Music Thread #1 For 12/10/09: Tell Me This Isn't True

Sigh, it's true:

R&B singer Brandy recently launched her new career as a rapper on Timbaland’s new album Shock Value 2.

Brandy created the new rap alias Bran’ Nu and rhymes under the alias on the track “Meet in The Middle,” which is taken from Timbaland’s album, which hit stores Tuesday (December 8).

It gets better

Timbaland tapped Brandy for her rhyming ability after he saw a video of the singer rhyming on YouTube.

“What I’m doing on the album is a little bit different than what everybody knows me for. It was a great experience. I got a chance to be another part of myself,” Brandy said in published reports.

Here's the track for you to laugh at (shape that a good beat is put to waste):

If you would ask about 5 years ago, who would be more likely to rap between Monica or Brandy, I would have certainly thought the former than the latter.

But with how urban music is nowadays, I should have been clearly open to both choices.