for the love of herself. The lyrics and delivery of "4 The Love of You" are raw and unapologetic, capturing the emotions and pain of a difficult breakup and the resilience that comes with moving forward and finding self-love.
Line by Line Meaning
Nightmares of love gone wrong
Memories of a failed relationship still haunt me
Got me writin' this song
Inspiration to write a song about past love experiences
Played it out, back in my mind and heart you used to belong
Reliving the past memories when we were together
Rewind it back, thought it was nice when 2 became 1
Recalling the happy moments when we were together
Bet you never thought Sole' would turn and leave you with none
Surprising you by breaking up the relationship
Would of thought I gave you life, had me bent like a comma
My love for you was unconditional, but I was still manipulated by you
Love turned to hate for fillin' my life with bullshit and drama
Your behavior and actions caused our love to turn into hate
Played games, told me lies, steady pullin' these strings
You were manipulative and untruthful throughout the relationship
And put me up in fly ass cribs and had my flossin' them things
You provided me with material possessions, but that wasn't enough to sustain the relationship
While you was runnin' wild, had me busy shoppin' and shit
While you were out having fun, I was stuck dealing with the mundane and materialistic aspects of the relationship
Hittin' the clubs with my girls, wasn't no stoppin' a bitch
I was enjoying my freedom with my girl friends and you couldn't control me
Sure money nice but sure as hell don't make relationships last
Money cannot compensate for the love and emotional connection required in a relationship
Gave my all, did it all, tryin' to make sure it worked
I put my heart and soul into the relationship to make it work
While you ran the streets and even had me doin' your dirt
You were out cheating while I was obediently following your orders
Dumb tricks and dumb skits I was pullin' for you
I was a fool for you, doing things out of love that didn't make sense
A dumb bitch and dumb shit I went through
I regret the foolish things I did because of you
For the love of you
I did everything for your love, but it was not worth it
And you know
You already know
I didn't want to live without you babe
I thought I couldn't live without you
Never thought I would throw your love away
I never imagined ending our relationship
Now I'm gone and you're lonely, it's a shame
I left you alone and I feel sorry for that
But I did it for the love of you, babe
I ended our relationship because I finally realized that it was not healthy and was destroying me
Would of gave my life to save yours, nigga
My love was so strong that I would've sacrificed myself for you
Push came to shove
When things got tough, our relationship fell apart
A bullet with your name I'd change to mine
I would take your place in life-threatening situations
And nigga, that's love
That's how deep my love for you was
Prayers that you'd be spared from wickedness that lived in the streets
I wished for your safety from the dangers of the streets
And when them niggas you was beefin' wit start bringin' da heat
When your rivals started threatening your life
I got involved in dumb shit that didn't involve me at all
I foolishly put myself in danger for you
Had bitches scratchin' up my car and then you havin' the gall
You allowed other women to disrespect me and my possessions
To say it wasn't your fault and that you wasn't to blame
You refused to take responsibility
Thought you would come home after drama, have me screamin' your name
I foolishly believed that our love would bring you back to me
Young and dumb, I took you back pretendin' I couldn't see
I was naive and foolish for believing your lies
You havin' babies on the side while you still fuckin' wit me
You were unfaithful and disrespectful towards me
Things was never right, forever fight that's what we would do
Our relationship was always broken and conflicted
Then I saw the light my game was tight from runnin' wit you
I realized that you were the source of my problems
You had me stressed out and thinkin' that its time that I quit
I was under a lot of stress and wanted to leave you
So I wouldn't leave, had me believe I wasn't worth shit
You convinced me that I was worthless without you
It's crazy, yo it amaze me, these affairs of the heart
Love is a crazy and unpredictable emotion
I look back and realize it wasn't love from the start
I finally recognized that our relationship was never built on true love
How things can change, one day infatuated, washin' your drawls
How quickly things can change from being obsessed with you to disliking you
Another day, it's screams and fightin' dishes breakin' on walls
Our relationship went from passionate to violent
Walk in relationship, I'm sane thinkin' that you were too
At the beginning of our relationship, I believed that everything was healthy and normal
A year later, I'm fuckin' crazy, throwin' glasses at you
Our relationship took a toll on my mental health and made me act irrational
And scratchin' up yo car, I take it far, I'm cuttin' yo tires
I became vengeful and destructive towards you
Don't understand it, why my heart is steady playin' wit fire
I couldn't comprehend why I kept going back to you despite the hurt you caused me
I turned psychotic, you got it, in this sick relationship
Our relationship was toxic and brought out the worst in me
I'm tryin' to run you off the road, you and that broke-down bitch
I was willing to lash out and harm you and your new partner
I'm too fly for that shit, I'm lookin' back in disgust
I am disgusted with my past behavior and learned to rise above it
The nights I cried, the times you lied all blown away with a gust
The pain and hurt you caused me slowly faded away
Things I did for your love, they was never returned
I did a lot for you out of love, but you never reciprocated that love
Gave all the jewelry to my moms and then your pictures I burned
I got rid of all traces of you in my life
You can't turn no little boy into no grown ass man
You can't change someone who isn't willing to grow and mature
So change yo game and get it tight, if that's your previous plan
If you want to change and improve yourself, that's on you
Boots is made for walkin', finally learned what life was about
I finally moved on from our failed relationship and learned to live for myself
Pulled it together, grabbed my Gucci boots and stepped the fuck out
I finally found the strength to leave you and start a new life
Repeat Chorus
The chorus is repeated four times throughout the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRENDA GORDON RUSSELL, TIFFANY LAUREN FRED, KHARI CAIN, BRANDON KENNETH BELL, TAMAR BRAXTON
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