Brandy to star in ABC's hip hop drama 'Queens'

Derek BlanksGrammy-winning-singer and actress Brandy has joined the cast for ABC’s pilot of the hip hop drama Queens. 

According to Deadline, Brandy joins a lineup that already includes fellow Grammy-winner Eve, Power star Naturi Naughton, and Pepi Sonuga from Freeform’s Famous In Love. 

Written by Zahir McGhee and produced by ABC Signature, Queens focuses on “four women in their 40s who reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had” as members of the popular hip hip group Nasty .

Eve and Naughton will play two members of the fictitious legendary 90’s group, while Sonuga plays a rising hip hop star.

Brandy will contribute original music as her character Naomi, whose stage name