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.
Down feat. Kanye West
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 lyrics to "Down" by Chris Brown featuring Kanye West explore the conflict of wanting to be alone, yet not wanting to let people down. The singer expresses that sometimes he wants to wake up and be on his own, but at other times, he does not want to walk away from the people he cares about. The song describes feeling trapped and burdened with the weight of the world on one's shoulder, with no one to help or reach out to. The lyrics also reference the struggle of dealing with demons and personal struggles, while putting on a front of pride.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I'm falling down" multiple times, indicating that the singer is struggling and needs someone to pick them up. The song's tone is somber and emotional, with a strong message of vulnerability and the importance of support from others. Overall, the lyrics are a powerful exploration of the universal emotions and struggles that people face in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I don't wanna wake up alone
Chris Brown wishes to have someone by his side as he wakes up
But sometimes I wanna wake up and be on my own
At times, Chris Brown wants to be alone
Sometimes I don't wanna walk by your smile
Chris Brown isn't always in the mood to be happy
But at the same time I don't wanna let people down
However, he doesn't want to disappoint people either
Can you imagine, the weight of a world
The stress and pressure on Chris Brown are immense
Placed on your shoulders, trapped in this world
He feels trapped and unable to escape his problems
And no-one can reach you, oh oh oh oh
Nobody can help him through his struggles
So no-one can help you, now
Chris Brown realizes that he is responsible for dealing with his own issues
It's getting heavy I think I'm bout ready to break down
The weight of his problems is becoming too much for him to handle
I'm standing up, but I'm fallin' down
Despite his efforts, he still feels like he's losing the battle
Time keeps on tickin' on wish there was a way to slow it down
Chris Brown wishes he could slow down life and catch his breath
Someone pick me up, cause I'm fallin' down
He asks for someone's help to lift him up
Why is it so easy for you to blame
Chris Brown feels like he is being unfairly blamed for his struggles
I'm only human we're all the same
He reminds everyone that he is human and makes mistakes
I've given up everything in exchange for being alone
Chris Brown has sacrificed his relationships to cope with his issues
I'm shaking these demons underneath all the pride, oh
He is trying to overcome his inner demons
It's getting heavy I think I'm bout ready to break down
The pressure is still too much for him to handle
Time keeps on tickin' on wish there was a way to slow it down
He still wishes he could slow down life
I'm fallin' down, down, down, down,
Chris Brown is struggling and descending into darkness
Someone pick me up, cause I'm fallin' down
He still needs someone's help to lift him up
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Linda Perry, Chris Brown, Sean Baker, Kanye West, Andre Lyon
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mustanggang5.0
This has always been one of his most underrated songs
@petitecheriecocoenrose7256
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@eugeniaanderson9582
I just love the sound of the guitar in the background
@deljean
Same thts what made me like this song
@musicjunkie5501
Yes me too 😁
@kathleenrevering689
@@deljean 0p00
@verlynnnoriega2767
I believe it's a sample from 4 non blonds what's going on
@eugeniaanderson9582
@@verlynnnoriega2767 omg, ur right lol
@Tnice2nice
One of Kanye's most underrated verses
@skyward_rebel
“But I really make babies when the mic’s on” 😭 Kanye always makes his guest verses memorable