What exactly makes someone a legend? Is it someone who’s proven themselves and their obvious talent time and time again? Can it be someone who has managed to stand the test of time, transcending multiple decades? How about an individual who has laid a musical blueprint that evokes inspiration out of an entire industry of their peers down to up-and-coming artists 20 years their junior? It turns out these qualities do constitute the material of a legend, and the legend in question is none other than the vocal bible herself, Brandy. Dazzling audiences over the course of three decades in a variety of mediums ranging from acting to singing, Brandy is in a league entirely of her own. Whether it was bringing powerful characters to life that represented an entire generation, like Moesha, or crooning soulful ballads that still live on today, she’s certified in more ways than one — ways that live beyond Billboard charts. It is because of Brandy that many of us, children at the time, saw...