It's been a long time coming for Grammy-winning singer Brandy, who now has her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
It's been a long time coming for Grammy-winning singer Brandy, who now has her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - a milestone that comes after decades of chart-topping hits. Her star, near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue, was unveiled during a ceremony Monday.
"Seeing the stars on the Walk of Fame lit something in me. It made me believe, it made me affirm over my own life: I'm going to sing my way onto one of these stars... and I DID! " The multi-platinum selling award-winner is an influential figure in R&B music. Her roles on television and film have also had a lasting impacts on pop culture. The sitcom "Moesha" inspired a generation including "Insecure" creator Issa Rae, who spoke at the unveiling ceremony. "Brandy made Moesha someone I wanted to befriend, the girl I wanted to be. At a time when beauty standards on television looked nothing like us, Brandy was the standard," Rae said.Her famous friends, including Monica, Kehlani and Jenifer Lewis joined her family and droves of her fans Monday as more than three decades of career accomplishments were set in stone.Brandy humbly called it all a blessing. "I knew it was going to be emotional, but I didn't know how emotional it was going to be. I'm so grateful. This is unbelievable," Brandy said.Former New Jersey assemblyman Alberto Coutinho killed in fiery crash in Newark
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