It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and featured Kevin McCall and Tyga. “Dueces” might arguably be Chris Brown’s biggest song to date. “Run It” is Chris’s biggest selling single to date. Juelz Santana laced the track with his swaggy rhymes and Chris Brown danced his way into little girls hearts. The nature of the lyrics were enticing and the song delivered! “No Bullsh*t”got people back to talking about Chris Brown’s music/dancing instead of his altercation with Rihanna. His high pitched voice and lyrics came together harmoniously to create a beautiful “baby-making” song. The raunchy video showcased Chris’s muscular body, smooth hip movement and ink- obsession. “Take You Down” catapulted Chris Brown into “sex symbol” territory. By now Chris had fully embraced his inner-freak and unleashed it all over a Mixtape. “Too Freaky” picked up where “Take You Down” left off. It was neatly produced and sexy!ĭJ Drama hosted Chris Brown’s musical efforts after “Graffitti” on his Mixtape “In My Zone.” After a highly publicized altercation with Rihanna, Chris’s music had taken a backseat in fans and audience’s mind but “In My Zone” got them listening again. “Sing Like Me” was a slow ballad with a mixture of Asian-strings and 808 drums. While “Graffitti” wasn’t a commercial success, Chris Brown received 2 Grammy nominations, one for Best Contemporary R&B Album and one for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the track, “Take My Time.” “Sing Like Me” was released as a promotional single and generated mixed reviews for the racy song about leaving the club with a female. It was written by “The Pen” Sean Garrett. “Wall To Wall” tributes Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video. Chris established that he was older and what his audience was in-store for with his new album. “Wall To Wall” talked about women instead of “teenage love” and sexual innuendos not heard before from the adolescent. “Ya Man Ain’t Me” was not released as a single but still an album favorite for teen girls throughout the nation.Ĭhris Brown had taken a small break from music and returned in 2008 with a more mature/ swagged out appeal. “Ya Man Ain’t Me” was featured on Chris Brown’s debut album “Chris Brown.” The albums boasts singles “Run It, Gimmie That, Yo Say Goodbye” which all reached significantly high on the Billboard Charts. Chris Brown proved at this point that he wasn’t a “One Hit Wonder” or going anywhere anytime soon. The follow-up to “Run It” was a smooth one. The care-free beat felt like “good music.” It has reached number 1 on the Billboard Charts. Every teenage girl swooned over the R&B singers soft vocals. So even with a million albums sold, Chris Brown is very much like other teens, indeed.The love ballad “With You” was written by Johntá Austin and became Chris’s second biggest selling single. On nights preceding performances, Mom is quick to lay down a curfew. His mother, Joyce Hawkins, goes with him everywhere, including tour stops. It's all a major achievement for a 16-year-old, but a bigger one for a kid from Tappahannock, Va., a town with a population of 2,000.įor all his unbelievable success, he is being guarded against the dangers of having too much, too soon.
Each outlet, it seemed, heaped on more praise than the next, calling Chris "the future of r&b" and "the next Usher."įollow-up singles "Gimme That" and "Yo" bolstered his appeal, and Brown's' self-titled debut had gone platinum by January.īrown became one of the few black artists who instantly snatches a fan base of r&b devotees and mainstream listeners, plus goes on to headline a tour on the strength of one album.
Overnight, he became a darling of both critics and fans, with his cute mug appearing not just in untold lockers across America's schools, but in Teen People, Vibe, Billboard, Rolling Stone, USA Today, 106 and Park and Regis & Kelly. 1 across the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. Chris Brown has a lot in common with most teenagers his age: He enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with his friends and, oh yeah, dropping an album that goes platinum within months of its release.Īs soon as Brown unleashed his debut single, the electro-r&b jam "Run It" in November 2005, the song became a phenomenon, hitting No.