![]() ![]() Describing the writing process with Daniels, she recounted: "We’re always clowning whenever we get into the studio." Stewart II produced the song, which was mixed and recorded by Michael Donaldson. In a 2018 Billboard interview, Riddick said "Hot Sugar" was the first song she made for Braxton and that it was written on the same day as " Love and War". Tamar Braxton ( pictured in 2013) co-wrote nine songs for " Love and War", including "Hot Sugar".īraxton co-wrote "Hot Sugar" with LaShawn Daniels, Makeba Riddick, and Kyle "K2" Stewart II for Love and War. She has writing credits on nine of the album's fourteen tracks. Unlike those experiences, Braxton described her second studio album Love and War (2013) as "a record that I can finally be myself and write the songs that I want to write". Braxton said she was not allowed to record music about herself or her personal life she wished she fought harder to make an album that was more authentic to her, viewing Tamar as a "karaoke album" or an imitation of her sister Toni. Braxton further promoted the single through live performances, including on her Love and War Tour in 2014.Īfter recording music with her sister- Toni, Traci, Towanda, and Trina-in the group the Braxtons, Tamar Braxton signed with DreamWorks Records to pursue a solo career and released her debut album Tamar in 2000, which proved unsuccessful. "Hot Sugar" was featured on the teality television shows Braxton Family Values and Tamar & Vince. Shortly after its release, Braxton said the directors had abandoned the video in mid-production to work on Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour. Photographers Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold directed the music video, featuring Braxton along with male dancers in Tamartiangram, a spoof of Instagram. The single peaked at number 15 on Billboard 's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and number 48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Some reviewers praised "Hot Sugar" for its uptempo production while others criticized it for not fitting with the rest of the album, specifically the ballads. Its genre received varying interpretations from music critics who connected it with club, dance, hip hop, and funk. The song's lyrics are about maintaining a relationship. "Hot Sugar" was planned to be issued as the lead single from Love and War before it was replaced the title track which tested better on radio. Epic Records released it on Octoas the album's fourth single. Kyle "K2" Stewart II produced the song and co-wrote it with Braxton, LaShawn Daniels, and Makeba Riddick. " Hot Sugar" is song recorded by American singer Tamar Braxton for her second studio album, Love and War (2013). ![]()
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