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Bobby Brown Talks Tell-All A&E ‘Biography’: ‘This Is My Truth’
“The biggest misperception of me is that I really give a f— about what anybody feels.” That’s just one of the many colorful declarations and insightful revelations peppered throughout Biography: Bobby Brown. At times spicy, poignant and fun — but never pulling any punches — the documentary premieres across two nights on A&E, starting Memorial Day (Monday and Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET/PT). Seemingly nothing was left on the cutting-room floor as Bobby Brown relates how he rocketed his way out of the housing projects of Roxbury, Mass., into superstardom — first as a member of R&B/pop boy group New Edition and later as a magnetizing solo act. Along the way, he recounts his “bad boy” reputation, the origin of his signature “Gumby” haircut and love life interludes. Explore See latest videos, ch...
Bobby Brown’s Most Hip-Hop Moments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Many revere R&B legend Bobby Brown as a founding member of New Edition and having a solid solo career as a pioneer of “New Jack Swing.” On the eve of a new documentary about his life, and a cover story over at CassiusLife right now, we felt it was only right to highlight some of his most Hip-Hop moments. Bobby Brown is rightfully regarded as someone who’s had an iconic career in R&B for decades. The public will get to see the highlights and other aspects of the singer’s life in a new documentary, Biography: Bobby Brown. The two-part documentary will make its debut on the A&E network on May 30. But as much as we know about his impact on R&B, he has to be given credit for his impact on Hip-Hop as well. Related S...
Twitter & Bobby Brown Agree: ‘The Bodyguard’ Remake Is The Bad Movie Idea Nobody Asked For
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Legato / Getty A lot of people are done with all the remakes. Even the news of Bel-Air, the dramatic remake of the ’90s sitcom favorite, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, has probably been met with just as much scorn as it has anticipation. It’s like every day there’s news of a new movie or TV show that has literally been done before, and often it’s the kind of timeless classic that leaves plenty of detractors expressing the same sentiment: Just leave it alone. Also, some of these remake and reboot ideas are just bad. According to TMZ, Tony-nominated playwright Matthew Lopez is reported to have been tapped to direct a remake of the classic 1992 romance drama, The Bodyguard, which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner and gifted the world with W...
Keith Sweat & Bobby Brown Will Have VERZUZ Battle At 2021 ESSENCE Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Louis / Getty Among the R&B giants living today, both Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown have enough hit records between them to go head to head and that opportunity is now presenting itself in epic fashion. The Triple OG vocalists will take on one another at the 2021 ESSENCE Music Festival in a special edition of VERZUZ later on Thursday (July 1). The announcement was made earlier in the week just as a recent VERZUZ event between Soulja Boy and Bow Wow recently concluded. This year’s ESSENCE, presented by Coca-Cola, launched on June 25 and totally virtual due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. VERZUZ, one of the many vital creative properties to emerge from the worldwide lockdown, has shown and proven that the digital broadcast format is a viable e...
Bobby Brown Reveals He Believes Nick Gordon Responsible for Death of Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Red Table Talk / facebook Bobby Brown has been through a lot when it comes to death and trauma. During his recent sit down with Jada Pinkett-Smith for the Red Table Talk, he opened up about how he overcame it all. While discussing how he’s dealing with the grief over the recent passing of his son, Bobby Brown Jr., Bobby Brown Sr. also discussed his new found passion towards petitioning for the formal charging and convicting of street dealers who push synthetic drugs or opioid laced drugs to be charged with a more harsh crime after it was revealed that Bobby Jr reportedly passed away ported mixture of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol. “I just think there needs to be something done to these dealers out here because they’re out here really killing people,” Bro...
Bobby Brown Sr. Demands Justice After Toxicology Report Triggers Investigation of Son’s Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Tran / Getty R&B legend Bobby Brown is demanding justice after the toxicology report from his son, Bobby Brown Jr.’s, death triggers an investigation. According to TMZ, the LAPD began looking at the death of Brown’s son as a possible crime from the beginning due to narcotics being involved, specifically Percocet and cocaine. Officers state that during the course of their investigation, one of the dealers supplying drugs to the younger Brown shortly before his body was found. The gossip site reports that the investigation was triggered by police noticing an increase in illegal street drugs bring cut with fentanyl — which is cheap and easily hooks users–a fact that was confirmed in the toxicology report for Bobby Brown Jr, which revealed th...
Bobby Brown Loses Son, Bobby Brown Jr. At 28
Source: Maury Phillips / Getty Bobby Brown has already endured the loss of one of his children in Bobbi Kristina Brown and now has suffered another tremendous loss. Reports went wide that the R&B singer lost his son, Bobby Brown Jr., at 28. TMZ shared in a report limited details of Brown Jr.’s death, this after he was discovered dead on Wednesday inside his home near Los Angeles, Calif. From TMZ: A source close to the family tells TMZ Bobby Jr. was found dead Wednesday in his home in the L.A. area. Police are still at the house, and our sources tell us, at this point, they do not believe there was foul play involved. As mentioned previously, Brown, a father of seven, lost his daughter Bobbi Kristina in 2015 due to an apparent overdose, eerily in the same fashion as Brown’s ...
