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The Rundown: Tamar Braxton, Love and War - Thirteen years ago, singer Tamar Braxton unsuccessfully attempted to move from the overpowering shadow of sister Toni's mega-stardom with her self-titled LP. But having gained her own super-stardom with the hit reality show Braxton Family Values, the TV diva has garnered enough cache to warrant another try: her latest disc, Love and War. Check this track-by-track breakdown. (Photo: Courtesy of Epic Records)

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"The One" - Tamar cracks open this project with a reworking of Mtume’s 1983 classic "Juicy Fruit," even sprinkling the Notorious B.I.G's “It was all a dream” line from "Juicy" (which sampled the same cut). Only instead of using the melody to describe how her boo tastes, she simple states he's "The One."  (Photo: Sony Music)

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"Tip Toe" - Tamar shows off her inner Beyoncé on this overtly catchy marching track. Accompanied by a chant-filled chorus commanding, “Now tip toe. Now tip toe. Now tip toe,” she instructs her fictional dude on the side to keep things under wraps before he’s kicked to the curb. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"Stay and Fight" - For the moments when things get rocky in a relationship, the Braxton Family Values celeb sings this airy, lilting and thoughtful love tune where she throws out the option of giving up. But in the end, she ultimately croons about battling through the hardships.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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"Love and War" - "Somebody said, 'Every day it's gonna be sunny skies,'" Tamar sings. "Only Marvin Gaye and lingerie. I guess somebody lied." On this love ballad, the Braxton sister croons about the ups and downs of love.  (Photo: Epic Records)

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"All the Way Home" - Booming bass drums anchor this ballad, which finds Tamar crooning lovingly about being head-over-heals about her beau. It's that kind of amour where your significant other consumes your thoughts. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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"One on One Fun" - Tamar gets playful and sexy on this youthful pop track where she sings of wanting to get frisky with her dude.  (Photo: Maury Phillips/Getty Images)

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"She Did That" - This cut taps a sparse diva-ready rhythm to accompany Tamar's highly sequenced vocals. The siren-ish synth work adds attitude to the singer's refrains about a woman who knows how to turn a party into her own personal runway.  (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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"Hot Sugar" - Tamar rocks this slinky, boombastic cut with a sly vocal as she informs us of what she is giving to her man. It's that hot sugar, of course.  (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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"Pieces" - Tamar attempts to sing some passion into the heart of a boo who's taken her for granted on "Pieces." "You don't want my trust, I swear it," she confides. Sister Toni isn't the only Braxton capable of stirring deep emotion through music.   (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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"Where It Hurts" - Offering the comfort of her shoulder and a listening ear, Tamar belts out this ballad where she promises to be there for her beau when he's hurt emotionally.  (Photo: John Ricard/Getty Images for BET)

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"Prettiest Girl" - It's a celebration of her great man on this cut as Tamar sings about how she's made to feel like the "Prettiest Girl." "It's like a fairy-tale beginning," she praises, "a heart full of love and there's no question." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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"Sound of Love" - This shimmering ballad, with its towering drum track, finds Tamar contemplating a lovemaking session ... and the sounds that will accompany it.  (Photo: D Dipasupil/Getty Images for BET)

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"White Candle" - Call this cut the acoustic set, with Tamar getting introspective and poetic over a guitar accompaniment. She's singing about love on the verge of going south and the need for the bond to prevail.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)

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"Thank You, Lord" - The closer for this LP is a bursting ode to God with Tamar's voice diving and soaring over a majestic melody. An appropriate ending for a lady who started out in this biz singing for the lord.  (Photo: Paul Abell/PictureGroup)