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1. Traci hailed from Maryland.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nTraci was born on April 2, 1971 in Severn, Maryland. Her father was a Methodist pastor and her mom was a former opera singer. Michael<\/strong>, Toni and Towanda were her older siblings, while she helped look after her younger sisters, Trina and Tamar. In 1996, she married Kevin Surratt<\/strong>. They went on to welcome her only child, son Kevin Surratt Jr.<\/strong>, on January 10, 1996.<\/p>\n2. She left the music industry just before her sisters signed a deal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAround the time Traci and her three sisters were about to sign a new record deal in the 90s, Traci became pregnant and chose to focus on motherhood instead of music. The sisters would go on to become hugely successful and famous in the recording industry. When Braxton Family Values<\/em> debuted in 2011, Traci was introduced as the “Wanna-Be” because she stepped back from a singing career in the past. However, she ended up fulfilling her dream of recording her own albums.<\/p>\n\u201cPeople always say, \u2018Traci is mad about something that happened over 25 years ago,\u2019 and to them I say this: I have a No. 1. single now, which is \u2018Last Call,’\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em><\/a> in 2020. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing very well for myself. And before my music career took off, I worked with emotionally disturbed adolescents for over 20 years. Traci is pretty smart, Traci has a little education. I was never a wanna-be.\u201d<\/p>\n3. Traci attributed her family drama with having different goals than her sisters.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Traci](\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Traci-Braxton-Toni-Sister-Dead-Cancer-ss-post-2.jpg?resize=620%2C893\")
Traci Braxton (left) passed away after a long battle with cancer. She is pictured with sister Toni Braxton. (Todd Williamson\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFans know the Braxton sisters were often at odds during the run of their reality show. For Traci, it appeared she was on a different path than her siblings, which caused some of the drama.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the only grandmother of all of my sisters and I have goals and dreams and aspirations that they don\u2019t understand,\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em>. \u201cEmotionally, you\u2019re not there anymore and I\u2019ve phased out of who my family is used to me being…that was my breaking point, especially when my sister\u2019s significant others got involved because my husband doesn\u2019t get involved in my sisters and I business even if he wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n4. She went on a health journey to lose 64 pounds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2. She left the music industry just before her sisters signed a deal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nAround the time Traci and her three sisters were about to sign a new record deal in the 90s, Traci became pregnant and chose to focus on motherhood instead of music. The sisters would go on to become hugely successful and famous in the recording industry. When Braxton Family Values<\/em> debuted in 2011, Traci was introduced as the “Wanna-Be” because she stepped back from a singing career in the past. However, she ended up fulfilling her dream of recording her own albums.<\/p>\n\u201cPeople always say, \u2018Traci is mad about something that happened over 25 years ago,\u2019 and to them I say this: I have a No. 1. single now, which is \u2018Last Call,’\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em><\/a> in 2020. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing very well for myself. And before my music career took off, I worked with emotionally disturbed adolescents for over 20 years. Traci is pretty smart, Traci has a little education. I was never a wanna-be.\u201d<\/p>\n3. Traci attributed her family drama with having different goals than her sisters.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\nTraci Braxton (left) passed away after a long battle with cancer. She is pictured with sister Toni Braxton. (Todd Williamson\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFans know the Braxton sisters were often at odds during the run of their reality show. For Traci, it appeared she was on a different path than her siblings, which caused some of the drama.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the only grandmother of all of my sisters and I have goals and dreams and aspirations that they don\u2019t understand,\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em>. \u201cEmotionally, you\u2019re not there anymore and I\u2019ve phased out of who my family is used to me being…that was my breaking point, especially when my sister\u2019s significant others got involved because my husband doesn\u2019t get involved in my sisters and I business even if he wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n4. She went on a health journey to lose 64 pounds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cPeople always say, \u2018Traci is mad about something that happened over 25 years ago,\u2019 and to them I say this: I have a No. 1. single now, which is \u2018Last Call,’\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em><\/a> in 2020. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing very well for myself. And before my music career took off, I worked with emotionally disturbed adolescents for over 20 years. Traci is pretty smart, Traci has a little education. I was never a wanna-be.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans know the Braxton sisters were often at odds during the run of their reality show. For Traci, it appeared she was on a different path than her siblings, which caused some of the drama.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m the only grandmother of all of my sisters and I have goals and dreams and aspirations that they don\u2019t understand,\u201d she told Shadow and Act<\/em>. \u201cEmotionally, you\u2019re not there anymore and I\u2019ve phased out of who my family is used to me being…that was my breaking point, especially when my sister\u2019s significant others got involved because my husband doesn\u2019t get involved in my sisters and I business even if he wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n3. Traci attributed her family drama with having different goals than her sisters.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
4. She went on a health journey to lose 64 pounds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n