

His debut studio album, In My Own Words (2006), was critically and commercially successful, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Straight from Tappahannock, VA - population 2000 - Chris Brown proves that real talent, persistence and charisma still have a place in the music industry. While Brown's audience will be almost exclusively 18 and under, few of his fans will feel sheepish in owning this album. Ne-Yos debut solo single, 'Stay' (featuring Peedi Crakk), was released in 2005 to moderate success. His self-titled debut album spawned four successful Top Ten and Top Twenty hits in the United States alone. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. He was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Chris Brown released his Billboard Hot 100 1 debut single 'Run It' in 2005. Profile: Singer/songwriter, dancer and actor. Toughness comes instead from the beats, whether they're provided by the Underdogs, Dre & Vidal, Cool & Dre, or the overworked Storch. 2007 sophomore release from the R&B sensation featuring the first single 'Wall to Wall' and 'Kiss Kiss', produced by (and featuring) T-Pain. Listen to your favourite songs from Relaxing Mangle Sounds To Heal Your Mind, Vol. He doesn't often try to sound harder or more demonstrative than necessary, unlike a lot of singers his age who have sprouted during the late '90s and early 2000s, and he rarely oversteps the kind of romantic territory that most teens find relatable. and the alleged victim told cops he smacked the back of her head so hard her weave came off Law enforcement sources tell. Dre - might've produced him and Prince - not Luther Campbell - might've assisted, which just goes to show how much R&B has changed in 15 years.) Chris Brown, a durable debut album, almost always involves an even push-and-pull between what appeals to kids who don't consider street credibility and those who do, all the way down to the visuals: check the album cover, featuring the singer's strained "Don't mess with me!" face, and compare it to the photo spread inside, featuring Brown's natural "Pinch my cheeks!" face. Chris Brown is under investigation for battery. (Had Brown been coming up in the early '90s, Quincy Jones - not Dr. The song's way of tempering Brown's small-town innocence with hard-edged backing and a guest spot from an MC of ill repute is clearly a strategy to make the singer appeal to more than tween girls. That's no slight feat, especially for a reheated version of Usher's "Yeah!" made by a fresh-faced teenager who reps a little town in Virginia that rhymes with "grab a hammock." On "Run It!," Chris Brown is boosted by production from Scott Storch and an appearance by Juelz Santana. The week "Run It!" was released, it went straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first single from a male artist to debut at that spot.
