1) Christopher Maurice… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia.
In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date.
The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Brown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. Brown was influenced by the artists his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke. A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.
At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father's gas station searching for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years. Brown's local production team organized an audition before Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who currently works as his manager. At the age of 15, Brown was then sent to perform for L.A. Reid and was subsequently signed in 2004 to Jive Records. By early 2005, Brown began work for his debut album, working with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre, Vidal, Bryan Michael Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri.
Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album which was released on November 29, 2005. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 155,000 copies in first week of sales. Five weeks later, became certified platinum, and within a year, went double platinum. His debut single "Run It!," was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Following "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly peaking at #15. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That." His fourth single is the ballad "Say Goodbye," which is also a part of the Step Up Soundtrack. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him travelling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers.
On August 17, 2006 to further promote the album, Brown kicked off his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed back two months a second summer tour is in the works once the album is completed the tour may include artists: Pretty Ricky, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ciara, and Cherish.'. Chris also has been the opening act for R&B singer Beyonce Knowles on the Australian leg of her The Beyonce Experience tour.
Exclusive is the second studio album by Brown. The album was released in November, 2007. It served as the sophomore album for Brown and was both critically and commercially successful. The album was supported by five singles including the songs "Kiss Kiss" and "With You". Exclusive has gone on to sell over three million copies.
Graffiti was released in 2009 and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. was released in 2011 becoming Chris Brown's first studio album to top the Billboard 200. The album earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
His fifth album entitled Fortune was released in 2012.
Brown's latest album X was released in September, 2014.
Chris Brown has also started to act in movies and has appeared in Stomp The Yard and This Christmas as well as several episodes of The O.C.
Websites of interest:
- Chris Brown Web
- UChris
- Chris Brown World
2) Chris Brown (born 1953) is a composer, pianist, and electronic musician, who creates music for acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, for computer networks, and for improvising ensembles.
Born and raised in Chicago, he moved to California to study electronic music with Gordon Mumma and composition with William Brooks at University of California, Santa Cruz, and with David Rosenboom at Mills College. He was active early in his career as an inventor and builder of electroacoustic instruments; he has also performed widely as an improvisor and pianist with groups as "Room" and the "Glenn Spearman Double Trio." In 1986 he co-founded the pioneering computer network music ensemble "The Hub". He is also known for his recorded performances of music by Henry Cowell, Luc Ferrari, and John Zorn. He has received commissions from the Berkeley Symphony, the Rova Sexophone Quartet, the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, the Gerbode Foundation, the Phonos Foundation and the Creative Work Fund. His recent music includes the poly-rhythm installation "Talking Drum", the "Inventions" series for computers and interactive performers, and the radio performance "Transmissions" series, with composer Guillermo Galindo.
His 1992 epic electroacoustic work "Lava", for brass, percussion, and electronics is also available on Tzadik Records. He teaches Composition and Electronic Music at Mills College in Oakland, where he is Co-Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM). He is not to be confused with R & B artist Chris Brown.
3) Chris Brown is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Brown was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. When that band broke up, he continued performing as a duo with his Bourbon bandmate Kate Fenner. Brown has accompanied dozens of notable musicians on stage, such as in 1998 when he spent six months filling in for Kevin Hearn as a member of Barenaked Ladies while Hearn battled leukemia.
Brown released a solo album, Burden of Belief, in 2003. He performs this material both solo and with Tony Scherr, Anton Fier, and Teddy Kumpel as Chris Brown and the Citizens' Band. The group's album Oblivion was released in 2007.
4) A San Francisco-area based power pop singer-songwriter.
5) A UK DJ/Remixer and part of Ruff Driverz.
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Chris Brown Lyrics
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Hey, hey
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey)
Down, down, down (hey, hey)
Get down (ayy, ayy)
We can get down (ayy, ayy)
Uh, Mr. West is in the building, children, ladies
Call the shrink up, they about to go crazy
Hold your drinks up like you was celebratin'
Hold your guns if they is hella hatin'
I'm so clean and them, they got rabies
I can see it through the lens of my RayB-
Ans, Wayfarers, mm-hmm
'Ye do you play fair? Mmm-mmm
Grab your remote for the reason they made TiVo
Snap your Nikons at the icon with Nikes on
I heard you like to do it with the lights on
But I really make babies when the mic's on
Check out all my kids, that bought all my cribs
Got me out of that apartment, you have got to pardon him
I am so retarded with a spit like a retarded kid that spits
Oops, I ain't mean to say that s-
I told my homie Chris, these chicks is dangerous
You need a girl that's A-list
Not one that just barely made it on a list
'Cause from wall to wall, we got it poppin' right now
It's a hundred girls, tryna get down, down, down
Baby girl, gotta tell you
Seen you somewhere before, you look familiar
You had a red shirt, Gucci slacks
And a Gucci bag to match it
Tell me you remember that, baby girl
But, lady, never mind that
Can I take you out later? And here's my contact
Can you do me this favor? Let me spend this paper
On you 'cause it's just sitting and let's just spend it and go
Let me, let me
Guarantee, guarantee
I'll make your day, yeah, yeah
Okay
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey, get down)
Down, down, down (hey, hey, get down)
Get down (ayy, ayy, whoa-oh)
We can get down (ayy, ayy, down)
The way I see it, girl, you a perfect ten
That's why I'm all on you, baby, you got me wonderin'
What to do, what to say, don't want to come off lame
Girl, do you got a man?
Better yet, girl, what's your name?
Just let me, let me
Guarantee, guarantee
I'll make your day, yeah, yeah
Okay
Now if you with it, shawty, shawty
Let me, let me
Take your bad away
Baby, can we dream, just for today?
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey, not even crazy, gotta get down)
Down, down, down (hey, hey, down)
Get down (ayy, ayy, oh)
We can get down (ayy, ayy, we can get down)
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey, get down)
Down, down, down (hey, hey, down)
Get down (ayy, ayy, hey)
We can get down (ayy, ayy, oh, baby)
Down, down, down, down (hey, hey, not even crazy, gotta get down)
Down, down, down (hey, hey, down)
Get down (ayy, ayy, whoa-oh)
We can get down (ayy, ayy, down)
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey, oh, baby, baby, baby, please)
Down, down, down (hey, hey, get down)
Get down (ayy, ayy)
We can get down (ayy, ayy)
To all my ladies, sexy ladies (hey, hey, hey, hey)
I wanna get down with y'all (ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)
The song "Down" by Chris Brown is a catchy and upbeat track that mainly revolves around getting down on the dance floor. Brown is joined by Kanye West on this song, which was released in 2007. The opening lines of the song immediately get the listener into the groove, as Brown repeatedly sings, "I wanna get down, down, down, down." The song has a party vibe, with references to holding drinks up to celebrate and the wall-to-wall partying. Brown raps about his success and achievements in his music career, while also referencing his struggles in the past with being broke and living in an apartment.
The verses sung by Kanye West include playful wordplay, including a reference to TiVo and Nikon cameras. West's rap also reflects his own success and celebrity, with lines like "Mr. West is in the building, children, ladies" and "I'm so clean and them, they got rabies." West gives Brown advice on avoiding dangerous women and finding an A-list girl. The chorus is repeated throughout the song, with Brown and West encouraging the listener to "get down." The song ends with a shout-out to all the "sexy ladies" out there.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, hey
Expressing excitement and getting the listeners' attention
Hey, hey
Repeating the expression to maintain attention
Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Filling the silence and adding to the rhythm
I wanna get down, down, down, down (hey, hey)
Expressing the singer's desire to party and dance
Down, down, down (hey, hey)
Repeating the line to reinforce the singer's desire to party and dance
Get down (ayy, ayy)
Encouraging others to dance and party
We can get down (ayy, ayy)
Inviting others to join in the party and dance
Uh, Mr. West is in the building, children, ladies
Acknowledging that Kanye West is at the party
Call the shrink up, they about to go crazy
Implying that the party is going to be wild and out of control
Hold your drinks up like you was celebratin'
Encouraging people to raise their drinks to celebrate
Hold your guns if they is hella hatin'
Encouraging people to stand up against those who are negative or hateful
I'm so clean and them, they got rabies
Comparing the singer's smoothness to others' madness and craziness
I can see it through the lens of my RayB-
Suggesting that the singer can see the world clearly through his sunglasses
Ans, Wayfarers, mm-hmm
Specifying the type of Ray-Bans the singer is wearing
'Ye do you play fair? Mmm-mmm
Asking if Kanye West plays fair
Grab your remote for the reason they made TiVo
Asking people to prepare to record the party and watch it later
Snap your Nikons at the icon with Nikes on
Encouraging people to take photos of the singer, who is wearing Nike shoes
I heard you like to do it with the lights on
Suggesting that the singer wants to have sex with the lights on
But I really make babies when the mic's on
Suggesting that the singer creates music that creates a sexual vibe
Check out all my kids, that bought all my cribs
Boasting about his success and financial stability
Got me out of that apartment, you have got to pardon him
Suggesting that the singer has achieved success despite humble beginnings
I am so retarded with a spit like a retarded kid that spits
Comparing the singer's rapping ability to that of an intellectually disabled person
Oops, I ain't mean to say that s-
Apologizing for using derogatory language
I told my homie Chris, these chicks is dangerous
Warns the singer's friend Chris that women can be deceptive and cause problems
You need a girl that's A-list
Suggesting the singer's friend date a popular woman
Not one that just barely made it on a list
Implies that women who are not well-known are not worth dating
'Cause from wall to wall, we got it poppin' right now
Describing the party as being lively and exciting
It's a hundred girls, tryna get down, down, down
Stating that there are many women at the party who want to dance and have fun
Baby girl, gotta tell you
Addressing a specific woman in the crowd
Seen you somewhere before, you look familiar
Suggesting that the singer recognizes the woman from a previous encounter
You had a red shirt, Gucci slacks
Describing an outfit the woman wore previously
And a Gucci bag to match it
Pointing out that the woman had an expensive bag
Tell me you remember that, baby girl
Asking the woman if she remembers the previous encounter
But, lady, never mind that
Suggesting that the previous encounter isn't important
Can I take you out later? And here's my contact
Asking the woman for a date and providing a phone number
Can you do me this favor? Let me spend this paper
Asking the woman to accept his offer to spend money on her
On you 'cause it's just sitting and let's just spend it and go
Suggesting that the singer wants to spend money on the woman and leave the party
Guarantee, guarantee
Repeatedly promising that he will do something
I'll make your day, yeah, yeah
Promising to make a positive impact on the woman's day
Okay
Confirming the plan or promise
Now if you with it, shawty, shawty
Asking if the woman is interested or willing
Take your bad away
Suggesting that he will remove any negative feelings the woman may have
Baby, can we dream, just for today?
Asking the woman to indulge in a fun fantasy with him
To all my ladies, sexy ladies (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Addressing all the women at the party
I wanna get down with y'all (ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy)
Expressing the singer's desire to party and dance with the women
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Linda Perry, Chris Brown, Sean Baker, Kanye West, Andre Lyon
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