Performance Choice of the Day: Brandy Live at the 2016 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Award Show
Brandy showcased her then-new single “Beggin & Pleadin”—and it wasn’t just live. It was alive.
Gritty chanting. Throwback blues/soul. A raspy wail that rippled from the depths. Brandy went to church, to the county fair, to the skies, to heartbreak, to healing. All in one take. No backing track. Just Brandy. Raw. Unfiltered.
She didn’t sing that song. She testified. A poet in court before the witnesses and jury.
“Beggin & Pleadin” is a blend of OG rhythm and gut-punch delivery, a sonic sermon that proved—yet again—Brandy’s voice remains unmatched and unmistakably unique.
Here we are, nearly a decade later, and it still stands as one of the most remembered, underground, cult-fan preferred BLACK GIRLS ROCK! performances. Not to mention a genuine masterclass in retro and modern vocals.
Brandy didn’t need a mic. She was the mic. Press play now below!
