1. Let’s just start with the fact that the greatest voice of all time handpicked her to play the first black Cinderella.




2. And how even the new greats lose all control at the sound of her voice.



5. Don't forget when she became the first black singer to be the face of CoverGirl.



6. Or when black girls everywhere had more dolls to play with because Barbie came out with that Brandy collection!



7. Notice, if you will, how other artists run to defend her honor when so-called music critics don’t acknowledge the game-changing influence she’s had on R&B.







9. In Rock & Folk magazine, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante even credited Brandy’s vocals as his inspiration.



10. Ariana Grande named Brandy as one of her top five vocal influences.



11. Rihanna declared her to be the B-E-S-T.



12. And she said Brandy’s Afrodisiac album inspired her in the making of Good Girl Gone Bad.

"When I was in the studio that was the album that I listened to all the time, and I really admired that every song was a great song," Rihanna told Entertainment Weekly. "You could listen to the entire album. And I was like, You know what? I have to make an album like this."

16. And when she carried a whole network on her back and starred in UPN’s top-rated ’90s sitcom, Moesha.



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