Tamar Braxton – Love and War
The official video for Tamar Braxton’s soaring ballad “Love and War” was released yesterday. The single hit #1 on iTunes. It was directed by Walid Azami. Enjoy.
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Love this song
I really like this song. Not enthused to watch videos – so over them.
the song and video is very reminiscent of the early 2000′s…love the song and the video
Can’t see vid @ work. I do like the song. The dang girl can really sing.
I like the song though
I
this song! Video was just “ok” to me. Glad you and Tamar made up Sandra
Happy Friday Roses
Love the song and she really did look pregnant on 106 & park yesterday
Can’t lie, loves loves loves this song. I actually think she did a good job in this video as well. Good for you Tamar
I think I seen this MONTHS ago? Then again, maybe not (haven’t actually clicked the “play” button). The song is aiight. A lil HIGH pitched at times but…..
I’m happy for her. I can’t lie, I threw her major shade from the show and then I realized that her craziness is what made the show successful. She can definitely sing. I like this song.
Not a Tamar fan but she sung the hell outta this song
WorkInProgress says:
Can’t see vid @ work. I do like the song. The dang girl can really sing.
I didnt think so when she was on the Soul Train Awards though 
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it is a knockoff Mariah video..but I do like the song ..tis all
hm.
she can indeed sing but i don’t like the song. i’m always in the minority on these things tho.
GOOOOOD ALMOSTAFTERNOON YALL!!!
Is it bad that I NEEEEEVER EVER LIKED HER and thus will never even give her music a chance… no… okay…
i only understand the first three words in the hook, once she get to screaming it all blends in to ” the other siiiiide *yelling* the fog lights”
I love the song…the video was simple but point got across…nice, can’t even throw shade.
I still don’t like her muppet baby ass but we can save that for another day
she’s very pretty in this vid
makin me wanna go get a barbie doll weave tew
“Love And War”
[Verse 1:]
Somebody said every day was gon’ be sunny skies,
Only Marvin Gaye and lingerie, I guess somebody lied
We started discussin’ it to fightin’ then don’t touch me please
Then it’s let’s stop the madness just come lay with me
And truth be told I’m wavin’ my flag before it goes bad yeah yeah
‘Cause we made it this far on for better or worse
I wanna feel it even if it hurts
If I gotta cry to get to the other side, let’s go ’cause we’re gon’ survive oh
[Chorus:]
We stay on the front lines
Yeah but we’re still here after the bomb drops
We go so hard we lose control
The fire starts then we explode
When the smoke clears we dry our tears
Only in love and war
[Verse 2:]
Sometimes you’re my general, you quarterback all these plays
Sometimes you’re my enemy and I’m throwin’ grenades
We’ll just be chillin’ and laughin’, I’m layin’ on your chest
Don’t know what happened ’cause things just went left
But here we go back down that road
That’s just the way that it goes
‘Cause we made it this far on for better or worse
I wanna feel it even if it hurts
If I gotta cry to get to the other side, as long as you’re there I’ll survive oh
[Chorus:]
We stay on the front lines
Yeah but we’re still here after the bomb drops
We go so hard we lose control
The fire starts then we explode
When the smoke clears we dry our tears
Only in love and war
[Vamp:]
As long as we make up after every fight when it’s over
You know I’m comin’ home right there where I belong
I’m takin’ off this armor oh-oh-oh-whoa-ooh-oh-oh
And we stay on the front lines
Yeah but we’re still here after the bomb drops
We go so hard we lose control
The fire starts then we explode baby
When the smoke clears we dry our tears
Only in love and war
Only in love and war
Only in love and war
#Helpful.
Love the song but why does this and Keyshia Coles song sound so much a like
why did we need the lyrics though?
HAPPY FREAKY FRIDAY!!!
@Kingstonn…..just shut that all the way down, huh? Does she even get an “E” for effort?
ion think the songs sound alike, tho i’ve heard a few ppl say that Beta
KAYKAY
have yaw discussed SCANDAL yet??
GYP
is it one be fweeky??
Hey Roses
I Need ya’ll good vibes,positive energy and GOOD Wishes to flow my way!!!!
I just put an offer on a Shortsale
TIA!
*gone be*
WorkInProgress says:
Can’t see vid @ work. I do like the song. The dang girl can really sing.
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I didnt think so when she was on the Soul Train Awards though
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@ TY me neither. Don’t know if it was nerves or what but she sounded horrible @ the Soul train Awards.
LUVN!
that’s great! claim it, it’s yourn! 
Wow never knew that general and quaterback line. Was singing all the wrong words. It is hard to understand what she’s saying though.
@Faystillthat……etc,
If you get it, I will spray some sheen on it and style it just the way you like it. I’ll be like that chick on coming to america:
Eddie: “What do you like?”
VBC: “Whatever you like.”
*spirit fingers* for my fren Luvn
Hey errbawdy
Betamax82 says:
Love the song but why does this and Keyshia Coles song sound so much a like
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What Keysha’s “Trust and Belee” song?
I watched the video on mute, and it was sooo slow motion. HAHA. I like the song. Just wanted to see what the video looked like silent.
If this song was reminiscent of her relationship, why doesn’t the guy appear more like Vince (physique)?!
@LuVyn Hey Hun
sending you all the good vibes and positive energy I can on the home girl cause I’m in that line of work and it’s an excellent time to get in on buying if you can!
LUVN! that’s great! claim it, it’s yourn
chille 
@FAY,gurrl I alreaTee did! the Realtor was like
ThankU GEllY!!
Unshakable says:
Eddie: “What do you like?”
VBC: “Whatever you like.”
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Arf! LOL
@Luvn….speak into the atmosphere and declare it. Act like it’s already yours. Will keep you lifted up in prayer.
Pryn yes that song
prynsexxx says:
Betamax82 says:
Love the song but why does this and Keyshia Coles song sound so much a like
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What Keysha’s “Trust and Belee” song?
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I would be highly upset if a producer gave me a song that sounds similar to the next chicks! And they’re both out in the same year! Nah.
You got it @Luv’n.
SPEAKING OF FREAKY FRIDAY
I watched School Daze last night…
I didn’t NOT remember when I first seent this them having a scene where Larry Fishborne is bukkeded naked!!! And he is HUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNGGGG!!!! I will never look at the Matrix the same… 
HARLEM!
gm beauty!
Hey Unapologetic!
TY
GIGI
King
VA
Naija (ju get my msg?)
Gelly
KABE
WUT
Yanni
AUNTIE
ERRYBODY
HAPPY FUKKIN FRIDAY!!!!!
Thanks OLSkOOL
whey You Been? Hopefully this ShortSale Process will Not take 120days!
Prynn,
A big dog…. woof!
@Beta
I agree.
@MTG
It looks like it has happened b/c they BOTH sound similar to me.
FAY
hey luv
@Luv – In Jesus Name, I claim it for you!
@Faystillthat….etc,
Oh I guess my new name is errbody….ok I can dig it!
and 
@FAy . . . Have your heard from LoveZoe??
hey fay!
harlem bew!
@ unshakeable
pretty much.
@Monique – Me and you AIN”t no good, cause I thought the same damn thing! Maybe that’s how he looks in her mind.
I have watched School DAze at least 7 times in the last 3 weeks, the song that the guy sings at homecoming is one of my faves
Butterflies began from being another…as a child was born from being in a mother’s womb 
Hey Fayy!!
@LuVn Been in the fields picking my fair share and then some
but I had to make time for my boo thangs (roses) since it’s Friday! Just come from downstairs writing down some yummy drink recipes. Imma have to go meet Nikke one day!!!
Maybe that’s how he looks in her mind.
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Unshakable
nawl hun! i forgot Pryn & WIP tew
that’s why ion like doin call outs, but chit it’s friday i said fugg it 
Luvn, i haven’t & she’s been on my mind. lemme tess..
*scans @Fay’s list up and down several times while everybody else is jumping around clapping and huggin b/c they made “the list”*
*sucks up tears*
“I ain’t wanna be on yo damn list anyway, PUNK!”
*walks by @Fay Whip table she has set up and knocks everything off*
YOUR NAME HERE! says:
I have watched School DAze at least 7 times in the last 3 weeks, the song that the guy sings at homecoming is one of my faves Butterflies began from being another?as a child was born from being in a mother?s womb
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His head though…
He’s a friend of one of my producer friends. Dude is a background singer for Stevie Wonder.
Me likes the vibes
*covers @Fays eyes*
tries to delete my post #63
LOL
@FAY – I did
life is def unexpected…it can change in an instant for real
Good Morning to All the Beautiful Ladies of SR!!
prynsexxx says:
ikr!!
*scans @Fay’s list up and down several times while everybody else is jumping around clapping and huggin b/c they made “the list”*
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@OLSkOOL Yes NikkeNikke be throwing out some tantalizing dranks
I don’t wanna be alone tonight
*can’t believe she slept with half-pint*
Goat
Naija that song is actually in my playlist
KINGSTONN
<— such the opposite of how I feel. It really should be 
Ummm, I need this video to NOT look just like Mariah Carey’s “H.A.T.E.U” video, and for this song to not sound like Kayshia Cole’s “Trust and Believe” song. Otherwise, her voice is beautiful, but I need a lil more Tamar, and not 5 other artists blended in one.
Oldskool
thanks for the advice hun
<—- really me and my aries man 
*Keyshia
@Harlem
It’s week 3 of the 52 week money challenge. You in? LOL
@BETA – that’s my favorite song in the movie
where is Big Brother Almighty these days
Hey MissHarlem… :blush:
PRYNN those straws are stainless steel and was on her show the second to last season and she has been using them ever since. They were her green epi back then. I forgot where you can get them from
hey Goat & Oleskool!
GYP!
the gravi!!!
@Sam THAT’S WHAT I’M TALMBOUT!!!
PRYNN
I was just about to ask you the same thing. 
I made my 3rd deposit last night of 50 though.
Thanks @Harlem
Stainless steel, platinum? They are still cool to me.
@ harlem
wasss wrong?
*looks for His* come rest your head on my B-Cups and tell me..
@ oldskool
they said it was rare but i was like.. 
i don’t have it personally, but when i did my rotation at this Woman’s Hospital, i saw alot of women coming in to get surgery because the IUD had broke through the uterine walls
GYPPPPPPP
Forgive me I is tired with a capital T
all around well here I go again not everyone but ya know
NAIJJJAAAA
I’m depositing 53. I do two weeks at a time, which will always add up to 53 (kinda sorta).
@Fay Girl I’m bout to place a new order…my son done booked two jars of my whip using it on his ugly feet!!! Feet still ugly but they aint rusty no more!!!
Naija I could have sworn I seen him on some crime show looking old azz hail
PRYNN yea and if memory serves me correctly it was like 18 dollars however you never have to buy a straw again. I still think they cool
KINGSTONN *rest head* nada I went to bed super LATE and to top it off I spent money in BJ’s yesterday like I owned it that made me more tired. Only to go home and drink half a bottle of wine. Lawwddd why must thou play thyself
And he had on that kufi hat trying to cover that big azz head…
oldskool
what about virgo woman and aries man??
Harlem & Pryn
#nosy
yaw doin that save a dolla week & increase a dolla plan thingy?
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Oleskool
guhl stop! TWO jars??!! he need a azz whoopin!
Hey Fay Fay
@ *walks by @Fay Whip table she has set up and knocks everything off*
Thank you Fayla!!!! I was feeling some kinda way with my soon to be 40 azz so I did a mini photo shoot!
I always ffwd that part of School Daze bc my scene comes on after. However I can do the whole routine to I dont want to be alone toniiiggghhtttt. I thought they was so HOT back then with that glitter in that wig
When luvin get her house we havin a SR housewarmin
Really like the song, but um
FAY yea but we upping the ante every week and put more than suggested
MISSH
you are hot and fresh…bread 
@Kingstonn Oh gawd thanks for the heads up! I got that thing last year and I kid you not, I went from 133 pounds to 151 pounds in 2 1/2 months and no matter what I do my weight stays at 151. You know how you can loose weight from being sick, hell I can’t even lose a pound from the flu with this thing!!! My OB swears that it’s not the IUD and its my metabolism but damn it went from high to zero in a matter of months??? I don’t think so!
*being nosier than @Fay*
@Harlem said (to @Kingstonn)
I spent money in BJ’s yesterday
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BJ’s the restaurant? If so, we have one of those here and the shyt is ick to me.
MissHarlem says:
FAY yea but we upping the ante every week and put more than suggested
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SKEEEEERRRRRTTTTTTT
Pump yo brakes, pimpin’. I ain’t up’n chit (barely savin’ as it)….I’m just doin it a lil different. 
LOL
*wanders off singin’*
I’m different
Yeah I’m different
Pull up to the scene with my ceilin’ missin’
SKERRT
TWO CHAAAAIIIINS!!!
LOL
oh yaw gone mek it TSUNAMI then huh? don’t forget a bish nah Harlem!
LOL @Fay
I ain’t makin NOTHING tsunami…….you won’t get to see/terch it til NYE. LOL
Sam says:
When luvin get her house we havin a SR housewarmin
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I like the song. Didn’t expect to.
lifetime channel or not who’s idea was it to cast MJB as Betty Shabazz
Anybody got some Girl Scout cookies they wanna share til my order comes in? I only like the Tagalongs and Shortbreads….but I’m willing to try a sleeve of Thin Mints and you gotta have me a glass of soy milk with one of Oprah’s straws in it. Ok? Thanks.
this finna be the most purtiest, clear skindest, money savinest blog community out there
lifetime channel or not who’s idea was it to cast MJB as Betty Shabazz
I thought the same thing when I heard it I was like 
okay
^^^^
Jenie says:
Some females really do need peen
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She prolly don’t want it and is fighting the urge.
On topic: I have a love/hate thingy going on with Tamar. Her attitude on BFV never bothered me because she is pretty funny and let’s be honest, that show would be booboo without her shenanigans! She really annoyed the hell out of me and a whole lot of people when she tried to ride for Memphitz and bash Kmichelle on twitter and I don’t know if she can redeem herself in my eyes after that! However, I do think she has a lovely voice and I would never hate on her success because she has paid her dues in the music industry and lived in her sister’s shadow enough to deserve success. Now maybe she will stop buggin poor Vince to help make her Gaga-famous!
GellySammich says:
this finna be the most purtiest, clear skindest, money savinest blog community out there
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you forgot long hairdest too…..LOL
I see you Tamar posted up by them rocks on the beach channeling your inner Morning Glory pose
you’re right pryn *whipped hair flip*
@ oldskool
its the hormones!
you have that in you constantly and that’s prob influencing your weight gain by making you hungrier. the shot does the same thing too. i know a girl was 112 and started taking the shot and now she’s 165.
FAY/PRYNN YES we are upping the ante bc we are saving more than what was suggested. I dont care if its .50 cents more its upping the ante
and Prynn no BJ’s wholesale ie. costco etc
NAIJA
that tickled me
LUVN
and congrats bc it will be yours
@HEARTLAND – I highly doubt Tamar will be as successful as she’d like even as talented as she is
Naija maybe it’s a spoof
Victoria Secretions has $15 tunics, leggings and skirts on sale today only.
@GELLY I wish but
they got Angela Bassett playing Corretta and MJB doing Betty *le sigh*
@Sam that’s a hard match…not to say that it can’t work but it will actually feel like work…virgo woman is a perfectionist and Aries man can be a little carefree so the woman of the two can appear to be a nag to the male whereas the man can seem irresponsible to the female. But, if they can back off of each other a bit from time to time, it can work but it will still feel like “work”.
@ oldskool
its the hormones!
you have that in you constantly and that’s prob influencing your weight gain by making you hungrier. the shot does the same thing too. i know a girl was 112 and started taking the shot and now she’s 165.
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Is it the progesterone that makes you gain the weight?
I remember taking bc..and I got off cuz I got fat, was depressed and my hair started to fall out…I said this can’t be life
all that just to not have a damn baby?! Nah son..fukk it.
@Kinstonn,
That story made my hello kitty go…
That is so scary…don’t wish such an experience on anyone.
Thank you MZHarlem . .
@OlSkOOl i have it,never had an issue with it,someone else from SR got it recently and was having slight issues as far as cramping and feelingfluffy.
I LOVE this song!! #ThatIsAll
@Kingstonn Lawwwwd noooooo!
You think the hormones would balance out better if I went back on the pill cause this is maddness!? The only reason my doc took me off was because it was her suggestion for women over 40 
naijaGal says:
@HEARTLAND – I highly doubt Tamar will be as successful as she’d like even as talented as she is
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Well she is living under the same roof with one of the most important people in music industry. If she fails to make success a reality, it is nobody’s fault but her own!
is J-Hud too scared of packing the pounds on to make Punk a proud papa again?
Via Rumor Fix reports:
According to a tabloid, Hudson promised Otunga that she’d have another child with him once her first son turned three. And now that the time has come, the Weight Watchers spokeswoman is refusing to bare another child in fear that she will gain back the 80 pounds she’s lost.
“When their son’s third birthday passed in August, David reminded her of her promise, but she couldn’t believe he was asking that just as she finally reached her target weight. The fight escalated with David telling Jennifer she is choosing looks over family.”
Is Jennifer really feuding with her fiance over choosing her body over babies? A rep for the couple tells RumorFix that this is yet another “ridiculous” tabloid story!
Now we all know that when it comes to the truth, celebrity reps can sometimes be just as shady as the tabloids. Do you think Jennifer is keeping the family small for the sake of her waistline for real?
libra80
Tat Gravie LOL
NaijaGal says:
@HEARTLAND – I highly doubt Tamar will be as successful as she’d like even as talented as she is
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This is true because truth be told, she will always be compared to Toni. Tamar is also OLD according to music industry standards and she just doesn’t have that IT factor sex appeal that is a requirement nowadays.
Do you think Jennifer is keeping the family small for the sake of her waistline for real?
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@libra80
I didnt like NeNe for quite sometime,she has grown on me I Adore Her.
whats the BS bouyt Geritol Greg getting back with her for her coins?
ION buy it
@Gigi
That’s what I’m talking bout! Why women gotta get the side effect stuff???
@LuVn feeling fluffy aint the word girl…feeling flat out FAT! And I been working out like somebody crazy and I done left sugar alone for months and aint lost JACK! S*** tighter than ever! I had the initial cramping but eveything else was coming up roses (hee hee) until my weight jumped in a matter of weeks!
so i’m no the only one who thinks she could’ve saved that money. the video is blah af. and what’s with the not so closeups of the guy? they shot this with one camera in 4 hours and 3 takes. I like the song. This video should’ve come out the day after her season finale, not 2 months later. Is she getting ready to drop the cd? If so, it makes sense.
You can tell she can’t be in the moment and all over the guy. It’s like Vince’s big ass is hovering over the set in spirit.
To:
Super Bowl XLVII
Please do your part to help in saving our nation.
Before watching the biggest game of the football season, no one wants to endure the aural assault of Alicia Augello Cook (Alicia Keys). Think of the time that will be wasted mending injured eardrums, comforting crying children, and attempting to quiet hysterical house pets.
Instead, she should be replaced with Sissy Nobby, a renowned New Orleans bounce artist. As a native of the city of New Orleans and a world-class artist who is quite experienced in the art of getting a party started, it only seems fitting to afford him the opportunity to honor both his city and our nation on this monumental occasion.
Ask yourselves: who would we rather hear? A caged bird with lifelong laryngitis, or a local legend with a penchant for making booties clap like those bombs bursting in air?
I strongly urge you to prayerfully consider this change.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
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If Jennifer doesn’t want to drop another baby and pick up pounds, so what. They can just use Bey’s surrogate.
@OLDSKOOL u still here in this Post?
@LuVn Yeah, I need to come upstairs?
Thre is a new post,
I wanted to respond to you in #142 . . .
Your gonna weigh more and feel Fat in the 1st few months of working out,I went thu the same thing awhile back.i was Not happy bout it.I shared it with the ROSES BACK IN SEPT.
Love the song…not feeling the video. We have seen alot of Tamar giving us FACE. I for one am over giving us FACE. Would have loved the creator of the vid to capture candid moments with Tamar & Vince
May i please get a ban on the whole beach frolicing, rock hunching, sheer robe blowing and strategically placed hair fans , for about a year or two…
@LuVn Oh realllly
humm that’s something to think about because I was thinking I’m busting my butt and burning serious calories but nothing is happening and it’s discouraging.
Genia says:
May i please get a ban on the whole beach frolicing, rock hunching, sheer robe blowing and strategically placed hair fans , for about a year or two…
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@OLSkOOL ..
to the roses.
I Was Going thru the sAME Thing back in Sept,I was
Are you lifting weights how much cardio?
The video does not go with the song. All she is doing is looking in the camera and moving her lips. And why don’t they show the lead man’s face? Great song, good singing, but the video suuuuuuuuucks!
@LuVn I’m doing 45 min of cardio every other day just not the same routine, and two days of strenght training without weights. Girl I feel like I’m about to DIE when I’m done but I’m up from barely getting up off the ground to 20 full pushups with no problem so I know I’m getting stronger slowly but surely but dag; can the weight come the hell off cause I aint trying to be buff looking?
@OldSkool
Ur muscles are forming which weigh more than Fat,It will Taper off.It will I know what ur going thru.
I love this song!!! Tamar did her thing here… I hope she releases more good music like this song!! Still gives me the chills!!
Where is Ty?? I replied back to you the other day……. I think I may have missed you!
And your NOT going to get buff,It takes a woman alot of weight and lifting like a yr to get awkwardly buff
@LuVn Thank you booski for you encouragement
because I sure needed it! I’ll just keep plugging along… someone else told me that cardio burns fat so I should keep it up and increase the time gradually. Whew…who knew trying to be healthy would be so much work!?
@OLsKOOl it is alot of hardwork,IVe been beasting in the gym since aug.maybe 2-3weeks ago i really jus started seeing results and my body transforming
you also have to factor in ur water weight which is a BIG FACTOR.
@LuVn Wow that’s GREAT! I’m proud to hear that you’ve been at it for this long! I’m really trying to keep the momentum going and not fall off. Damn you water weight
but is it true that too keep the water weight down you should drink more water???
@OlSkOOL Yes,if you dont drink enough water,ur body gets dehydrated and bloated and starts looking for water! Crazy. you should eat every three hours to keep ur Metabolism pumping
@LuVn *licking tip of pencil and jotting down notes* thank you so much for the tips. I’m sticking to it and I’ll keep you up on my progress cause I’m tired of being tired from doing nothing. My energy is certainly on the rise and like I said, I am feeling stronger so I can’t stop now! Let’s go back upstairs cause my legs getting tired from running up and down the stairs!
Good for Tamar. But why didn’t she use Vince as the love interest?
love this