Chris Brown pretty much had success over night & career suicide all in the same breath! He was beginning to make a name for himself in the R&B game proving that he was indeed the heir to the R&B throne & it seemed like he had so much promise that is until ... but enough has been said about that already. I decided to make this post just giving my opinion of Chris & his success over the years. I give what I think are his best songs/singles & even a few unreleased tracks that I love. I'll start w/ his first ...
"Chris Brown"
We all know of that legendary debut single "Run It" that featured Juelz Santana
Which now seems like an unlikely pair. When I first heard the song I like it. I thought he was cute but his face was painted down. there was NO WAY a 15 yr old boy could have skin that flawless :lol: but anywhoo, In spite of the response the single got I just knew he would be a one hit wonder {i.e. Lil Corey anyone?} I wasn't completely sold that he would make to another album that is until ...
"Yo {Excuse Me Miss}"
dropped. It had a really cool innocence to the song and in my opinion is his best vocal in his entire discography! It was very crisp & pure & the video was everything to me! The day I heard it I went to Best Buy to buy the CD.
I was very impressed! unfortunately his next single, {"Gimme Dat"} was my least favorite song on the record {next to "What's My Name?" w/ some guy named Noah} I tossed that aside.
my favorite song which honestly seemed like a fan favorite was "Poppin" I always wanted to see a video for that it even played on the radio here! other standout tracks were "Ain't No Way", "Ya Man Ain't Me" and the third single from the disc ...
"Say Goodbye"
It was also the lead single from the Step Up Soundtrack. I loved the video & the song and it showed how versatile his style was that he could go from club bangers like "Run It" to tempered cuts like this. I was very impressed and thought he deserved the title "The Future of R&B"
Next is ...
"Exclusive"
This is his best album thus far IMO as far as subject matter & artistry.
"Wall to Wall" was a terrible first single. I hated the video, the production I was afraid for him w/ this single. It just wasn't a good choice to lead a new album to me but that all changed when ...
"Kiss Kiss" came out. I loved the beat. it was him doing what he does best & that's keeping you on the dance floor! the dancing for it was CRAZY I loved the different character's he played in the video, it showed his humorous side. and I regained my faith in the success of the album. next was ...
"With You" I love this song but it sounded like the producers were trying to get "Irreplaceable" out just one more time. thakfully the video & song itself delivered!
"Take You Down". there was some big controversy in the making of this record. he was supposed to have "Bed" {J. Holiday} but his record label thought that the subject matter of the song was "too risque" for his cookie cutter image so they decided against him singing it. so he went behind their backs and made "Take You Down" it was supposed to signify the growth in his life musically & lyrically. showing that he is well on his journey to manhood and has been doing things that Men do. I thought it was a brave feat but IMO is one of the weaker songs on the record.
"Super Human" w/ Keri Hilson was a good duet. Their voices really meshed well. They were very in sync. & I loved the Video!
"forever" is one of his best songs to me!
I always wished that "You" & "Lottery" would have been singles as well. I loved the 80's feel that I got from "You" it gave me old school De Barge/ & I loved the Asian feel in "Lottery" as well
other standout tracks were "Picture Perfect", "Gimme What you Got", "Help Me" & "Damage"
any of these as singles would have given him those few extra sales from the record
on to ...
"Graffitti" is a pretty good album but I still think he didn't take it to that next level. I feel like the lyricism was too vague, I personally needed to feel his side, and to me, I didn't feel it at all. I felt like he was just humoring the situation but, I still think the album is great!
"I Can Transform Ya"
is a great song perfect to lead a new album & the video slays, the dancing is everything o me & this is Swizz Beat's first time showing some versitility in his production b/c before, everything sounded the same. this definately showed that the Chris Brown we knew was indeed back! well, he'd be back had the infamous incident hadn't happened b/c let's face it, Chris Brown will never be seen the same way again. sad to say ...
"Crawl" is a nice song. Cassie being in the video is definitely random & should have been thought through a little more but if you ignore that minor hurdle, the video fits the song quite well.
the album has other cuts on there I love but none other matters to me more than "I.Y.A. it's my favorite song from the record I would have LOVED for it to be a single!!
I also loved "Pass Out" w/ Eva Simmons. This song would have murdered the club scene it's a really unique way to sample Eric Prydz "Call On Me"
& a cut called "Falling Down"
other songs from his music vault that I would have loved to have heard on an album are "Electric Guitar" & "Glow In The Dark"
"Electric Guitar" was actually supposed to be for or either dueted w/ Rihanna. if you listen to it you will know why. the lyrics sounds like he is singing to a man. but we know that Chris Brown writes songs for women all the time {i.e. "Captive" for thePCD's}
"Glow In The Dark"
I think he still has promise. I know it may take a few years for the public to see him in the same like they once did but if he presses forward and works hard I'm sure he can regain it. after all, he is very talented!
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