American singer
Christopher Maurice Brown was born on May 5, 1989, in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, to Joyce Hawkins, a former day care center director, and Clinton Brown, a corrections officer at a local prison The youngest child of the couple, he has an older sister who works in a bank.Since his childhood, music was something which always had been present in Brown's life. He used to listen soul albums that his parents had owned, but eventually, Brown began to show interest in the hip-hop scene.
Birth name : Christopher Maurice Brown
Born : May 5, 1989
Origin : Tappahannock, Virginia, United States
Genres : R&B, pop, urban, hip hop
Occupations : Singer-songwriter, dancer, rapper, actor
Labels : Jive, Zomba
Associated : Tyga, Game, Lil Wayne, Bow
acts : Wow, T.I., Big Sean
career beginnings
Brown started the recording process in February 2005. By May, there were 50 songs already recorded, 14 of which were picked to the final track listing.The singer worked with several producers and songwriters-Scott Storch, Cool & Dre and Jazze Pha among them-commenting that they "really believed in ". Brown also made some input on the album, receiving co-writing credits of five tracks
On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him traveling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammy Awards, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers.
debut and Exclusive album
The album's first single, "Wall to Wall", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 96, and peaked at number 79 and number 22 on the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop Chart becoming his lowest charting song to date. "Kiss Kiss", featuring and produced by T-Pain, was released as the second single. "Kiss Kiss," became more successful surpassing the success of "Wall To Wall," reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 to become Chris' second number one single and his highest chart peak since "Run It!" in 2005.
On December 4, 2007, Brown released the third single from "Exclusive," entitled "With You", a song produced by Stargate. "With You" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and had entered the charts in various countries around the world, becoming one of Brown's most successful released to date, entering the top ten in New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, the United States, Cyprus, Ireland, France, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Australia.
Years active 2010-Present
In May 2010, Brown released a collaborative mixtape with Tyga, titled Fan of a Fan. "Deuces" which features Tyga and Kevin McCall, was released from the mixtape in the United States on June 29, 2010
In August 2010, Brown starred alongside an ensemble cast including Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen and T.I. in the crime thriller Takers, and also serves as executive producer of the film
Chris Brown was also featured in UK rapper Chipmunk's single Champion, which was released in February 6, 2011 in United Kingdom.
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