I’ve been seeing a lot of cap about this man and it’s clear to me that y’all forgot who Chris Brown is
So I’m here to remind y’all, I’ll be going over his talents, accolades, iconic moments, cosigns, artistry, overall good snd debunking the lies of his controversies today.
He’s also an actor, ranging from family movies like This Christmas to comedies like Think Like A Man to even action and dramas like Takers where he did ALL of his own stunts on the fly according to other cast members
Chris Brown is a songwriter, producer and engineer. Having written hits like Disturbia for Rihanna and We Dem Boyz for Wiz Khalifa
He’s produced and engineered hits like See No More by Joe Jonas and Christmas Eve by Justin Bieber as well as his own music like Nightmares & Mirage
In addition to producing, songwriting and engineering, Chris Brown also has produced films like Takers and directed music videos as far back as Yo (Excuse Me Miss), he directed all the videos for the X, Royalty and HBOAFM albums and wrote the scripts for Royalty
If you remember, Royalty’s music videos all connected together in one big storyline much similar to that of people like The Weeknd
And these videos all culminated into the birth of his first daughter, Royalty, who the album was dedicated to.
Some of these videos included hints of activism like the Don’t Think They Know music video which was made to call for peace amongst gangs and stop gun violence
Speaking of activism, just recently Chris Brown became the first in the Hip-Hop and R&B space to truly speak out against Zionists and call it genocide, sticking up for Palestine.
He also has a history with charity.
He’s also an entrepreneur and businessman, owning 12 burger kings, a record label, is one of the youngest artists to own his masters, beat streaming which I will get into later and owns a clothing brand where he designed the clothes and modeled for them
He’s also a trained martial artists and kickboxer which he’s mixed into dancing and choreography for multiple videos and performances ala Michael Jackson in You Rock My World who’s also a trained martial artist and
And overall, he’s just a really great performer. One of the best to ever hit the stage, earning him comparisons to the licks of Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown, the two most important black male singers to modern music and performance
Now let’s dive into the artistry.
Chris Brown has a timeless catalogue of eleven albums, ten mixtapes one EP and two collab projects, 24 projects in total
His passion for music is understated, especially given he has to work 10x harder than everyone else
He has a versatility like no other, being second only to the King Of Pop himself
His topics ranging over things like love, heartbreak, sex, depression, parties, drugs, paranoia, fear, unity, being the best of one’s self, family, the world, even şũïçǐðė at one point
Speaking of versatility, we need to talk about his versatility as a performer because he is able to adapt and perform well in other artists’ styles such as Michael Jackson, James Brown, Elvis Presley and John Legend
Y’all wonder why Chris Brown never fell off and why no one’s replaced him?
That’s why.
His adaptability in vocals, sound, dance, looks and performance allows him to stay relevant and continue being the top dog, especially with his once in a lifetime natural raw talent
And with relevance, that brings in his accolades, achievements and impact/influence.
He is the best selling R&B artist of all time and one of the best selling artists period with 217M units sold worldwide. He is one of the highest grossing black touring acts of all time as well.
He has the most Hot 100 entries of all time among male singers in general breaking Elvis record, most top 40 and top 10 entries of any R&B singer in history and has the most multiplatinum and gold plaques of any male singer and the most number ones on the Hot R&B chart
Not to mention No Guidance & Go Crazy were breaking records for three years straight from 2019 to 2021 and surpassed Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder for most top tens on the Billboard 200 while beating predictions saying he wouldn’t debut top ten with 11:11
Not to mention he is the first male artist since Usher’s Confessions in 2004 to go gold in a week with his 2017 double disc album, Heartbreak On A Full Moon while simultaneously getting out of his contract so he can go independent AND own his masters which he did both