Strictly R&B: In The News - Week of 11/12/17

'Rebirth of Soul': R&B Soulstress Syleena Johnson Talks New Music and Legacy

Chris Brown Scores Seventh No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart With 'Heartbreak on a Full Moon'

Lyrica Anderson Talks New Album 'Adia,' Disadvantages of Songwriting & Goals for 2018

6LACK Postpones European Tour to Focus on Fatherhood & Music

The British-Zimbabwean R&B singer with luck on his side

Report: Jill Scott Granted Restraining Order Against Her Estranged Husband

Tyrese Blames Medication for His Bizarre Behavior on Social Media [VIDEO]

Xscape Secures Deal to Bring Biopic About Their Lives to Bravo

Diana Ross to Release Hits Album, ‘Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection’

Mariah Carey, Kool & The Gang, The Isley Brothers, More Nominated For Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Homeowner Sues For Damages From a Janet Jackson Video Shoot

Syleena Johnson – Rebirth of Soul (Album)

Featuring a handful of interpretations of classic R&B songs from the 50’s and 60’s, veteran soul singer Syleena Johnson shares her latest album Rebirth of Soul.

Syleena Johnson - "Make Me Yours" (Bettye Swann cover)

Syleena Johnson is back with a cover of Bettye Swann's classic "Make Me Yours".

Syleena Johnson – "We Did It"

Originally recorded by her dad Syl Johnson as a sociopolitical anthem of the late 60s, Syleena Johnson gives her version of "We Did It". This recording will keep you in anticipation of Syleena's upcoming collaboration with her legendary father, set to drop in November, entitled Rebirth of Soul.

Syleena Johnson Talks Sudden Kanye "All Fall's Down" Session, I Was In For "Bull's Eye" (247HH Exclusive)

Syleena Johnson: R. Kelly Was Mad I Brought My Ex-Husband To His Studio Session (247HH Exclusive)

Syleena Johnson Talks Argument with Jaheim Recording "More" For "Chapter 3:The Flesh" (247HH Exclusive)

Syleena Johnson Talks "Couples Therapy" Tour, "Harmony Challenge" & Graduating College

Syleena Johnson Performs an Acapella Version of “Harmony” Live

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Syleena Johnson Talks "Couples Therapy" and New Album

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Syleena Johnson Talks Chapter 6 Album, Creating Her Best Work and Moving On Without R. Kelly

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Iyanla Helps Singer Syleena Johnson Confront Abusive Mother

WashingtonInformer.com:

The mother of R&B singer Syleena Johnson said in an interview with Iyanla Vanzant that she called her three daughters names because that's what she understood growing up. 

"Where I came from, that's just how you talked," said Brenda Thompson, who in the late 1980s became the first female police commissioner of Harvey, Ill. 

Thompson also told Vanzant in the July 27 airing of the Oprah Winfrey Network's "Iyanla: Fix My Life” that climbing the ranks carried over to her parenting. 

Although Thompson recalls a closeness among her children, they saw things differently, with Johnson saying that the siblings still struggle with their mother's way of child-rearing. 

"The big thing that the three of them all have a clear recollection of is their mother calling them b-----s and h--s," Vanzant told Thompson. "One even shared with me that they were called the c-word by you."

Thompson didn’t deny the accusations. She explained however, that the name-calling stemmed from her own childhood experiences. 

“I have always — from school, when I was little — been bullied. By everybody," Thompson said. "To my defense, I cursed people out." 

Vanzant coolly responded that Thompson needed to come up with a better excuse for berating her children. "In all my fiber of my being as a mother, I cannot imagine looking my baby girls in the face and calling them b-----s," Vanzant said. "And I come up out of Brooklyn."

Syleena Johnson - "Angry Girl" (Live Acoustic) feat. Tweet

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Syleena Johnson - "Like Thorns"

Syleena Johnson - "Like Thorns"

Syleena Johnson - "A Boss"