Brandy talks about "Two Eleven" album with YRB Magazine

Brandy is currently gearing up for the promotion for her long-awaited comeback album "Two Eleven". The release date for the album is scheduled to be released this June. The first single other than "It All Belongs To Me, a duet with Monica. In the interview with YRB magazine, Brandy opens up about the inspiration behind the album title, the album sound and direction, working with Frank Ocean and more. Along side doing an interview, she did photoshoot for the magazine. Brandy is sporting a short hair do and some high fashions looks.

Read some of Brandy's interview about her new album "Two Eleven" below.

On the album title:

"Some of the titles I was working with were Rebirth, Reincarnation, Reinvention, Resurrection… I just felt like Two Eleven describes all of that. It's the day I was born, and each year, I evolve and change with time," she says. "It also has a whole new meaning to it because I gained my angel. My icon is my angel now. It's all tied in there and I just think it best represents who I am and the responsibilities I have moving on".

On the album sound and direction:

Shying away from the smooth piano-infused sound of Human, Brandy roughs up her sound on Two Eleven, maintaining the powerful productions of previous records but mashing in genres outside of her comfort zone. "It's definitely R&B, but it has the crossover appeal. It’s grittier, it's edgier, it's just different type of R&B. It's not your regular smooth, soft with the beat type music," she describes. "It"s just taking risks and hearing how I sound over different types of music, and I wanted an album that different people can listen to. Not just R&B, but pop and hip-hop. I wanted everyone to have something that they can listen to on this album".

On working with Frank Ocean again:

For "Scared of Beautiful", Ocean lends his writing chops for a deeper cut about a woman coming to terms with her beauty. "His music speaks volumes, and I was able to experience that before everyone else knew," she says. "I always knew he was really special and I just wanted to see how we could vibe, what we could come up with together in the studio this time around. He's just a genius. I think his songs have so much substance and so much depth, and you need that on an album as well".

Check out more of Brandy's interview with YRB Magazine here. Check out the photos, after the jump.

Source: Yrb Magazine