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.
I Do
Chris Brown Lyrics
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We go by The Runners (hold up)
Chris Brown
This what we do
We do this
I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang, yeah (yeah)
I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't, yeah
So when they ask me 'bout the cars, and the girls, and the cribs
I just tell 'em it's what I do (it's what I do)
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do
Everywhere I go they show me love, so I give it back
Throw a couple stacks up in the air 'cause I'm a get it back
See somethin' sexy up in here, I'm a bring it back (bring it back)
They keep on runnin' back (runnin' back), they keep on comin' back (yeah)
Everybody knows CB, see me sittin' in the front row, playoffs
Stuntin' with my J's on, and it's all for them haters, yeah (yeah)
We get into that guap boy, my money to long boy, we do this for fun boy
I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang, yeah (yeah)
I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't, yeah
I'm feelin' like I can't lose
So when they ask me 'bout the cars, and the girls, and the cribs
I just tell 'em it's what I do (it's what I do), it's what I do (it's what I do)
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
Oh, na-na (hey), ayy, ayy, it's what I do
Single once again, I'm 'bout to go where I never been
Gone with the wind, 'cause that other ish irrelevant
We can get it in, I mean get it in
And I got stamina so don't forget to bring a friend
Nah bring ten, but they gotta be tens
Now that's a hundred 'em, let the runners in, yeah yeah
So I give it like an elephant
My CD's sellin' out you ain't married to the game, you should've been
I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang, yeah (yeah)
I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't, yeah (they can't)
I'm feelin' like I can't lose
So when they ask me 'bout the cars, and the girls, and the cribs
I just tell 'em it's what I do (it's what I do), it's what I do (it's what I do)
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do (yeah)
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
(Oh, this here what I do homie)
Oh, na-na (hey), ayy, ayy, it's what I do (it's just what I do homie)
I keep cash on me, no black cards (black cards)
They don't know what dem is, I deal with hood broads (hood broads, yeah)
There's a .9 on me, that's no iPod (iPod)
You want my watch homie? Gimme five bricks for it (for it)
I got the Maserati, I hid a lick for it (lick for it)
When old money talk, that's when I pay for it (pay for it, yeah)
He see a car fleet, and all of 'em mine (mine)
Four broads with me, and all off 'em dimes (dimes)
Six chains on me, and all of 'em shine (shine)
I got my bread right, feel like I'm 6'9
Ain't just hot in mine, I'm hot in every city
She want a pretty boy, I brought Chris Breezy with me
I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang, yeah (yeah)
I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't, yeah
I'm feelin' like I can't lose
So when they ask me 'bout the cars, and the girls, and the cribs
I just tell 'em it's what I do (it's what I do), it's what I do (it's what I do)
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do
Oh, na-na (na-na), oh, na-na (na-na)
Oh, na-na (na-na), oh, na-na (na-na)
Oh, na-na (na-na), oh, na-na (na-na)
Oh, na-na (na-na), ayy, ayy, it's what I do
In Chris Brown's song "What I Do," he is expressing his lavish lifestyle and the way he spends his money without a care in the world. The opening lines are a reminder to his listeners that he is backed up by the Runners, and what follows is Brown's bravado-filled lyrics. One of the dominant themes within the song is money and how Brown flaunts it.
Brown starts by boasting about how he throws his money around as if it were nothing, "I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang." He then proceeds to call out those who are envious of him because he is living life in the fast lane, something that they cannot keep up with, "I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't." Brown expresses that he is unstoppable and has an aura of invincibility. His celebrity status, wealth, and ability to live life luxuriously are things he revels in, and he is willing to show those who ask what he does with his money that it's what he does.
Brown raps about the attention he gets from his fans, and how he reciprocates that love by generously throwing money in the air, "Everywhere I go they show me love, so I give it back. Throw a couple stacks up in the air 'cause I'm a get it back." He is also comfortable with his sexuality and doesn't mind sharing it with his fans, "Single once again, I'm 'bout to go where I never been. Gone with the wind, 'cause that other ish irrelevant. We can get it in, I mean get it in." Ultimately, Brown is unapologetic about his success and lifestyle, and he asserts that it is what he does.
Line by Line Meaning
Just in case you forgot
Let me reintroduce myself as Chris Brown from The Runners
We go by The Runners (hold up)
My team is known as The Runners
Chris Brown
I am Chris Brown
This what we do
I'm living the life that I love
We do this
We are successful and we do what we want
I be throwin' up my cash, actin' like money ain't a thang, yeah (yeah)
I'm carelessly spending money because I have a lot of it
I'm just speedin' down this fast lane stuntin' and they mad 'cause they can't, yeah
I'm living my best life and others are jealous
I'm feelin' like I can't lose
I have confidence in myself and in my success
So when they ask me 'bout the cars, and the girls, and the cribs
When people ask me about my luxurious lifestyle
I just tell 'em it's what I do (it's what I do)
I simply say that this is how I live my life
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do
Reiterating that this is the lifestyle I lead
Everywhere I go they show me love, so I give it back
I am well-respected and I show appreciation to my fans
Throw a couple stacks up in the air 'cause I'm a get it back
I am confident in my financial success and throwing around money is a way to flaunt my wealth
See somethin' sexy up in here, I'm a bring it back (bring it back)
If I see an attractive woman, I will pursue her
They keep on runnin' back (runnin' back), they keep on comin' back (yeah)
Women are attracted to me and keep coming back for more
Everybody knows CB, see me sittin' in the front row, playoffs
I am a celebrity and well-known in the industry
Stuntin' with my J's on, and it's all for them haters, yeah (yeah)
I am showing off my expensive Jordans to spite those who envy me
We get into that guap boy, my money to long boy, we do this for fun boy
I make a lot of money and this is all just for entertainment purposes
Oh, na-na (hey), oh, na-na (hey)
A musical interlude or refrain
Oh, na-na (hey), ayy, ayy, it's what I do
Repeating that this is the lifestyle I lead and anthem for me and my crew
Single once again, I'm 'bout to go where I never been
I'm currently single and ready to live life to the fullest
Gone with the wind, 'cause that other ish irrelevant
I'm leaving my past behind because it doesn't matter
We can get it in, I mean get it in
I am ready to have fun and hook up with women
And I got stamina so don't forget to bring a friend
I have energy and am up for anything, including bringing along friends
Nah bring ten, but they gotta be tens
Bring along ten women but they need to be extremely attractive
Now that's a hundred 'em, let the runners in, yeah yeah
When you have ten women who are all attractive, it's called bringing in a hundred
So I give it like an elephant
I am very generous, like an elephant who shares its food
My CD's sellin' out you ain't married to the game, you should've been
I am successful and those who doubted me should have invested in me earlier
It's what I do, hey, it's what I do (yeah)
Reiterating that this is the lifestyle I lead
(Oh, this here what I do homie)
A musical interlude or refrain with an added reference to my lifestyle
I keep cash on me, no black cards (black cards)
I carry cash and often don't use credit cards
They don't know what dem is, I deal with hood broads (hood broads, yeah)
Many women who are attracted to me come from the hood
There's a .9 on me, that's no iPod (iPod)
I have a weapon on me, not just an iPod
You want my watch homie? Gimme five bricks for it (for it)
I have an expensive watch and someone trying to buy it would have to pay a lot
I got the Maserati, I hid a lick for it (lick for it)
I obtained my luxury car through unconventional means
When old money talk, that's when I pay for it (pay for it, yeah)
I am willing to spend money for certain things, especially if it is a sign of higher status
He see a car fleet, and all of 'em mine (mine)
When someone sees a group of cars together, they're all owned by me
Four broads with me, and all off 'em dimes (dimes)
I am with four attractive women
Six chains on me, and all of 'em shine (shine)
I am wearing six shiny, expensive chains
I got my bread right, feel like I'm 6'9
I have a lot of money and feel like a champion basketball player
Ain't just hot in mine, I'm hot in every city
I am popular and well-liked in many places
She want a pretty boy, I brought Chris Breezy with me
I am considered very attractive and people want to be around me
Oh, na-na (na-na), oh, na-na (na-na)
A musical interlude or refrain
Oh, na-na (na-na), ayy, ayy, it's what I do
Reiterating that this is the lifestyle I lead and anthem for me and my crew
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jermaine Jackson, Andrew Harr, Rob Allen, Chris Brown, Algernod Washington, Luke Boyd, Jason Boyd, Kevin Cossom, Sean Davidson, Karlyn Ramsey, Andrew Davidson
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Calvin White
I fw dis song nick and cb keep grindin💙💯
5ve
Nick Cannon is a huge inspiration to me and I WILL produce a song for him one day.
Big bad
You joking right?
FlorpFlop
BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Major Coleman
If i ever found out that nick cannot rapped on my beat then I'd immediately stop making music
Christopher Efird
This gives me chills every time I hear it
Shataya Jefferson
What a beautiful song I love it, you and Chris did an excellent job
Harvey Harvey Holt
This shit fire can't stop listening to it i got this shit stuck in my head keep it Up🔥🔥🔥
Tamia Smith
I am proud of you both great talent
Shameka Green
I Love This Song 🎵 ❤️ 🎶
🔥Fire🔥
Let's Go Nick & Chris