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.
Keep It Movin'
Chris Brown Lyrics
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From the book
She was readin'
With the prettiest smile
That I ever saw
Curly hair down back
And the skin
Like cinnamon brown
And then those eyes
Made my heart
Stop in my chest
And she said "hi"
And it was hard
To catch my breath
I said
"Hey lil mama
I don't mean
To bother at all
My name is Chris"
(Hello, hello)
And before
She could answer
I said
"Listen to this
I think
You're fineee"
And she cracked
That smile again
It's say goodbye
To my homies
And your friends
[Chorus:]
We can dip out alone
(Keep it movin')
Do something fun
(And keep it movin')
Talk about life
About love
That's wats up
Keep it movin' (ohh)
Don't matter at all (all)
Where ever go (go)
Oh (oh)
Girl just come on
Let's keep it movin'
So we exchange numbers
I told her
I'll be at her crib
By a quarter to six
We can go
Get a bite little lady
Or chill at the mall
And catch a flick
If that's alright
(Alright)
She said
"As long
I'm home by nine
(Nine)
Whatever we do
Is fine"
I can't believe
I can't believe
That she's here
With me
Nooo
And God oh me no
(God oh me knows
How far we can go)
Then I hope
This night
Will go my way
And we can do
This everyday
And if I'm cool
And take my time
I might just get
A kiss goodnight
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Chris Brown's Keep It Movin' describe the first encounter between the singer, Chris, and a girl he is attracted to. The girl catches his attention when he sees her reading a book with a beautiful smile on her face. She has curly brown hair and flawless cinnamon brown skin. Chris is struck by her beauty, and her eyes make his heart skip a beat. He introduces himself, and they hit it off as they make plans to hang out later that evening. The song's upbeat tempo matches Chris's excitement, conveying his hopefulness that the night will go well with the girl. He's eager to seize this opportunity to get to know her better and possibly start something special.
In the chorus, Chris emphasizes his desire to move forward with the girl without any distractions. They have each other's undivided attention as they go out to have fun, talk about life and love, and explore new experiences. The repetition of "keep it movin'" emphasizes the need to stay focused on the present moment and let the good times roll.
Line by Line Meaning
She look up
The singer notices a girl reading a book and looks up to see her.
From the book
The girl was reading a book.
She was readin'
The girl was reading.
With the prettiest smile
The girl had a very beautiful smile.
That I ever saw
The artist had never seen such a pretty smile before.
Curly hair down back
The girl had curly hair that flowed down her back.
And the skin
The girl's skin
Like cinnamon brown
was a perfect shade of brown like cinnamon.
Without a flaw
The girl had perfect skin without any blemishes.
And then those eyes
Her eyes
Made my heart
made the singer's heart
Stop in my chest
stop beating for a moment.
And she said "hi"
The girl greeted the singer with a hello.
And it was hard
The singer found it difficult
To catch my breath
to breathe normally.
I said
The artist spoke
"Hey lil mama
"Hey, girl
I don't mean
I don't intend
To bother at all
to cause any trouble.
My name is Chris"
The artist introduced himself as Chris.
(Hello, hello)
Sung in the background as an ad-lib.
And before
Before she could answer,
She could answer
The girl had a chance to reply.
I said
The artist spoke again.
"Listen to this
"Listen to what I have to say.
I think
I believe
You're fineee"
You are attractive.
And she cracked
And the girl smiled again,
That smile again
referred to the girl's smile.
It's say goodbye
The singer said goodbye
To my homies
to his friends
And your friends
to the girl's friends.
[Chorus:]
The chorus begins here.
We can dip out alone
The artist suggests the two of them leave together.
(Keep it movin')
Suggesting that they should continue things without interruption or distraction.
Do something fun
The artist suggests they do something enjoyable.
(And keep it movin')
Again, suggesting they keep things moving without any delay.
Talk about life
The singer suggests they have a conversation about life,
About love
he also suggests that they talk about love.
That's wats up
That's what's good or cool.
Keep it movin'
Again emphasizing that they should keep things moving.
Don't matter at all
It doesn't matter.
Where ever go
Wherever they go
(go)
Sung as an ad-lib.
Oh (oh)
Sung as an ad-lib.
Girl just come on
The artist encourages the girl to come with him.
Let's keep it movin'
Let's keep moving.
So we exchange numbers
The two exchanged phone numbers.
I told her
The singer informed the girl
I'll be at her crib
that he would go to her house.
By a quarter to six
Arriving at 5:45 PM.
We can go
They could go
Get a bite little lady
and get some food, girl,
Or chill at the mall
or hang out at the mall
And catch a flick
watch a movie.
If that's alright
The artist asks the girl if that's okay.
(Alright)
The girl agrees that it is.
She said
She responded by saying
"As long
"As long as
I'm home by nine
she has to be home by 9 PM.
(Nine)
Sung as an ad-lib.
Whatever we do
Whatever they do
Is fine"
is okay with the girl.
I can't believe
The artist cannot believe
That she's here
that the girl is with him.
With me
referring to the singer.
Nooo
Sung as an ad-lib.
And God oh me no
And God knows
(God oh me knows
Slightly misheard lyric - it should be 'God only knows.'
How far we can go)
How far their relationship can go.
Then I hope
The singer expresses hope.
This night
that the evening.
Will go my way
will turn out to his liking.
And we can do
The singer hopes that they can continue doing things like this.
This everyday
Everyday.
And if I'm cool
If I am calm and collected
And take my time
and take their time.
I might just get
The singer may get
A kiss goodnight
a goodnight kiss.
Contributed by Joshua N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tteeaas
his voice gives me chills i love u chris
@riptidereese7567
Man this Chris at his finest , now don't get me wrong Chris today kills too, but something about this 2005 kid was just dope to the entertainment industry , fresh image and R&B was flawless with clean vocals
@jahmarimiller2647
2005 to 2009 Chris hits differently, here in 2023 still jamming these songs π₯
@chelsieward9378
I miss this type of music 2008/9 was the last we had his music.
@riptidereese7567
Dis definitely dat '05 era right here π―π₯
@MegaDG17
I wish he could make this at least 4 mins this shit go hard
@briam518
Classic song π―π―π―π― #early2000s. π₯π₯
@kamcorder12games17
His voice is like butter smooth asfπ―π₯
@cristianolobato5338
Nostalgia da porraπ€¦πΏββοΈβ€
@kiingkay
My New Favorite Song. Love This Song. : ) <33