R&B singer Brandy rocked the house Saturday night at the Project Hood benefit concert at the Venue at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind..
Brandy opened the show with energetic applause for her 2002 hit “What About Us?” She kept the hits coming with long-time favorites including “I Wanna Be Down,” “Baby,” and “The Boy is Mine.”
The recently engaged singer also performed a medley in tribute to her “idol,” the late Whitney Houston. The audience sang along with such Houston songs as “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “How Will I Know.”
“Whitney was the epitome of a songstress,” Brandy said. “Everything I dreamt of becoming. I loved her.”
The recently engaged singer told the audience that her new song “Wildest Dreams” from her latest album “Two Eleven” was about her fiancé, music executive Ryan Press.
She closed the show with a fun dance routine to her latest hit, “Put It Down” with Chris Brown.
Check out what Brandy had to say about her new album here.
Month: January 2013
‘Ashy Larry’ explains the ‘Guy Code’
Fans may know him best as ‘Ashy Larry’ from Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” but Donnell Rawlings continues to rock the stage.
He will appear this weekend at the UP Comedy Club in the Old Town neighborhood and he also stars in the MTV2’s series “Guy Code,” where he explains the proper way for a man to eat a banana in public.
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Carlos Mencia is ‘Laughin’ and Livin’
Eight years ago, Carlos Mencia leaped into homes across the country with his comedy television series, “Mind of Mencia.” Now, five years after the show’s end, Mencia continues to reach fans through his comedy performances and broadcasting his podcast, “Laughin’ and Livin’.”
Mencia performs a second night Saturday at the UP Comedy Club.
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