Tag: Toni Braxton

Traci Braxton’s “Crash & Burn”: The MOC Preview & ST Review Link

…..”One doesn’t have to be more than song or two in to recognize that there’s no denying the familial lineage even if Traci wanted to: Her tone and delivery has the expected husk and depth that we hear in Toni’s and Tamar’s, but without their dramatic dips and runs. Her range ebbs from within, like… Continue reading Traci Braxton’s “Crash & Burn”: The MOC Preview & ST Review Link

Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” Memoir, A MOC Preview/ST Book Review Link

….It’s been decades since Ms. Braxton was a meek and malleable college student with dreams of becoming a star, but just because her 1995, self-titled debut sold over ten million copies doesn’t mean that her path to stardom was an easy one. In fact, from the very moment Braxton experienced even a a glimpse of… Continue reading Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” Memoir, A MOC Preview/ST Book Review Link

Braxton & Babyface’s “Love, Marriage & Divorce” CD, The MOC Preview Link & Soultracks Review Link

….But what about the in-between or the aftermath? What’s left for the ones who are clutching love by a thread, unsure of the next step or those on the other side of through with boxes packed, leases broken and U-Hauls parked out front? Those infuriated, angst-filled and downright awkward moments are deftly examined in the… Continue reading Braxton & Babyface’s “Love, Marriage & Divorce” CD, The MOC Preview Link & Soultracks Review Link

Tamar Braxton’s “Love & War,” The MOC Preview Link & ST Full-Length CD Review

She’s fiery, flamboyant, and so much of a one-woman-drama-generator that it can be spread over multiple TV show outlets. But, given her position as the baby of the Braxton Bunch, who could blame her? Being too over-the-top, too extra and too loud is the way that Tamar gets her needs met, and it’s actually worked… Continue reading Tamar Braxton’s “Love & War,” The MOC Preview Link & ST Full-Length CD Review