Released: December 8th, 2009
Born in Virginia with that southern swagger, Chris Brown was introduced to soul music at a young age. He grew up listening to all the soul albums his parents owned, but as time went on, he began to stray into the hip hop world. Using inspirations such as Michael Jackson, he taught himself how to be a top notch performer through his singing and dancing. He started out singing in his church choir and at lots of different talent shows. The reality of the vocal talent didn't hit Brown's parents until he busted out by doing his own rendition of Usher, but they quickly did everything they could to get him signed. Brown rapidly entered the scene with what he could, doing his recordings with local labels. He was quickly discovered though by Tina Davis, the senior A&R executive at Def Jam Recordings. She loved his singing at knew Brown was one in a million, he was now signed with Def Jam. The label circus for Brown didn't end there as the agreement with Def Jam lasted only two months. With Brown losing his spot with Def Jam, and Davis losing her job to a corporate merger, Brown did the only thing he could do and asked Davis to be his manager. She quickly turned him to labels like Jive and Warner Bros. Brown made a quick decision, choosing Jive due to their success with young artists. The third installment from him entitled "Graffiti" has grown on me since it was released. At first when I listened to it, the album as a whole sounded very monotone. I quickly realized this album had a lot more to offer. With upbeat tracks like "Wait" featuring Game and Trey Songz, and the hit "I Can Transform Ya" featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz, and slow, heartfelt songs like "Crawl", "I'll Go", and "Take My Time" featuring Tank, the complete work is really a masterpiece encompassing all of Brown's talent. The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop, need I say more.
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