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in 2000, which proved unsuccessful. Braxton later said she was not allowed to record music about herself or her personal life; she wished she had fought harder to make an album that was more authentic to her, viewing
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2040:"Songwriter Makeba Riddick-Woods Looks Back On Her Biggest Hits for Beyoncé, Rihanna, J. Lo and More"
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2343:"John Legend Makes Them Swoon at the Paramount"
2228:"The 'Real' Tamar Braxton [Exclusive]"
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2398:"Tamar Braxton: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"
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759:2nd Annual Smooth Spring Groove.
2847:Songs written by LaShawn Daniels
2574:Understanding the Music Business
2211:Proves That R&B Is Not Dead"
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2207:"Album Review: Tamar Braxton's
1915:"Tracklisting: Tamar Braxton -
1774:Brown, N. (October 23, 2013a).
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2730:For the Rest of My Life, Pt. 2
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1704:"Are You Ready for Tamar?!?".
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2294:"Real Wardrobe Malfunctions"
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2062:"Review: Tamar Braxton's
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2363:Braxton Family Values
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2862:Tamar Braxton songs
2744:If I Don't Have You
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2360:"Surprise Me Not".
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2768:Other songs
2737:Let Me Know
2448:PR Newswire
2215:Yahoo! News
2138:The Boombox
1535:Devin 2013d
1473:Puccio 2013
1458:Gillin 2013
1370:Devin 2013e
1323:Taylor 2013
1289:Devin 2013b
1221:Brown 2013a
1202:Devin 2013c
1168:Devin 2013a
1145:Gracie 2018
1141:Devin 2013a
1137:Brown 2013b
1110:Taylor 2012
1095:Gracie 2018
1039:Brown 2013b
991:Jordan 2013
739:John Legend
735:opening act
631:Music video
619:Yahoo! News
466:"Hot Sugar"
379:lead single
200:lead single
138:Music video
124:Producer(s)
24:"Hot Sugar"
2842:2012 songs
2836:Categories
2193:The Source
1878:SoulTracks
1859:SoulTracks
1840:SoulTracks
1676:Stout 2013
1428:Kelly 2014
1340:Rayam 2013
1156:Beall 2009
974:References
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503:media help
80:Streamline
2776:Hot Sugar
2579:Routledge
2403:Billboard
2385:Billboard
2366:. Season
2115:USA Today
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1697:Citations
1443:Obie 2013
1274:Khan 2013
1255:Billboard
1237:Billboard
979:Footnotes
939:Instagram
883:Billboard
865:Billboard
853:position
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753:headliner
637:Instagram
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355:Billboard
254:Billboard
223:Instagram
162:Hot Sugar
145:Hot Sugar
2702:Get None
2593:Archived
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2559:TV Guide
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1563:TV Guide
1497:BET 2013
1123:TV Guide
941:account.
755:for the
693:for her
682:vitiligo
615:AllMusic
401:hood rat
372:mastered
368:recorded
2758:Changed
2716:The One
2694:Singles
2537:Essence
2518:Essence
2432:YouTube
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