Instead of calling her Brandy, address her as Your Highness. The Vocal Bible took the BET Awards to church on Sunday night (June 26), performing her “First Class” freestyle with Jack Harlow. After leaving the stage, she revealed how the surprising number came to be.
“First and foremost, I can’t believe what just happened,” the icon said backstage to Entertainment Tonight. “I had no idea the crowd would be so enthusiastic… Oh my god, they were in it, and I’m so grateful to Jack for giving me this amazing opportunity to, like, be a rapper. For example, I’ve had a rap dream for years.
“I’ve always wanted to rap,” she continued. “And everyone was like, ‘Everyone just wants to hear you sing,’ or ‘Don’t do rap.’” But I’m like, I really like rap. I love hip-hop, I love everything, so…”
Also in a post on her Instagram profile, she expresses herself she felt during the night performance. This is how she captioned the post:
This was a magical night. I felt so loved and appreciated by @jackharlow and his wonderful team ♥️ I haven’t been to the bet awards in a VERy long and it’s my dream to earn one. Thank y’all for embracing me like family. And the crowd for making me feel #firstclass
Jack,me and you 4 life ♠️@teamtoomuch
@luxurylaw – I felt like a super star
@makeupsurgeon – just wow
@nikkrokkshair – so blessedMy god Father @frankgrataon – can’t do without you
@motownrecords x @theethiopiandream – love my new home ♥️@atlanticrecords for being behind this performance
thank you for you support ♥️♠️Thank you to my whole family for always being there @rayj – @sonjanorwood – @vocalcoachnorwood – @princesslove and Most of all my light, my music, my angel @syraismith
@salxo @chitownshake @ebrointheam @oldmanebro @lakesheezy ♥️ @aasimdxplicit us together is roar!!??-brannie
Later in the interview, Brandy revealed how she pulled off the big surprise, saying, “Jack didn’t realize that my brother [Ray J] and I were siblings on a radio show… And then it made all this noise from there. I didn’t notice the noise until about five days later. ‘Oh my god,’ I thought. So I sent a joking tweet saying, ‘I could take this guy on a rap.’ ‘Oh my god, that’s hip-hop, I kinda have to back that up,’ I thought. So I released a freestyle, which Jack loved and said, ‘Let’s do it on the BET Awards.’”
CHECK OUT THE LIST OF WINNERS”]Even before Brandy delivered her lightning-fast freestyle, Harlow’s latest single debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it has spent three non-consecutive weeks trading places with Harry Styles’ “As It Was” and Future’s “Wait For U” featuring Drake and Tems.
Brandy’s full interview about her BET Awards performance can be found below…
Source: Billboard
