RODNEY JERKINS: WAS BRANDY'S ALBUM A FLOP?

[90mv]

what's a flop ? not enough sales or bad quality of music

[jstringer1977]

Absolutely He should produce the whole album!! Listen to the difference between the two that he did produce and the last one. Those two have an incredible chemistry that can't be replicated and Brandy if it ain't broke why would you want to fix it.....I NEED another Brandy and Dark Child album! Come on!

[itsmytimenow07]

@jstringer1977 Yeah, them together is sick... Musically they fit. 

[MistyCallsKingdra1]

"For me to work with her again, I gotta do the whole album..." Isn't that a bit selfish Rodney? How haughty of you to put yourself on a pedestal above other producers, and say that's the only way Brandy can work with you ever again. I'm glad she's moving away from him.

[remusjacobs]

my personal opinion is that even though lady gaga had the 2 hottest songs she still isnt a great artist..... nobody had a hot track at the time and somebody has to be number 1 on the radio.... Downloading music is EASY and FREE but i dont do it cause there isnt a hot track out there to Download.

[NicoleH73]

I think Brandy needs to branch out and work with different people. I agree, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

[jamalb1810]

Brandy is one of the best female vocalist of our time. Human was a good album the reason i feel it didnt do what it should have done as far as record sale is marketing issues and just lack of support from the lable. Brandy should have had a few uptempo joints to add variety to the album but the songs she had were great. i wish she would go for the urban crowd this time around and do a little rappin on some of her party joints. Please come back wit some heat Brandy we're waitin

[gainthirtylbs]

I definitely do not agree that Brandy should work with DarkChild exclusively--one should never put all their eggs in one basket. I think working with multiple producers will only enhance her vocal versatility. Songs like "1st & Love" and "Torn Down" are great testaments of this as well as are most of her unreleased tracks like "Sweet Nothings" and "Porcelain Doll". Keep challenging yourself vocally, Brandy-your true fans are listening!

[janethqvideos]

he is so sexy

[letsfocusonme88]

Brandy please work with Darkchild again... and throw your rapping skills on there... we all know Rodney and you will make that shit Hot! Hot! Hot!

[MistyCallsKingdra1]

Clearly Brandy and Darkchild's musical creative relationship is broken and they obviously aren't seeing eye to eye...He says if it ain't broken, don't try and fix it, but it seems like this relationship needs fixing...I think Brandy should explore her options.

[g0ogl3y]

What about Us, Departed, great songs.

[musicbabylove1]

you need to work with her again! and do the whole album! it's so true!

[hamrto1]

@musicbabylove1 Fuck that, he does NOT need to do the whole album.

[MistyCallsKingdra1]

Too many people on this vid don't know what the fuck they're saying. Brand and FATchild have good chemistry, but that cannot make another Never Say Never or Full Moon. FATchild was feelin himself too much with his executive rights on her album, making most of his songs appear on the album opposed to others. Contract deal. He trapped Bran. Big ass fucker. Brandy you can do so much better, don't limit yourself to people who shade you, go with the ones that actually want to work with you.

[JackSnr]

Haha, Darkchild says 'Im gonna be the oldest guy making beats that people listen to' and the interviewer mutters 'Quincy' lol.

[freestylevideo411]

human was a very good album, it was also a very serious album so i can't wait for the next project... Brandy is one of the best

[itsamzn]

I sooo want them 2 do a whole album 2getha!!!!!!

[kymheartschris]

she didnt really promote her album i bought cause im a fanbut i just saw her on 106&park

[hamrto1]

@kymheartschris She did in fact promote, the record label was just not that supportive and waited too long between the release of her singles.

[Pairadeese91]

@kymheartschris SHE WAS EVERYWHERE PRMOTING THIS ALBUM! I BOUGHT IT CUZ I WAS A FAN TOO! PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T TAKE THIS ALBUM SERIOUS

[kymheartschris]

@Pairadeese91 she probably was it was a excellent album

[SmallSteps3000]

Brandy is a some gurl who lives off of her producer like most artist these days

[hamrto1]

@SmallSteps3000 She doesn't "live" off of Darkchild, she was making a name for herself in the music business before she even met Darkchild so please don't get it twisted.

[eizyaws]

Did they cut the sound?

[rnbyido]

Dissapionted to see rodneys very cocky and big headed attitude, I appreciate what he has done in the game he was awesome 96 to 2002 but his sound is kinda generic now u wouldn't necessarely know it was his production, younger guys are fresher and more on it than rj now fact of life and how music biz works, and I think rj knows that, that's why he kept biggin himself up in this. Shame on u rodney. Always remain humble whatever ur sucess

[hamrto]

I think Brandy made darkchild what he is...a very sucessful producer...Clearly he got a lot of attention when Never Say Never was astoundingly successful...But after the Full Moon album, and working with other artists, it seems like they've peaked as a couple. Brandy commented on the once supreme production sound that he and her once made, but now he's sold it to other artists, and she didn't like that. I think Brandy should not stick to just one producer for her future albums.

[mr57pg11]

Brandy is the truth. I`ll tell anybody that none of these new female R n B Singers can touch her. It`s just that the audience has changed. I still love great music. Ya`ll can keep listening to Gucci Mane. LOL

[MsKoolcat09]

excuses, excuses plz

[ColdGripHandle]

Personally I didn't like the Brandy album that type of music is just wack. I liked the " I wanna be down " album because it had that soul. But it seems that artist are so busy selling out that there is nobody on the other end trying to buy that shit.

And as far as that " departed " song C'mon Darkchild !

That was the reason I needed to look no further I saw the direction Brandy was taking and I couldn't do it nah fuck that.

[ColdGripHandle]

whats up with the audio ? This vid only plays the right channel.

blackarazzi alright . Niggas done figured out how to ghettofy audio files

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

the hell with records sales it's all about the music againnnnnnnnnnnn

[LadyTai7]

You shoulda did the whole album

[AmmaMama]

He's handsome! Kinda has a baby face.

[MusicByBrandy23]

brandy had a 4x's platnium album before she met him!

[jalenn23]

u crazy .. he been making shit for brandy since the mase joint "sitting on top of the world"

[MusicByBrandy23]

and ur more crazy! becuz that wasnt brandys 1st album~~ her 1st album sold more than the second 1. 4x's platnium the 2nd album is when she met him!!!!

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

true but they have created a good sound together.

[fede4real]

full moon may be my fav album in the 2000s

[Babyleg1234]

Ay i must say that He made Brandy... and i really do wish he would have done the whole cd... Dont get me wrong i feel as tho this was her best cd to date... But like he said she could have done so much more... Cuz she is to talented...

[MrDevyne]

BRandy Made Herself She was doin her b4 she even got with ROdney he helped bring her up and out more but brandy did herself. No disrespect

[Babyleg1234]

None taking... I didnt mean it like that... I was just agreeing with him when he said that he bring out the Best in her... Cuz like he said you can clearly hear the tracks that he on...

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

exactly i agree some people says the darnest things smh

[BLACKFONZIRELLI]

he didn't make brandy. he and brandy just worked great together

[tonebro]

Regardless of what else he wanted to do, he recognized she has talent beyond many. Brandy can do so many things with her voice its insane...her runs just cant be duplicated.

[Ashabobo]

@tonebro u are so right, Brandy is slept on w/the vocals, these ppl dont know. She's crzy in tone and runs, i love the girl.

[TomfromIsrael]

oh oh...I'm crying. I wanna work with Mr Jerkins so bad. He is a legend. he has the ability to create a powerful spirit in each and every song. I can imagine my voice through the songs he produces. I wish i could contact him. Why is everything so ruff? If only he could hear my voice and give me an opportunity. Its my dream. Rodney, please hear my voice. I have the desire and ambition to work hard.  I need your help. I came all the way from Israel and I am ready to go.

[WeAreDaMVPz]

he didnt say he produced the whole album. he said he had exec prod credits.

[TheSilentWarrior]

Brandy's album to me was the best she ever di...completely underrated.

[Lohan0885]

Rodney, you+Brandy=MAGIC, i knew u didnt do the whole album, and i feel bad but i didnt buy it coz i heard some songs and i knew it wasnt u.

Sometimes when you have a good thing going on, just dont change it, the fact is Never say Never and Full Moon were great, I did like AFrodisiac as well but you and Brandy really create some classic shit so y'all need to do a whole album

[UShunk]

Never Say Never and Full Moon were NOT produced entirely by Rodney... So your logic doesn't make any sense.

[Lohan0885]

Every1 knows that Darkchild has a heavy presence on the 2 albums i mentioned. His presence was obviously not as strong on this 1. Sometimes LOGIC involves reading between the lines?!? But i guess people with logic know that.

[zingalom]

Never Say Never and Full Moon were 90% produced by Rodney Jerkins or someone from the Darkchild Production company. So, you could pretty much say he did all those albums. He had less of a hand in this "Human" album.

[mirandansa]

He's lost much weight since I last saw him on a magazine.

[habenod]

i like that full moon joint him and brandy did back in the day music now a days is bassed on a ring tone or that hit song u can buy from itunes. im still am in the stone age how in the hell can u sell records any more?

[21bbc]

my initial reaction to hearing jay-z managing brandy. . .i'm not really feeling that. anyone have thoughts on that?

[cmusic333]

B-Rocka needs some B. Cox, some Sean Garrett, some Timbo!

A duet with Dawn (Danity Kane) would be hot!!

[CoasterExpert13]

I think Rodney is a bit ungrateful...saying he would only work with Brandy again if quote "I do the whole album"...He is a good producer, but every album needs a bit of variety. For him to say that he should have done the whole "Human" album and that he'd only work with her is she let him do the whole album is ungrateful and disrespectful to Brandy & the album.

[randytroy25]

no he is not he been around the biz since the 80s he knows wat he talkin bout her cd was a flop the one sound he did it was a hit

[CoasterExpert13]

Regardless if he's been out since the 80's is irrelevant. He's disrespectful, he said some similar shit about the the "Afrodisiac" album in another video. Said that she shouldn't have enlisted Timbaland to do that album and that that's why the album didn't do good. Whatever, like Brandy said in a press meeting "I want to see where I can go with my music creatively, and working with many producers has allowed that." I'd take a Timbaland produced album over a Rodney produced one any day!

[CoasterExpert13]

And I'm pretty sure alot of artist will say the same...I mean, out of all the new hit songs that came out THIS year so far, none of them were produced by him (Check if you must). He's borderline irrelevant. Brandy can do better than Rodney..Like getting Bryan Micheal Cox's...that's a dude who knows how to turn out R&B hits and doesn't dog the people who work for in the process. So I'm not hearing that garbage about him being in the biz for a minute and all that hoopla.

[misterriddlez]

naw man...I love Cox...but he'll never do full moon....totally different level

[randytroy25]

you make several good points i like timbo but he gone pop if im doin r&b ill roll with dark child

[dnlwood]

Rodney needs to sign Angelica Vasilcov. She is a singer/writer/piano player.

Check her out @ AngelicaV1 on YT.

[LGF18]

Everyone just go out and buy Brandy's album Human, because it is the best R&B album to come out last year, and she deserves more credit!

[1606Dominic]

I saw early cause Europe is taken ova with music, the music is better, the artist are actual artists not entertainers. we are much talent to the UK, we are loosin people who have been in the business for a while and the UK is supporting our artists, they are buying their Cd's. its sad people like Kelis, Pink, Kelly Rowland, Joss Stone,Jill Scott are doing better in Europe. Kelly should not have to go to the UK and shell out 4 consecutive top 5 hits and sell 2 million albums. Joss Stone also.

[cannoir]

Joss stone is british born and raised its just normal for her sell more CDs there.

Rodeny has not raised his game. his music sound just like his early 200s joints yawn .

[1606Dominic]

Simply put THIS GENERATION does not listen to real music anymore. Simply put early 2000 and the especially the 90's had the best music by far especially rnb. RnB is great music but everyone wants the twisted pop version of it for the club, and yes music is not what it used to be. Music is deeper than the dance floor. Albums are not selling, all the music is repeditive, the videos are repeditive, everything is the same especially female artists in the twisted genre that is now called rnb.

[dadreamzworld]

people who write people who sing and people who make beats and have anything to do with the album call it "THEIR" albums so I wish people would take that out their minds when people say my they are not being selfish!~

[TIFFANYBUTTERFLY]

he said people don't sell albums anymore well that's a lie because beyonce sells enough albums for all of these female singers out here lol

[Tr3Br33zy]

true. But then again you gotta think about limewire and all that s**t.

[brandkiya]

yeah she sells albums but she still hasnt reached 2 million albums she is over one million 8 years ago people people could sell 7 million albums but its too much technology

[gotagetchaa1]

not true, beyonce is more politically driven and hyped.brittany spears and beyonce are in the media club.very lil to do with music and more to do with marketing.

[niah2323]

he needs to stfu

[rickmusiq06]

Well the reason artists aren't selling anymore because of the multimedia share programs like Limewire, Kazaa, Ares, and many more. This really fu*ks up album sales....We all know Brandy is a beast vocally, but now a days people will rather download for free instead of supporting the Artists. I support Brandy all the way!!

[shamya321]

I LOVE B.

[Tr3Br33zy]

You're right. But on international sales they support the artists more, so that's why not alot of artists sren't getting dropped like Ryan Leslie. He the s**t though...

[brokencrayolazs]

Wait? Did he just implicitly say that Human wasn't a good album? He would've "repackaged" it. The fact was the album was probably one of her best works - just marketed not that well. I blame it on the label for not having enough interest in Brandy. Theres not one song on the human album that i've skipped.

[brokencrayolazs]

I think he's too cocky. The songs with Rodney were great, but the unreleased songs and the songs that rodney did not produce were GREAT songs, that definitely should have made the cut. Brandy's Human Album was the best r&b album of THEE year. So with or without Rodney, Brandy knows what songs to record. The chemistry between the two is definitely undeniable - but brandy is a star without him.

[Norav18]

Brandy is R&B Royalty! Point blank!

[KingJ5291]

ITS AMAZING HOW IT's SO MANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS HE's A FUCKING PRODUCER DARKCHILD AT THAT HE HAS BRAGGIN RIGHTS SORRY TO BUST YALL BUBBLES LOL

[FASHIONSFLYEST]

Her unreleased tracks were the best!!!!

[RobertL1990]

LMFAO @ the title of this video!

[SuaveFilmz]

Yes,I got him to answer some Brandy Questions,to all the Brandy fans!Their ya go.

[ThaGentleman512]

fat fake phag

[KetsyP13]

Human was a great album..

[jacks764]

I'd rather her make a complete album with Timbo especially if it would sound anything like Drum Life

[5487erik]

I agree. The entire Afrodisiac album was out of this world.

[gotagetchaa1]

yeah,kinda hard to beat out that album.

[Greenshow81]

So full of himself, it's disgusting!!!!

[wyntonmohorn]

It's funny how Darkchild is saying "Well I woulda did this with the album, and I woulda did that." But I bet he didn't mention any of that shit to Brandy while he was in the studio with her. Darkchild is one fake ass nigga!!!

[Cameo131]

I bought Brandy's album... FYI: I never bought an R&B album in my life. And I loved it. No doubt it was a great album from beginning to end

[realmatic1]

I think they have an undeniable chemistry and I do like most of the songs he did on the album. However, Brandy's had some unreleased songs that have surfaced this era that are better than all the ones Rodney did. That's just real talk. Drum Life, Porcelain Doll, List, Freedom, and One Thing are incredible! That's not even all of them. Even going back to Afrodisiac, she made amazing joints with Timbaland. Rodney doing a whole album for her isn't a good look. She can make good music with anyone

[saifeee]

I agree with you. Since he is the executive producer, i think he on purpose left those tracks out cause he knew fine well that they will outshine the ones he did. His work was good on it, but those ones you mentioned and some others are well better.

[wyntonmohorn]

I feel like Darkchild is a two-faced asshole! Just because Human isn't selling well he wants to act like he didn't have any say in the project. That's bullshit! He didn't produce every record for Never Say Never or Full Moon but he takes credit for those. Fuck him!!!

[Cbnboi]

Brandy doesn't need him at all

I hope he isn't on her next album

[kriskross21]

it was a pretty good album IMO

[gborders03]

good stuff...Rodney always keep it 100! I dont think Right Here was a good first single tho & who cares about sales?! Like he said, lady gaga got the hottest songs out and aint even sold 200,000 copies yet! Brandy gon stay the shyt!

[jordan484]

How many albums she sold anyway???

[TCmuziqFanz]

wow..

[dangerousclever]

He needs to shut the fuck up.

Like he's the greatest thing in the music business, when clearly he's a swagger jacker.

[richkidbobby]

good i thought it was my laptop!!!

[FoFivem]

nvm its my headphones

[FoFivem]

cant hear can any of yall

[CameronTGD]

This video messed up I Can only here in one ear, but on other vids its ok