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.
Run It! Remix
Chris Brown Lyrics
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Check it, check it, check it out
It's Santana again
Steppin', steppin', steppin' out (uh)
One of them brand new big boy toys
I do big boy things
I make big boy noise 'cause
I know what girls want (want)
They wanna stay up (ayy)
And party all night
So bring a friend
Let me talk to you, tell you how it is
I was thinkin' when I saw that body
Gotta get shawty, tell her what the young boy gon' do
Damn, them chicks with you gotta be your kin
Babe, pretty thick with the kick that's sick
That need to be hit, so tell me what y'all gon' do
I got friends and you got friends (word, oh)
They hop out, and you hop in (word, oh-oh)
I look fly and they jockin' (word)
The way you drop, drop makes me wanna pop
I got friends and you got friends (word, hey)
They hop out, and you hop in (word)
I look fly and they jockin' (word)
The way you drop, drop makes me wanna pop
Is ya man (man)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (know)
Let me see if you can run it, run it
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it
Is ya man (man)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (lemme know)
Let me see if you can run it, run it
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it (come here)
You'll see, girl, I can set you off
Don't believe my age gonna slow us down
I can definitely show you things
To have you sayin' I can't be sixteen
Once I get in you won't let go
(And I) I'll have the girls wishin' they were you
(And I) I know you heard 'bout me
But guess what's goin' down if we leave?
I got friends and you got friends (word, oh)
They hop out, and you hop in (word, oh)
I look fly and they jockin' (word)
The way you drop, drop makes me wanna pop
I got friends and you got friends (word)
They hop out, and you hop in (word, hey)
I look fly and they jockin' (word, ooh)
The way you drop, drop makes me wanna pop (ooh, ooh)
Is ya man (man)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (know)
Let me see if you can run it, run it
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it
Is ya man (man)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (lemme know)
Let me see if you can run it, run it (ayy)
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it (let's go)
Girl, you feel right (feel right)
Make me feel like (feel like)
I wanna do a little somethin' (do a little somethin' tonight)
Ain't no thing, let's do it for sure
Girl, the way that you're wearin' them jeans is turnin' me on
I'm the hottest thing that's in these streets (Dipset)
So, baby, won't you rock me? (Santana, ayy)
Make it drop honey (honey)
Make it pop honey (honey)
Whip-whop, tick-tock to the clock for me
Don't stop doin' that (don't)
And shawty know I mean what I say
So she won't stop doin' that
Plus I heard if you can dance, you can bump
Well dance time is up, let's go, let's go (yup)
We can get it in (yup), we can get some friends
Do it like the Ying Yang Twinz, start whisperin'
Wait 'til you see my, ayy
Wait 'til you see my, ayy
Let me fall back, you ain't ready for all that
Have you sleep late, real late, yeah, takin' a long nap (ayy)
You tell your friends, to get wit' my friends
We could be friends, switch and meet friends (switch)
We can do it all night long and
'Til the clock hit mornin', ya dig? (Ayy)
Is ya man (man, ooh)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (know, ooh, ooh, yeah)
Let me see if you can run it, run it
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it (oh, woah-oh)
Is ya man (man, oh, woah-oh)
On the floor? (Floor)
If he ain't (ain't)
Lemme know (lemme know, mmm)
Let me see if you can run it, run it (run it)
Girl, indeed I can run it, run it (yeah)
Oh-oh (uh)
Oh, oh (woo) (uh-huh)
Oh, woah (woo)
Oh-oh (woo, Chris Brown)
(Ayy) (woo)
(Woo) (ayy)
(Woo)
(Ayy, ayy)
The lyrics of Chris Brown's song "Run It!" featuring Juelz Sant, are about a young man who meets a girl in a club and is attracted to her. He confidently tells her that he knows what girls want and what they like, making it clear that he wants her to stay and party with him all night. He persuades her by telling her that he can show her things that would make her forget about his age. He tells her that he has friends who can hang out with her friends making a group of friends. He also hypes her up, encouraging her to dance, and assures her that he can keep up with her moves.
The chorus of the song is a call and response between Chris Brown and Juelz Santana, asking the girl if her man is on the floor and if he isn't, then letting her know that they want to see if she can "run it." The term "run it" in this song is a reference to dancing and performing well on the dancefloor.
Overall, the lyrics of "Run It!" are about having fun in the club, showing off dance moves, and impressing the opposite sex. The song is upbeat and high energy, reflecting the youthful and carefree spirit present in clubs.
Line by Line Meaning
Okay
This is an introduction to the song
Check it, check it, check it out
Attention is being drawn to what follows
It's Santana again
Juelz Santana is featured on this track
Steppin', steppin', steppin' out
Both Chris Brown and Juelz Santana are stepping out with their new music
One of them brand new big boy toys
Chris Brown has a new toy, which can be his girlfriend, car or anything else
I do big boy things
Chris Brown does things that are associated with grown-up men
I make big boy noise 'cause
He makes noise stating that he is grown up and not a kid anymore
I know what girls want
Chris Brown believes that he knows what girls desire
I know what they like
He knows what girls prefer
They want to stay up
Girls like to party all night
And party all night
Girls like to stay up and enjoy parties
So bring a friend
Chris Brown wants his partner to bring a friend along to have more fun
Let me talk to you
Chris Brown wants to have a conversation with his partner
Tell you how it is
Chris Brown wants to explain his thoughts or feelings to his partner
I was thinkin' when I saw that body
Chris Brown is admiring his partner's attractive body
Gotta get shorty
Chris Brown wants to hook up with his partner
Tell her what the young boy goin' do
Chris Brown wants to inform his partner what he can do for her, in a playful tone
Damn them chicks with you
Chris Brown is commenting on the presence of other girls around his partner
Gotta be okay
He's okay with his partner having female friends
Babe pretty thick with a kick that's sick
His partner is attractive with a personality that is desirable
That need to be hit
He's referring to his desire to be intimate with his partner
So tell me what y'all goin' do
He's asking his partner for the next step in their relationship
I got friends and you got friends
Chris Brown and his partner have friends
They hop out and you hop in
Their friends seem to be swapping partners
I look fly and they jockin'
Chris Brown is looking good, and his partner is getting attention from others
The way you drop, drop
His partner is dancing in a way that is alluring to Chris Brown
Makes me wanna pop
The way his partner is dancing is turning him on
Is yo man
He's asking if his partner's boyfriend or husband is present
On the floor?
He's asking if her partner's man is dancing
If he ain't
If the partner's man is not present
Let me know
He is offering to dance with his partner
Lemme see if you can run it, run it
Let him see if his partner can dance well
Girl indeed I can run it, run it
His partner assures him that she can dance well
Girl you feel right
Chris Brown feels that his partner is right for him
Make me feel like
His partner is making him feel good
I wanna do a little somethin'
He is hinting at getting intimate with his partner
Ain't no thing let's do it fo' sho'
The partner seems okay with their decision
The way that yo wearin' them jeans
Chris Brown is admiring his partner's outfit
Is turnin' me on
Her outfit is exciting Chris Brown
You're the hottest thing
He's complimenting his partner
That's in these streets
His partner is the most attractive person on the street
So baby won't you rock wit me
Chris Brown wants his partner to dance with him
Make it drop honey
He wants his partner to dance by dropping it low
Make it pop honey
He wants his partner to dance by popping it up high
Whip, wop
Moving the waist in a twisting motion
Tick, tock to the clock fo' me
Moving to the beat of the music
Don't stop doin' that
He wants his partner to keep moving like that
And shorty know what I mean when I tell her so she won't stop doin' that
His partner knows what he means when he tells her to keep dancing that way
Plus I heard if you can dance you can bump
Bump means to grind with someone when dancing
Well dance time is up
It's time to switch to more intimate moves
Let's go, let's go (yup)
He wants to move to the more intimate moves immediately
We can get it in
They can have sex
We can get some friends
They can invite their friends over to celebrate and have fun
Do it like he ying yang twins start whisperin
This is a reference to a song called 'Whisper Song' by Ying Yang Twins which is known for its explicit lyrics
Wait till you see my (hey)
He's implying that she will be impressed with what he's going to do next
Let me fall back
He wants to take a step back to allow his partner to shine
You ain't ready for all that
He's implying that what he has in store for his partner is going to be overwhelming and exciting
Have you sleep late
He's suggesting that they will stay up late all night doing fun things
Real late yeah
They will stay up until sunrise
Takin' them long naps
They will be very tired and will sleep for long periods afterward
You tell yo friends
He wants her to invite her friends over
To get wit my friends
He wants his partner's friends to hook up with his friends
We can be friends
He wants to be friends with his partner after this experience
Switch and meet friends (switch)
Their friends will switch partners and try to keep things interesting
We can do it all night long, and
They can keep the fun going all night long
Until the clock hits morning'
They will stay up until sunrise
Ya dig
A slang term used to ask someone if they understand
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Scott Storch, Sean Garrett
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
DjBlackous BH
O melhor RMX!
Stevanna Joy
This was when a remix actually sounded nothing like the original song ....
Slim Kim
Beat,yea
Lyrics...nah. Still the same from CB
Sufy C
Could say that again
BRANDON ENGLISH
Bow even did 2 verses for it
Savoy Summers
This is the original lol
Reza Ru
2018 and still lit
Iko Mike
Very good rmx
Baby Mario
Still love this
T C Jones Edits
If only the remix had an instrumental