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Christopher Maurice Brown was born in Tappahannock, Virginia, on May 5, 1989. His interest and education in music began, like many pop singers, through his involvement in his church choir. During his teenage years, his golden-boy sensibilities waned and his interest in the emerging R&B scene in the US took hold.
What makes Chris Brown’s music notable is his wide depth of talent. To some, he is a pop music legend, with upbeat tunes and energetic lyrics that make you want to dance. To others, he is an R&B legend, showcasing the soul and heart of his earliest musical influences. He also is known for his slow crooner style of music, which is showcased in songs like “Take You Down” and “Autumn Leaves.” In these songs, Brown demonstrates his ability to convey deep emotions through the slow use of melody and artfully seductive vocals.
Brown is most renowned for his incredible talent as a rapper. “Look at Me Now,” “Run It!,” and “Go Crazy” all showcase his knack for spitting out lines at wild speeds.
After moving to New York City, Brown was soon scouted by A&R executive Tina Davis and subsequently signed his first record deal with Jive Records, whose alumni include pop singers Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, in 2004. His debut self-titled album, released the following year, reached No. 2 on the US Billboard charts and was soon certified double platinum.
The following years were nothing but a string of successes for Brown as he further dominated the charts with pop singles such as “Beautiful People,” “I Can Transform Ya,” and “Yeah x3.” To date, Chris Brown has released a total of twelve albums, with numerous albums winning notable awards.
One of Brown’s most decorated albums, F.A.M.E., went on to win the Album of the Year Award at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards. Not only that, but shortly after the release of this album, Brown took home the highest number of awards ever given at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards. Other notable albums from Chris Brown include Fortune X; Fan of a Fan: The Album; Royalty; Heartbreak on a Full Moon; Indigo; Slime & B; and his latest release Breezy.
Brown has now certified himself as a staple of American pop and R&B music and remains a continued presence on the charts with both his own material and collaborations with artists such as Jordin Sparks, Lil’ Wayne, and David Guetta.
Recently, Chris Brown has been on tour with Lil Baby, packing stadiums on their One of Them Ones tour. Together, they take the stage for hours on end, performing their biggest hits. Both his musical talent and his incredibly complex choreographed routines combine to create a memorable event. Now, with Lil Baby sharing the stage, Brown continues to deliver powerful energy during his live concerts.
Having kicked off the One of Them Ones tour in July 2022, Brown is scheduled to perform with Lil Baby at venues across North America throughout the rest of the year.
In addition to selling out his own shows over the years, Chris Brown has also taken center stage at countless festivals and events. Recently, he was seen serving up his signature tunes at the Wireless Festival in London. This festival is known as one the largest rap music festivals in the world, attracting talent from around the globe.
Fans eagerly await the next Chris Brown tour dates, hoping for more shows to be scheduled in cities around the world. Be sure to stay tuned to find out when the latest tour dates are announced.
Prior to becoming a rapper, Washington had a fair amount of success playing football at Miami University from 1995 to 1997. He played wide receiver for the team before transferring to the University of Central Florida, eventually dropping out to focus on his music.
Washington’s stepbrother Ronnell Lawrence Lavatte, also known as Big Gates, established the independent record label Big Gates Records at the tail end of the 1990s. Initially reluctant to rap, Washington lay down a verse on the track “Tell Dem Krackers Dat” and the two traveled to Miami to promote the single, which led to Plies signing with Slip-n-Slide Records in 2004.
In 2007 came the rapper’s debut album “The Real Testament” which was led by the debut single “Shawty” featuring T-Pain and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album later spawned the Akon featured single “Hypnotized” and was certified Gold selling over 500,000 copies. Due to the album's success Washington secured guest slots on singles and albums by artists including DJ Khaled and Fat Joe.
A year later in 2008 Washington released his second offering “Definition of Real” led by the single “Bust It Baby Pt. 2” featuring Ne-Yo and “Please Excuse My Hands” featuring Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. The same year brought his third album “Da REAList” and guest spots on Ludacris’s single “Nasty Girl” and Khaled’s “Out Here Grindin’”.
Washington has subsequently release the albums “Goon Affiliated” in 2010 and “Purple Heart” in 2014, as well as the 2014 mixtape “Da Last Real Nigga Left”.
Quite a few years of bad press and some very public run ins with the law have meant that Chris Brown has lost some of his credibility as an artist. It seems that many have forgotten that since the age of 16, he has provided us with some of the biggest RnB and Hip-Hop hits of the last decade.
Though chances to see him live now may be few and far between, any chance that you get, you should take it!
Seeing Chris at the Indigo2 in 2009 was one of my best concert experiences ever, hands-down. Just 19 years old at the time, he commanded the stage and the audience with a presence far wiser than his years. His expert dance moves and voice to match have drawn comparisons to some of the biggest artists such as Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
As he made his way though a string of hits, including ‘With You’, ‘Wall to Wall’ and ‘Run It’, the energy in the room never slumped, a testament to the quality of both his music and performance.
Some very unfortunate incidents have left Chris Brown with a much-scarred public persona. Seeing him live is a chance to see him at his best, as an artist.
Aggression, lust, retrospection... just a few words that can briefly outline what to expect from the live music of Florida-born rapper Plies. With a set list combining smooth, R&B style songs featuring vocals from singer/producer Rico Love with hard-hitting, boundary free tunes such as 'People Dem' and 'Big Thangs', Algernod Washington appeals directly to fans of real rap and performs his songs with the belligerence to reflect his often controversial material.
Performing in venues with a relatively small capacity compared to most mainstream American rappers, there is an overwhelming sense of energy when Plies is on stage as almost every fan in the room shouts out lyrics without the instrumental needed. The words to such tunes as 'F**king or What', 'Me And My Goons' among others echo round the room as the audience connects effortlessly with the man on stage. Throughout the show, Plies involves a lot of audience participation to keep the room buzzing as arms wave up and down in time with the rhythm and hardcore fans dance the whole way through the set.
With Plies being only a few centimetres away from the audience in such close proximity, there is always a good atmosphere at concerts. Just make sure that you have 'Plenty Money' if you want to buy a ticket.
Trick Daddy is an interesting proposition, in hip hop terms; he’s never managed any real acclaim with the critics, who have often savaged his work, and he’s enjoyed only moderate commercial success, too, but he’s remained in the spotlight within the genre itself, and continues to turn out records to this day. His debut album dropped in 1997, but was poorly received; whilst there’s no question that Daddy - real name Maurice Young - had had his fair share of run-ins with the law already by that point, it was also true that everything about the album seemed to be a cynical attempt to cash in on the kind of ‘dangerous’ image that the likes of Wu-Tang Clan were making fashionable around that time, with even the album art looking as if it had been lifted directly from Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers. Since then, he’s released a slew of records that all have a titular preoccupation with the idea of being a thug, including www.thug.com and his most recent effort, Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Still a Thug. He tours sporadically in his native U.S., where he retains a modest cult fanbase; it’s difficult to envisage, though, any kind of mainstream breakthrough at this point.