While they were together, Smith and Norwood claimed they were married, but that later turned out to be something fabricated in order to protect Brandy's then-wholesome image. After the relationship dissolved, both parties eventually admitted that they were never legally married. In 2003, Brandy began dating NBA player Quentin Richardson, who was at the time playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. The couple got engaged in 2004 and in that same year, Brandy's fourth album, Afrodisiac, was released. To date, Afrodisiac has sold over half a million copies.

Fatal Accident

Brandy eventually broke up with Richardson in 2005 while he was with the New York Knicks. In the summer of 2006, she served as a judge on the NBC network's televised amateur talent show "America's Got Talent." On December 30, 2006, Brandy was involved in a fatal vehicle accident in Los Angeles when her SUV crashed into another vehicle on a freeway. A 38-year-old woman driving a Toyota was critically injured in the crash and was hospitalized, but died the following day. Brandy was neither injured nor arrested at the scene, but as of late January 2007, police are still investigating whether to file charges against her.

Brandy's slated to again appear as a judge during the second season of the show America's Got Talent in the summer of 2007. She also has two music projects pending: the first is a group project with her brother Ray J. and rappers Ashton and Shorty Mack under the name TKO. Their debut album is supposedly being released sometime in 2007. Also, Brandy's as-yet-untitled fifth album is expected to be released sometime in late 2007.

In early 2009, Norwood signed a short-living management deal with rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation that ended amicably half a year later. A couple of months later, during the production of new material for a second album on Epic Records, it was confirmed that the singer had also left the label. In December 2009, she officially introduced her rapping alter-ego Bran'Nu with two credits on Timbaland's album Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2. After collaborating with Timbaland, it was reported that Norwood would begin work on her sixth studio album which Timbaland revealed was going to embrace her new rap alter-ego, as well as her singing. The project is involving heavy production from Timbaland, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, and from Will.i.am, Danja, new production duo Kadis & Sean, and Akon, among others. In 2010 she and her brother Ray J premiered their new show on VH1, titled " Brandy and Ray J: A Family Bussiness." In addition, Norwood is preparing a collaboration album with brother Ray J, tentatively titled R&B, also scheduled for a 2010 release.

The RIAA ranks Norwood as one of the best-selling female artists in American music history, having sold over 10.5 million copies of her five studio albums in the United States and over 25 million albums worldwide, to date. Additionally, she has won over 100 awards as a recording artist.