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Newark and was raised in nearby East Orange. She began singing as a child at New Hope Baptist Church, where her mother, Grammy-winning gospel singer Cissy Houston, led the music program for many years. Wanna Dance With Somebody," "How Will I Know," "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You." But as she struggled with drugs, her majestic voice became raspy, and she couldn't hit the high notes. Houston was more than just her mother, she was also her best friend. It is an overall sad story to lose Whitney Houston so young. She lived an amazing life, but it was also filled with a lot of turmoil. We all know that her marriage to Bobby brought a lot of trouble and drama into her life throughout her 30s and into her 40s until she divorced him in 2007, after 15 years of marriage. I loved her as an actress too. I was hoping so much that she could figure things out and come back on top. It was such sad news. My heart is broken for her daughter. Egypt" soundtrack, winning an Academy Award. "We really got to know each other as people. The Lord, however, will never let us face anything that we cannot handle. Sometimes we need to turn to His word to remember that we will be alright. Here are a few Bible verses that can help to remind you that He is with you through every struggle. Houston's name was read alongside fellow nominees in categories she'd go on to lose: Best Music Video and Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single by a Female, respectively. When Houston exploded onto the scene in 1985, she was as dazzling as a firework, but her personality was a dud. She spoke as if she were perpetually in the interview portion of a beauty pageant. She was 21 when her album came out, but she was generally dressed elegantly enough to look twice that age. Her forte was big, show-stopping ballads and polite dance-pop sung with stunning control and great clarity. Her ability seemed superhuman; she opened her mouth and this enormous sound emerged. Her mother Cissy was well known in the gospel world, and to a lesser degree, for her soul and disco output. Dionne Warwick was her cousin, Aretha Franklin was her "Auntie Ree" of no blood relation. Perhaps most crucial to Whitney's background is that she got her start singing in church. Compare the early Aretha Franklin to Whitney Houston. Franklin's music always relied heavily on the black inner-city experience, and especially on the black church. I listen to early Whitney, I hear the compromise that George refers to, but I also do hear church. To ignore this as did Whitney's detractors, who screamed for artists with little to no evident gospel roots, is to ignore willfully. Whitney could talk tough, but out of the other side of her mouth came evidence that she had internalized criticism. Her thin skin made her angry—for about the last two decades of her life and career, she complained in interviews, on reality TV, in song about the scrutiny she'd endured. I can't help but wonder if she would have dropped out of the public (willingly—or worse) much earlier had she blossomed as an artist in the age of social media. Monica, who performed "I Love the Lord." Brandy, heavily influenced by Houston, sang two of the late singer's hits, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Chaka Khan blazed the stage with "I'm Every Woman," which Houston remade. Kanye as humble as the 2004 Kanye, who had just won Best New Artist. The 2004 Kanye stated he didn’t know what kind of year he would have next year so he was simply grateful to see and be amongst all the famous people who were in attendance. The new Kanye is assertive and confident to say the least. He knows for sure what kind of year he will have so much so that he can predict it beforehand and often times he will exceed those expectations tremendously. Kanye is a legend. He is an icon. To think he was once just happy to be amongst famous folk is a moment we should always remember. Whitney had her life and it ended far sooner than it should have. She had her moment all the same. Let us carry her memory.

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