Christina Milian (born Christine Marie Flores on September 26, 1981) is an … Read Full Bio ↴Christina Milian (born Christine Marie Flores on September 26, 1981) is an American rnb and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and former MTV VJ.

Milian was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, to Cuban parents Don and Carmen. She has two younger sisters, Dannielle and Elizabeth. Her family moved to Waldorf, Maryland soon after her birth and she set her heart on an entertainment career at the age of four. Milian shot commercials for (Wendy's, Honeycomb) and played the lead role in the musical Annie before moving to Los Angeles at thirteen to pursue an acting career. Soon after the family's move, her father divorced her mother. Milian graduated from Westlake High School in Waldorf, Maryland; and also attended Matthew Henson Middle School in Indian Head, Maryland.

In 2000, Milian made her first official musical appearance on Ja Rule's second studio album Rule 3:36, performing guest vocals on his song "Between Me and You". Released as the album's lead single in 2001, the track managed to peak at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the top 30 of the UK singles chart, building Milian's reputation as a singer. Milian also appeared in Mýa's video for "Best of Me" playing a friend. In the meantime Milian co-wrote and provided extensive backing vocals for the track "Play" for Jennifer Lopez's 2001 album J. Lo which became another success. Milian would later pass down the song to Lopez because of already having a club song with "AM to PM" as promotion. She also went on to co-write "Same Ol' Same Ol", the first single from girl group PYT's debut album Down With Me.

In 2001, Milian eventually released her first solo single, "AM to PM", off her self-titled debut album. The song became a worldwide hit reaching the top 5 in the UK and Denmark, top 10 in the Netherlands, and top 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia. The success of "AM to PM" sparked the international release of the Christina Milian album which she co-wrote and produced, although not in the United States. The second single "When You Look At Me" was another international hit reaching the top 5 in the UK, Netherlands, and Ireland and making the top 40 in Denmark, Germany, Australia, and France. Although a music video for the album's third single "Get Away" (another collaboration with Ja Rule) was filmed in Paris, the single was not released officially.

Afterwards Milian also was featured on the track "It's All Gravy", a duet with British Rapper Romeo of the UK garage group So Solid Crew. While the song was another UK top ten hit single in 2002, Milian provided the theme song for the hit Disney series Kim Possible, "Call Me, Beep Me" later that year. In 2002, she also collaborated with Hilary Duff on her Christmas album Santa Claus Lane, on the song "I Heard Santa on the Radio."

In 2003, Milian started recording songs with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Bloodshy & Avant and Cory Rooney for her first U.S. release, It's About Time (whose title is a direct reference to how long it had taken for one of her albums to be released domestically). The album was released to positive reviews on July 13, 2004, but failed to receive immense commercial success when it debuted at #21 in the UK and #14 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling over 36,000 copies in the first week only. While It's about Time ended up with lackluster sales of 394,000 copies in the United States, it gained prominence when it received a Grammy nomination for "Best Contemporary R&B Album" in 2005.

The album's first single, "Dip It Low" (written by singer Teedra Moses and Black Eyed Peas producer Poli Paul) however, became Milian's biggest hit to date, when it peaked at #1 on a world composite dance chart (compiled on data from the U.S., UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Australia), simultaneously reaching #2 in the UK, #5 in the U.S., #7 in New Zealand and the top 20 in Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands. The single was also certified Gold by the RIAA for digital sales. The album's second and final single, "Whatever U Want" (featuring Joe Budden) failed to reprise the success of the lead single, but again reached the top 10 in the UK as well as charting on the Billboard Hot 100.

Milian's third studio album So Amazin' was released on May 16, 2006. Milian worked with Cool & Dre on the majority of the production of the album, and the project was finished with additional help from Rich Harrison and executive producers Jay-Z and LA Reid. Christina mentions working with Cool & Dre for the entire album "made a more consistent, very real and personal album" compared to her other works. The record's first single "Say I" featured rapper Young Jeezy and was released in March 2006 as a single and video. The song made it to number 1 on iTunes UK Music Store and was number 1 on AOL music, but altogether saw moderate success only with peak positions on #21 in the United States, #4 in the UK and #45 in Australia.

While So Amazin' failed to reach the top 10 when it debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the album saw minor international success only, peaking at #67 in the UK inter alia. With "Gonna Tell Everybody" a second single from the album was chosen, but Island Def Jam neither agreed to film a music video nor booked promotional appearances for Milian to promote the song. In June 2006, instead, Milian's representative confirmed that she had left the Island Def Jam record label due to "creative differences" - though disappointing album sales were believed to be the main factor, since the album sold less than 500,000 worldwide (over 130,000 in United States).

Due to the low sales of So Amazin', Milian released her first compilation album, titled The Best of Christina Milian on November 22, 2006. The album was released under the Universal International label. The album includes her hit singles and songs that she hand picked herself from her first three studio albums, Christina Milian, It's About Time, and So Amazin', though, only one track, Say I, was chosen from So Amazin', possibly due to the fact that it is her lowest selling album. The album was only released in Japan and some other Asian countries; but was not released in the U.S. or Europe. The album peaked at a disappointing #29 on the Japanese ORICON Albums Chart, and has sold only 38,078 copies to date.

Following her departure from Island Def Jam Music Group, Milian signed with MySpace Records in 2008. She began writing songs and recording in the studio with numerous different producers, including Cool & Dre, J. R. Rotem, The Runners, Danja, Madd Scientist, T-Pain, Jim Jonsin and Toby Gad. Milian was featured on the cover of Rap-Up's 2008 Winter issue, in which she announced that the album's title was Dream in Color. A single was released in October 2008, ballad "Us Against the World". It was written by Milian and produced by Madd Scientist. The single, described by Milian as a "cinematic power ballad", premiered via MySpace on October 6, 2008, and was made available by digital download the next day. Milian felt that Madd Scientist "brought the best out of me" while producing "Us Against the World", and "was really able to do some amazing things with my vocals".

After recording songs with the aforementioned producers, Milian took a break from music and started filming Bring It On: Fight to the Finish. When Milian returned to music, she concentrated on promoting her single "Us Against the World", and shot its music video. Since then, Milian said that she became "a little bit more meticulous with what I feel deserved to be on the album", and resumed recording. Songs recorded for the album included the 90's Madonna-styled ballad "Stay", Euro-club record "Tug of War" and the feel-good song "Diamonds", which featured Kanye West. Other features included Rick Ross on the Cool & Dre produced track "Blissful", and Pitbull.

In early 2009, Milian began working with The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, and L.O.S. Da Maestro, which led to her signing a deal with Radio Killa Records. Milian revealed that aside from "Us Against the World", The-Dream and Tricky Stewart would be producing all the songs on her album. In March 2009, Milian changed the album's title to Elope. Regarding the album's title change, Milian explained, "the definition of elope is to run away secretly with one's beloved. This next album is about taking responsibility for yourself and making your own decisions." In June 2009, The-Dream said that the album was finished. Upon completion of the album, Milian said it represented "independence, not having to answer to any type of 'authority', being a woman at her best and feeling very confident". She said that fans could expect an "edgy sound with lots of strong powerful anthems. Big up tempos, R&B and Pop at it's [sic] best and two big ballads".

In August 2009, Milian confirmed that she had signed a deal to release Elope through Interscope Records, with a 2010 release date. Originally scheduled to be released in 2009, Tricky Stewart explained the delay, saying "we just got our label deals done, so the reason why some of these projects got delayed had to do with technicalities and things of that nature". The album has been furthered delayed because of Milian's marriage to The-Dream and her pregnancy. In January 2010, Milian said that she was going back into the studio in the summer to record more material. Although the album had already been finished when Milian took a break for her pregnancy, she wanted to "go back and re-do some of the music and make some new songs and find my new inspiration". In October 2009, Tricky Stewart said that another single had yet to be chosen, and that it would be the first single off Elope. Reported choices for the first single include "Zipper", "I'm a Cheat", and "Supersonic".

On February 26, 2010, Milian gave birth to their daughter Violet, although in July 2010, The-Dream announced that he and Milian had separated. Milian was scheduled to resume recording in July 2010 to complete the album; however, after her separation from The-Dream, Milian opted to focus on her acting career. Despite the separation, Milian and The-Dream continued to "work together and write together". At the 2010 Los Angeles Fashion Week, Milian performed "Zipper" and "Dip It Low". At the 2010 American Music Awards, Milian announced that her untitled fourth studio album will be released in 2011.

Down for You
Christina Milian Lyrics

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(VERSE 1:)
Boy you know I'm the type of girl
Who will always understand
And whatever you're going through,
I will always be right there
But there's just a few things you should know
I'm not the chick that'll blow ya' spot in front your friends
Cuz I'm cool like that, I'm sayin'

Maybe your old girlfriend complained
But baby with me, it's not the same
You treat me right when we're alone
You got your own thing when you're gone

(HOOK)
Baby you know that I'm down for you
Keep that on the low when you're with your crew
Cuz I know how you feel when it's me and you
Cuz baby you know that I'll hold it down for you
No need to trip when you're with your friends
Cuz you aint gotta hug me or hold my hand
Baby I'm grown so I understand
Cuz baby you know that I'll hold it down for you

(VERSE 2)
It's kinda funny on the phone when I talk to you
When I tell you "I love you", and you just laugh and say "me too" (ooh)
Just the other day when you passed me by
I could see you were checkin' me from the corner of your eye

Maybe your old girlfriend complained
but baby with me, it's not the same
You treat me right when we're alone
you got your own thing when you're gone

(HOOK 2x)

Baby you know that I'm down for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Down For You by Christina Milian talk about loyalty and understanding in a relationship. The singer expresses her commitment to her partner, assuring him that she will always be by his side through thick and thin. She understands his need for privacy and respect and will never do anything to embarrass him in front of his friends. Although she may not receive the same level of affection from him in public, she is content with the love he shows her in private.

The song suggests that the singer's partner may have been in a previous relationship where his girlfriend was overbearing, possibly jealous, and controlling. However, the singer begs to differ, stating that she values and trusts him enough to give him his space and freedom. The line "you got your own thing when you're gone" highlights his independence and how the singer respects him for it.

Overall, the message conveyed in the lyrics is of love and devotion in a relationship, where both partners respect each other's individuality as well as the relationship they both share.

Line by Line Meaning

Boy you know I'm the type of girl
I am a girl who is understanding and empathetic towards your problems.

Who will always understand
I will always try to see things from your perspective and be there for you.

And whatever you're going through,
I am willing to support you no matter what struggles you face.

I will always be right there
I am dependable and reliable in times of need.

But there's just a few things you should know
I have some expectations from you which I would like to communicate.

I'm not the chick that'll blow ya' spot in front your friends
I won't embarrass or humiliate you in front of your friends or acquaintances.

Cuz I'm cool like that, I'm sayin'
I am a chill person and want to maintain a positive and harmonious relationship with you.

Maybe your old girlfriend complained
Perhaps your ex-girlfriend had issues with you and wasn't happy with the way you treated her.

But baby with me, it's not the same
However, that's not going to be the case with me - I am different and can offer you what she couldn't.

You treat me right when we're alone
When we are together, you treat me well and with respect.

You got your own thing when you're gone
I understand that you have your own life and priorities apart from me, and that's perfectly fine.

Baby you know that I'm down for you
You can count on me to be there for you and support you, no matter what.

Keep that on the low when you're with your crew
Please don't disclose or share our personal matters or relationship status with others, especially when you're with your friends.

Cuz I know how you feel when it's me and you
I am aware of the bond and connection we share, and would like to keep it between us.

No need to trip when you're with your friends
You don't need to worry or stress about me disturbing or interrupting your social gatherings or outings with your friends.

Cuz you aint gotta hug me or hold my hand
We don't have to show any public display of affection, like hugging or holding hands, if it makes you uncomfortable or self-conscious.

Baby I'm grown so I understand
I am mature and sensible enough to comprehend and accept your preferences and opinions.

It's kinda funny on the phone when I talk to you
Sometimes our conversations can be lighthearted and amusing, which I enjoy.

When I tell you "I love you", and you just laugh and say "me too" (ooh)
Even though I express my love and affection towards you, I understand if you have trouble vocalizing your own feelings, and it doesn't bother me.

Just the other day when you passed me by
I remember an incident when we ran into each other casually and exchanged pleasantries.

I could see you were checkin' me from the corner of your eye
I could sense that you were sneakily observing and admiring me, which made me smile.

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