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.
Yellow Tape
Chris Brown Lyrics
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Stay behind the yellow tape
Stay behind the yellow tape
Yeah, stay behind the yellow tape
Wait a second, wait a minute
Don't compare me to them other niggas
Desert Eagle, Smith & Wesson
Where the real friends at when you really need 'em?
When I was locked up in the county, I ain't even see 'em
I'm by my lonely, lonely
What happen to the bitches and the party?
A 100 bottles that was every weekend
Bitches piled up in my crib like a Colosseum
After 3 A.M., you know we getting freaky
Hella one night stands, we just catching feelings
Tired of fake loving, fake Hollywood, ain't 'bout shit
Fake gang banging and they claiming to pop shit
Fake titties and cocaine up they nostrils, stop it, huh
Suwoo been a nigga, been about it
And if it's my time to go, I'm taking everybody
Don't care, my niggas, we shootin' anybody
And if it ain't your business, nigga, don't worry about it, oh
I hear 'em talking down on me, down on me
But where they at tonight? Got a 100 rounds on me
I think I had it up to here, my nigga, huh
You know your killers, they fear my niggas, huh
So what you tryna, tryna do, tryna, tryna do?
Dancing round the issue, bitch, you know you're running out of moves
I keep it real, my nigga, huh
This Richard Mille hella clear, cost a mil', my nigga
Yeah, give a fuck about how you feel, my nigga
Got the mic, life a horror movie, feel like thriller
Passive aggressive bitches always acting all timid
Won't help you make no money but I bet they'll help you spend it, ha
Had a meeting with the devil last week
Couldn't believe what he said to me, huh
Here take this contract, signature please
You can have it all but you know your soul, I'ma keep
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, you know it come in threes
Battling my demons, I'm the only one who sees, ha
I've got the fire blazing, burning all the weed
I bet the hell ain't hotter than this fucking Hennessy, yeah
Two feet off the ground, woah, woah, like why am I living here?
Up and down, up and down, woah, woah, I think I might drown from my tears
I cry 'cause my fate is sold, too many tears, I'm thinking 'bout ending here
Wanna forget, Russian roulette with the pistol
Bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape
Ayy, bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape, hey
Go bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Don't shoot, don't shoot, stand behind the yellow tape
Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't
Stand behind the yellow tape
Wonder if God got a sense of humor
I hope you know that he can see all the shit you doing
Know I'm a sinner but I hope that he still listen to me
Temptation and fornication, he know I love the pussy
Misdirection with no connection, ain't no substance
She just wanna fuck, whatever happened to us love making?
You don't wanna be in the club when you an old lady
And I know I'm too fucked up to love my own lady
Ain't gon' lie, every nigga cheat, frontin' like they poppin' bottles
All these niggas cheap, me? I'm standing on my wallet
It don't mean I ain't lonely
In the Hills, all the way up, Uber X sittin' at the bottom
You know I ain't gotta flex, nigga, know I got it
Chain cost a quarter mil', me? That's a couple dollars
Sayin', "Fuck it", takin' pornstars to Benihanas
What's the point of rockin', rollin' without the gun powder?
Had a meeting with the devil last week
Couldn't believe what he said to me, huh
Here take this contract, signature please
You can have it all but you know your soul, I'ma keep
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, you know it come in threes
Battling my demons, I'm the only one who sees, ha
I've got the fire blazing, burning all the weed
I bet the hell ain't hotter than this fucking Hennessy, yeah
Two feet off the ground, woah, woah, like why am I living here?
Up and down, up and down, woah, woah, I think I might drown from my tears
I cry 'cause my fate is sold, too many tears, I'm thinking 'bout ending here
Wanna forget, Russian roulette with the pistol
Bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape
Ayy, bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape, hey
Go bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Don't shoot, don't shoot, stand behind the yellow tape
Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't
Stand behind the yellow tape
The lyrics of Chris Brown's "Yellow Tape" deal with a range of themes and emotions, including alienation, betrayal, and the struggle to maintain artistic integrity in a world of fake friends and fake values. The song starts with a repetition of the phrase "stay behind the yellow tape," which is usually used to cordon off a dangerous or restricted area. This phrase could be interpreted as a warning to the listener to stay safe, but it could also represent the boundary between the real world and the life of a celebrity.
Throughout the rest of the song, Chris Brown raps about his experiences with friends who have let him down, his frustrations with the music industry, and his own inner demons. He references his time spent in jail and how he didn't receive any support from his supposed friends, and how he's had enough of fake love and superficial lifestyles. He also talks about his conversation with the devil and being offered a contract in exchange for his soul, which symbolizes the temptation and struggles he's faced in his career.
Overall, "Yellow Tape" is a commentary on the ups and downs of fame, the dangers of surrounding oneself with the wrong people, and the need to stay true to oneself in the face of adversity.
Line by Line Meaning
Stay behind the yellow tape
Stay out of my business, don't meddle in my affairs
Yeah, stay behind the yellow tape
I'm warning you to stay away and not interfere
Wait a second, wait a minute
Hold on, give me a moment to collect my thoughts
Don't compare me to them other niggas
I'm different from other men and shouldn't be judged similarly
Desert Eagle, Smith & Wesson
I'm armed and ready to engage in a fight if necessary
I'm about to go to war, gon' pledge allegiance
I'm ready to engage in a battle and will be loyal to my own cause
Where the real friends at when you really need 'em?
I'm questioning the loyalty of my friends during a difficult time in my life
When I was locked up in the county, I ain't even see 'em
My friends didn't visit me when I was incarcerated and needed them the most
I'm by my lonely, lonely
I'm alone and feeling isolated
What happen to the bitches and the party?
I'm missing the fun and excitement of being surrounded by women and partying
A 100 bottles that was every weekend
I used to throw extravagant parties every weekend with huge amounts of alcohol
Bitches piled up in my crib like a Colosseum
My house was filled with women like an arena, all competing for my attention
After 3 A.M., you know we getting freaky
Late at night, we engage in sexual activities
Hella one night stands, we just catching feelings
We frequently have casual sex and sometimes end up catching feelings for each other
Tired of fake loving, fake Hollywood, ain't 'bout shit
I'm sick of insincere love and fake people in the entertainment industry
Fake gang banging and they claiming to pop shit
People are claiming to be gang members and talking tough but they're not really living up to it
Fake titties and cocaine up they nostrils, stop it, huh
I'm calling out the fake women and their excessive plastic surgery and drug use
Suwoo been a nigga, been about it
I've been affiliated with the Bloods gang for a long time and I'm not afraid to show it
And if it's my time to go, I'm taking everybody
If I die, I'm not going down alone and will take others with me
Don't care, my niggas, we shootin' anybody
I don't care who gets caught in the crossfire, we're shooting at anyone
And if it ain't your business, nigga, don't worry about it, oh
If you're not involved in what's going on, then mind your own business
I hear 'em talking down on me, down on me
I'm aware that people are talking negatively about me
But where they at tonight? Got a 100 rounds on me
I have bullets ready for anyone who tries to confront me
I think I had it up to here, my nigga, huh
I'm at my breaking point and can't deal with this anymore
You know your killers, they fear my niggas, huh
Your gang members are afraid of my gang members
So what you tryna, tryna do, tryna, tryna do?
What is it that you're attempting to do or accomplish?
Dancing round the issue, bitch, you know you're running out of moves
You're avoiding the problem and know that you're running out of excuses
I keep it real, my nigga, huh
I'm honest and truthful, always
This Richard Mille hella clear, cost a mil', my nigga
My expensive watch is very clear and easily visible, costing a million dollars
Yeah, give a fuck about how you feel, my nigga
I don't care about your feelings or opinions
Got the mic, life a horror movie, feel like thriller
Being on stage with the microphone feels like a scary movie or thriller
Passive aggressive bitches always acting all timid
Women who are passive aggressive and pretend to be shy frustrate me
Won't help you make no money but I bet they'll help you spend it, ha
These women won't help you earn money but they'll gladly spend what you have
Had a meeting with the devil last week
I metaphorically dealt with a difficult situation that resembled dealing with Satan
Couldn't believe what he said to me, huh
I was surprised at the outcome of this situation
Here take this contract, signature please
The deal on the table is tempting and they want me to sign it
You can have it all but you know your soul, I'ma keep
I can have everything I want but it will come at the cost of my soul
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, you know it come in threes
I'm experiencing a streak of unfortunate events
Battling my demons, I'm the only one who sees, ha
I'm struggling with inner demons that only I'm aware of
I've got the fire blazing, burning all the weed
I'm smoking a lot of marijuana and feeling its effects
I bet the hell ain't hotter than this fucking Hennessy, yeah
Hennessy is a strong and potent alcohol, so drinking it is like experiencing hellfire
Two feet off the ground, woah, woah, like why am I living here?
I'm feeling disconnected from reality and questioning my existence
Up and down, up and down, woah, woah, I think I might drown from my tears
My emotions are fluctuating and I'm feeling overwhelmed, like I'm drowning
I cry 'cause my fate is sold, too many tears, I'm thinking 'bout ending here
I'm crying because I feel like I've already sold my soul and I'm considering ending it all
Wanna forget, Russian roulette with the pistol
I want to forget my problems and am contemplating playing a deadly game with a gun
Bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
One bullet is all it takes to end everything
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape
I'm warning everyone to stay behind the yellow tape and out of harm's way
Go bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Violence can be triggered easily and unexpectedly
Don't shoot, don't shoot, stand behind the yellow tape
Stay calm and stay out of the way to avoid getting hurt
Wonder if God got a sense of humor
I'm wondering if God has a comedic side
I hope you know that he can see all the shit you doing
I hope everyone is aware that God is watching and aware of their actions
Know I'm a sinner but I hope that he still listen to me
I acknowledge my sins but hope that God still hears my prayers
Temptation and fornication, he know I love the pussy
I admit to being tempted by and engaging in sexual activity with women
Misdirection with no connection, ain't no substance
People are talking without making sense or showing any true meaning or background
She just wanna fuck, whatever happened to us love making?
Women just want sex and intimacy is becoming harder to find
You don't wanna be in the club when you an old lady
As you age, you may feel out of place in certain social settings
And I know I'm too fucked up to love my own lady
I'm aware that my own mental state is preventing me from truly loving my significant other
Ain't gon' lie, every nigga cheat, frontin' like they poppin' bottles
I'm admitting that most men cheat and pretend to have more money than they actually do
All these niggas cheap, me? I'm standing on my wallet
Most men are cheap while I have a lot of money and am not afraid to spend it
It don't mean I ain't lonely
Having money doesn't prevent me from feeling lonely
In the Hills, all the way up, Uber X sittin' at the bottom
I'm up in the Hollywood Hills while the Uber ride I took is parked at the bottom
You know I ain't gotta flex, nigga, know I got it
I don't have to show off my money, everyone knows I have it
Chain cost a quarter mil', me? That's a couple dollars
My chain is worth 250,000 dollars, which to me is only a few hundred dollars
Sayin', "Fuck it", takin' pornstars to Benihanas
I don't care about the judgement of others and am taking pornstars to a fancy restaurant
What's the point of rockin', rollin' without the gun powder?
There's no point in living life recklessly without the danger and risk that comes with it
Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't
I'm emphasizing the importance of staying out of harm's way and avoiding violence
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Christopher Maurice Brown, Orrin Monzale Wilson, Antwan J Thompson, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Anthony Lavelle Barfield
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Josie T
LYRICS!!!
Stay behind the Yellow Tape
Stay behind the Yellow Tape
Stay behind the Yellow Tape
Yeah, stay behind the Yellow Tape
Wait a second, wait a minute
Don't compare me to them other niggas
Desert Eagle, Smith & Wesson
I'm about to go to war, gon' pledge allegiance
Where the real friends at when you really need 'em?
When I was locked up in the county, I ain't even see 'em
I bought my own lane, lonely
What happen to the bitches in the party?
A 100 bottles that was every weekend
Bitches piled up in my crib like a Colosseum
After 3 A.M., you know we getting freaky
Hella one night stands, we just catching feelings
Tired of fake loving, fake Hollywood, ain't 'bout shit
Fake gang banging and they claiming to pop shit
Fake titties and cocaine up they nostrils, stop It, huh
Soo woo, a nigga, been about it
And if it's my time to go, I'm taking everybody
Don't care, my niggas, we shootin' anybody
And if it ain't your business, nigga, don't worry about it, oh
I hear 'em talking down on me, down on me
But where they at tonight? Got a 100 rounds on me
I think I had it up to here, my nigga, huh
You know your killers, they fear my niggas, huh
So what you tryna, tryna do, tryna, tryna do?
Dancing round the issue, bitch,
You know you're running out of moves
I keep it real, my nigga, huh
This Richard Mille hella clear, cost a mil, my nigga
Yeah, give a fuck about how you feel, my nigga
Got the mic, life a horror movie, feel like thriller
Passive aggressive bitches always acting all timid
Won't help you make no money
But I bet they'll help you spend it, ha
Had a meeting with the devil last week
Couldn't believe what he said to me, huh
"Here take this contract, signature please
You can have it all but you know your soul, I'ma keep"
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, you know it come in threes
Battling my demons, I'm the only one who sees, ha
I've got the fire blazing, burning all the weed
I bet the hell ain't hotter than this fucking Hennessy, yeah
Two feet off the ground, woah, woah, like why am I living here?
Up and down, up and down, woah, woah,
I think I might drown from my tears
I cry 'cause my fate is sold, too many tears,
I'm thinking 'bout ending here
Wanna forget, Russian roulette with the pistol
Bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape
Ayy, bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape, hey
Go bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Don't shoot, don't shoot, stand behind the yellow tape
Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't
Stand behind the yellow tape
Wonder if God got a sense of humor
I hope you know that he can see all the shit you doing
Know I'm a sinner but I hope that he still listen to me
Temptation and fornication, you know I love the pussy
Misdirection with no connection, ain't no substance
She just wanna fuck, whatever happened to us love making?
You don't wanna be in the club when you an old lady
And I know I'm too fucked up to love my own lady
Ain't gon' lie, every nigga cheat, frontin' like they poppin' bottles
All these niggas cheap, me?
I'm standing on my wallet
It don't mean I ain't lonely
In the Hills, all the way up, Uber X sittin' at the bottom
You know I ain't gotta flex, nigga, know I got it
Chain cost a quarter mil', me? That's a couple dollars
Sayin', "Fuck it", takin' pornstars to Benihanas
What's the point of rockin', rollin' without the gun powder?
Had a meeting with the devil last week
Couldn't believe what he said to me, huh
"Here take this contract, signature please
You can have it all but you know your soul, I'ma keep"
Bad luck, bad luck, yeah, you know it come in threes
Battling my demons, I'm the only one who sees, ha
I've got the fire blazing, burning all the weed
I bet the hell ain't hotter than this fucking Hennessy, yeah
Two feet off the ground, woah, woah, like why am I living here?
Up and down, up and down, woah, woah,
I think I might drown from my tears
I cry 'cause my fate is sold, too many tears,
I'm thinking 'bout ending here
Wanna forget, Russian roulette with the pistol
Bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape
Ayy, bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, wahyo, stand behind the yellow tape, hey
Go bang, bang, bang, yeah, that's all it take
Don't shoot, don't shoot, stand behind the yellow tape
Don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't
Stand behind the yellow tape
onesidequeens
When you write down your pain...this is how it sounds
GORGEOUSBAEBEAUTY
FACTS
Jahuna Martin
True
Isiac Frost
Exactly
NateCryptoDonut
facts, totally relate !! plus that’s how all the best tracks come around
Lo James
Damn the most honest and open track on this album. Chris stay strong. Damn the industry is fucked up. But you know who you are don't bend. After death is the judgement. You have so much to offer and your daughter adores you. She's your blessing. ❤ 🙏🏾⭐️❤
Dolo Solo
🥺☝️💯
10M Channel
Lo James this actually touched me ❤️🙏🏼
Lotus Flower
Three years later and this is still one of the realest tracks ever written.
B B
@Nicolas Soucy no arrogance, i just told you the difference