Ray J is opening up about his relationship with his sister Brandy and the rest of his family as he shares how he feels like a “embarrassment” despite having his own uniquely-acquired and maintained success.
Ray J spoke about him and his family on the July 18 episode of the ‘Drop the Lo’ podcast. The show is hosted by ‘Basketball Wives Los Angeles’ star Evelyn Lozada and her daughter Shaniece Hairston.
During the interview, Evelyn Lozada asked Ray J about his relationship with his fellow superstar sister Brandy. Lozada asked if they’re still super close. Ray J began, “I love my sister, but I’m an embarrassment to them.” Hairston followed-up, “So, you don’t feel accept?” Ray J explained, “I never wanted to be accepted. I just feel like I’m an embarrassment.”
Ray J Talks Strained Relationship With Sister Brandy And How They Don’t Really Talk
Hairston praised Brandys’s beauty, adding that she doesn’t think she’s received her flowers enough. Ray J, referenced her being the first Black celebrity with a Barbie doll and said, “She was the first Barbie.” He continued to add:
I think we’re good. We’ll be okay. There’s certain things that I feel like we should all do as family that her and my cousin might not agree upon. But, you know, to each their own.”
Ray J also shared that Brandy’s daughter, 21-year-old Sy’rai Smith, hangs out with his children with estranged wife Princess Love. They share Melody Love Norwood, 7, and Epik Ray Norwood, 5. He said:
“She comes and hangs out with Melody and Epik. My kids were over at Brandy’s house two days ago. So, Epik calls his auntie everyday. He loves his auntie. So, we was able to get on the phone through him. But other than that, we haven’t talked. I gotta do me. It’s like, you don’t want me to be me — and I’m talking strictly about maybe my cousin, not Brandy — you don’t want me to be me, you want me to be something else, but I’m superseding everything y’all are doing. How does that work? I don’t know.”
Ray J Talks Issues He Has With Brandy And Rest Of Family
Lozada continued to explain how Ray J being himself is what the public loves. He acknowledged it and continued to talk about his sister, Brandy, and parents, William “Willie” Ray Norwood and Sonja Norwood. He said:
“Yeah, it’s just tough. ‘Cause you only feel bad when your family has a problem. Your family’s the only people that can get to you. Not the comments, not the people on the other side. But, when your mom, or your sister, or your dad, or your cousin start questioning like, the algorithm, I just feel like its not fair and they’re not intelligent enough to know what’s going on in the digital world.”
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