Kandi Burruss’ road to success has not always been paved in platinum. Ten years after the release of her debut solo album, “Hey Kandi,” the veteran entertainer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast mate is finally set to release her long awaited sophomore album Kandi Coated. Formerly a member of 90’s R&B girl group Xscape, Burruss has written hits for Destiny’s Child, Pink, Mariah Carey, Fantasia, Usher, Joe, and Whitney Houston. She most notably co-wrote the Grammy Award winning hit “No Scrubs” for TLC, with former group mate Tameka “Tiny” Cottle.
Her new album is the musical opus of a single mother looking for love after coping with a grave loss (Kandi’s fiance Ashley “A.J.” Jewell was killed last October in Atlanta).
Her lead single, “Leave U” is a woman’s anthem that boasts that its time to leave when your man stops doing what he needs to do. In the video she leaves her man and falls into the arms of Pooch Hall–popular sitcom The Game (insert shameless plug: New episodes air in January 2011 only on BET). Check it out.
