African-American Reality Television Series (Film Guide) - 50 Cent: The Money and the Power, Basketball Wives, Basketball Wives La, Being Bobby Brown, B (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: 50 Cent: The Money and the Power, Basketball Wives, Basketball Wives LA, Being Bobby Brown, Black. White., Born to Dance: Laurieann Gibson, Brandy: Special Delivery, Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business, Braxton Family Values, Candy Girls, Charm School (TV series), Chicagolicious, Coolio's Rules, DMX: Soul of a Man, Eddie Griffin: Going For Broke, Ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme, Fantasia for Real, Football Wives (VH1 series), For the Love of Ray J, From G's to Gents, How I'm Livin', Ice-T's Rap School, Ice Loves Coco, I Want to Work for Diddy, Keyshia Cole: Family First, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, La La's Full Court Life, Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown, Love & Hip Hop, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Mo'Nique's Fat Chance, Monica: Still Standing, R&B Divas (TV series), Real Chance of Love, Run's House, R U the Girl, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood, T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle, Tanisha Gets Married, The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty, The Michael Vick Project, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Salt-N-Pepa Show, The T.O. Show, The Ultimate Merger, The Wendy Williams Experience, Tia & Tamera, Tiny and Toya, Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, What Chilli Wants. Excerpt: Braxton Family Values is an American reality series on WEtv starring Grammy-winner Toni Braxton and her sisters. The series premiered on April 12, 2011. The show features the rambunctious, tight-knit Braxton sisters Grammy Award-winning artist Toni Braxton, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar and their headstrong mother, Evelyn, and offers an inside look at their lives and the drama of family chaos. The SuperstarToni Michelle Braxton was born October 7, 1967 in Severn, Maryland as the first daughter of Michael and Evelyn Braxton. Toni spent much of her childhood with her sisters watching Soul Train and listening to music. As she grew older, Toni became inspired by the greats such as Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan. Her mother's religious teachings eventually contributed to Toni's musical style as well. She discovered her singing talents as a member of the church choir, which her mother founded. Although Toni knew she wanted to pursue a singing career, she also received a college education at Bowie State University. While studying to be a teacher, Toni never gave up music. She continued singing lessons to fulfill her true passion in life. Remaining true to their love for music, Toni and her sisters formed a group called "The Braxtons." Their first single "The Good Life" managed to catch the ear of Babyface and Antonio "L.A." Reid," of LaFace Records. "The Good Life" was good enough for Toni's career, as it led to her record contract with LaFace. Toni s singles such as "Give U My Heart" (a duet with Babyface) and "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" both appeared on the Billboard charts. Her debut album, the self-entitled "Toni Braxton," was released in 1993 and spawned the hits "Another Sad Love Song," "You Mean The World To Me" and "Breathe Again." Her critically acclaimed album and sultry style earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1993. Her follow-up album, the 1996 Secrets, also did not disappoint. The hit song "Un-Break My Heart" is still considered Toni s biggest