PHOTO: Brandy & Monica Cover Ebony Magazine May Issue

Singers Brandy and Monica look gorgeous on the May Issue of Ebony Magazine. I love everything from the makeup to the fashion in this shoot. Inside the magazine, the two powerhouses talk about their new music, rivalry, family drama, and how they moved on from past pains. 

Brandy also discusses things with her new beau music publisher Ryan Press *mouth waters* and how she wants him to put a ring on it. Brandy also shares insight on her brother Ray J.

Check out some excerpts below 

Brandy On Her Boyfriend Ryan
I wish we were engaged. He’s taking a little long on the ring side of things, but I’m patient.  I wanted to impress him. I wanted him to be proud of me; I was inspired by him. So making the record and his being there, it’s just all a part of it. Him and my daughter. I want him to love my songs. I want him to love my voice.

On Her Brother Ray J
I know who he is. And I”m pissed off about some of the things I’ve been hearing. It really bothers me that [those are] the kind of things that people do for money.
He’s misunderstood. It’s one thing to have this image of [a ladies' man], but it’s another to become this other type of person that they’re trying to make my brother out to be. I know who he is. This is a man who loves his mama and his sister and his niece. Ray J loved Kim Kardashian. They were irresponsible with their–you know–but he loved her. For five years, he was with her.  In his mind and in the world’s mind, he was in my shadow for such a long time. To watch his sister become whatever I became and to not have that same path or that same way it happened for me; to be called ‘Brandy’s brother…’ To finally break out of it, you’re going to brag; you’re going to feel something about yourself. It’s not coming from a bad place, and I can tell you: Some of the shoes Ray J’s walking in, you’d take off immediately. You wouldn’t be able to handle the type of shoes he’s in.

Be sure to pick up your copy of Ebony Magazine when it hits shelves in May.