Despite having his issues with R&B bad boy Chris Brown in the past, Hip Hop hitmaker The Dream was onboard for a collaboration between Brown and former girlfriend Rihanna when she made the suggestion, he says. For, while both Brown and Riri have seen the past year or so brand them certifiable hitmakers, the rising backlash for their raunchy reunion ‘Birthday Cake’ has seen many-a-critic (including fellow musicians) lend their opinion against them joining forces.
As one of the craftsmen behind the bass heavy number, Dream gave his two cents on the matter. Coming to the defense of his longtime Barbadian collaborator, get into his thoughts below:
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“It was Rih’s idea. Not only do we work together, but [Rihanna] is a friend of mine. I don’t know how she got the logistics and how it happened — maybe she’ll talk about it one day. I showed up at the studio, and it was like, ‘All right, cool, let’s finish this record.’”
“For me, it’s just music. Two talented people doing a record together, doing two records together, and that’s what it was. It wasn’t about an incident that happened. The true thing really is to forgive, and… you want to believe in people.”
“I think [the topic] that should be more on the tongues is: how do we proclaim to be a nation of forgiving, and we go by all of these rules and everything, but we can’t actually do it? It actually makes you look weaker than your adversary — if you don’t have the power to forgive, but you lie and say that you did.
“Because this is about her,” he continued. “If she can forgive, that’s where she is mentally. As a friend, it’s like, ‘Okay, cool. Let’s roll.’”
Cake cake cake cake cake.
The dream stfp,you is defending his own ass with this one.
Everybody forgave Chris,hence the awards & other accolades.
The nightmare knew it was a bad idea but because he is all “$_$”,he didnt give a f***.l mean the ni99a worked with Kim Kardashian,he dont give a fork !!
Lol, yeah all about forgiving but funny how you said, “It was Rihanna’s idea” right from the jump.
Dude you don’t give two snaps about ‘two talented people’ you did it for the money and now that you can feel the heat on the back of your neck you want to make sure to cover your ass.
Forgiveness don’t pop up till the 3rd paragraph but ‘It was Ri’s idea’ is the first sentence? Huh…Ri really exposed herself as simple on this one, girl they will throw you in front of the bus and run over you twice before going down with you.
The collaboration help Chris but not Rihanna, Chris can beat Rihanna 1000 times and nobody would care coz people now think she is masochistic, she loves da d*** and that she is one of those women that loves playing the victim like (who’s your daddy, you, you’re my daddy, you want me to f*** you, yes i want you to f*** me) she is not one of those women who are afraid of their man because they’re could kill them she is one of those who loves that kind of things (i believe this after the collaboration) and i understand her, some women find s*** that a man beats her and then f*** her like an animal. Wild S** S** S** S**.
at this point who gives a s***?
i mean damn, all these people giving thier opinions on how rihanna is stupid for making music with chris, NEEDS TO SHUT THE F*** UP…..
i dont see how her personal life affects any of you people….
none of us knows rihanna personaly, all we know her is through her music..either stop supporting her music, OR SHUT THE F*** UP…
trust and believe def jam and roc nation knew that they were making music together..jay z has zero room to talk when he was caught on tape slapping the s*** out of a woman..
all this is about money….u think they actually care for rihanna’s well beeing…please..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAGsIQDXEGI&feature=g-all-lik&context=G23b4b86FAAAAAAAAAAA
LOL! I did not mean to post that last comment! Sam you should delete it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWG8BVeryU&feature=watch_response_rev
i;m tired of hearing about this s***…
chris f***** up, made one mistake, so for the of yall lives yallgonna hate the dude?
i mean get a f****** hobby…
def jam and roc nation is not about to drop rihannna, trust on that..shes their biggest money maker….
she may lose alot of fans but trust she gain alot too..those that believes in forgiveness..
@RATEDX( LEGENDS ARE BORN NOT BOUGHT)
I agree with you, she loves da d***, i don’t see the problem, we all fall in love of the wrong person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqY9e97StAU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baWde_m4_CM
Yea Yea Yea can you guys post Rita Ora’s new song tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqkoybVQ_VA&context=C355b612ADOEgsToPDskL9jLKOQr9fr92GNogQvcMN
Screw the publics forgiveness.
The only forgiven Chris needed was God’s, Rihanna’s and his true fans. To the best of my knowledge, he has all three.
And of course it was Rihanna’s idea.
SIMPLESMENTE UMA SEM VERGONHA !!! FICOU COM A CARA TODA ROXA E AINDA POR CIMA TEM CORAGEM DE FALAR COM ESSE TRASTE ,VERGONHA PRA ELA MESMA ! ISSO MOSTRA BEM COMO ELA É !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@@@Screw the publics forgiveness.
The only forgiven Chris needed was God’s, Rihanna’s and his true fans. To the best of my knowledge, he has all three
ive been saying this from day one…chris doesnt owe us s***….rihanna forgave him, thats all that matters….
its none of our freakin business..
i dont understand what does her personal life has to do with us?
Agree with Rated X.
Peeps need to get on with their lives and I’m already tired of hearing about this. Just that fast. lol
now that I think about it…..i can see why alot of people would be outrage to see rihanna get back with chris..
because rihanna played the innocent victim well…..she made chris look like a monster…
in every interview….
when she knew for a fact she they both were fighting and he kicked her ass..
she should have ben honest up front..but no,,,she wanted to get back at him and sell some cds….
rihanna u made ur bed, now u got to lie on it..and chris sweety you f***** up bad..should have controlled ur anger better..
@JP
trust, all this is because he’s black..wheres the outrage for eminem for beating his wife…
racist bunch of pigs
@RATEDX( LEGENDS ARE BORN NOT BOUGHT)
Yes she loves her man.
Cause we Plz move on from this……This songs is HOT so get over it
http://www.eonline.com/news/chris_brown_rihanna_reuniting_on/296385
@Rated X
Now I see what you are saying this is about money
http://www.eonline.com/news/chris_brown_rihanna_reuniting_on/296385
Yes, he is right. You think Chris Brown beat the s*** out of all these BeYAWNce stans the s*** they talk about him and Rihanna
Onyx
February 23, 2012 at 9:35 pm
The collaboration help Chris but not Rihanna, Chris can beat Rihanna 1000 times and nobody would care coz people now think she is masochistic, she loves da d*** and that she is one of those women that loves playing the victim like (who’s your daddy, you, you’re my daddy, you want me to f*** you, yes i want you to f*** me) she is not one of those women who are afraid of their man because they’re could kill them she is one of those who loves that kind of things (i believe this after the collaboration) and i understand her, some women find s*** that a man beats her and then f*** her like an animal. Wild S** S** S** S**.
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Co-Sign. Rihanna lost alot of fans over it
I dont even know anymore, lost interest already!
LMAO @ Chris made “one” mistake! The b****** almost killed another human being! In what world does this come under “one” mistake?
And Since the incident, he has shown no remorse and has continued to act like a complete fool! So people have rights to express their opinion on a b****** and his fans that think he has done minor s***!
Please!
There was no outrage for eminem because there wasn’t a photo of her face after the incident!
Chris deserves to lose his career! And rihanna can go f herself!
Would those that are supporting Chris brown use the same excuse “mistake” to other men in our society?
Rihanna is not talented at all she is a bunch of being placed in the right spot and nice beats take it away and you have average Joe.. With that being said, leave them alone. Chris did not steal that girls phone she did it for publicity she put it in his face in a nasty way and he snatched it. If Chris would have said come on let’s get busy she would have come, literally.. People need to stop acting like he was in this by his self and quit judging. When all is said in done the so called TEFLON drugged out boozed out chick is going to get hers also and it will not be pretty.
I AGREE WITH RATED X
@Jer
Yes, he is right. You think Chris Brown beat the s*** out of all these BeYAWNce stans the s*** they talk about him and Rihanna
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I doubt any B stans are mad. The ones that have left a comment on this post haven’t had anything negative to say about Chris & Rihanna doing this duet. Rihanna stans still are. If I was in their position, I honestly might feel the same way (this coming from a big Chris fan).
I personally don’t care. People should give them a break. It may not have been that great of an idea, but they have the right to do as they please. Was the song hot enough for all this to be worth it? No (in my opinion). It’s still none of our business if they’re friends, just making records or screwing. Let them be! Dream is a creep! … and yea, this would be Rihanna’s idea!
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Well why is everybody got their drawers tied up in a knock when this was between Rih & Chris and none of your M***** Asses???? You have got that dumb Ass S*** STAIN XYZ Talking ahit about some one KILLING CW PUNK, BY SHOOTING HIM IN THE HEAD,
You got xyz ,,,talking ahit about some one going to barbados and shooting some
one in Rihanna’s family in the head WHAT THE FUKKKK ??????? i DID NOT KNOW THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH HATE FOR THESE YOUNG ARTIST UNTIL NOW.
There is not a single one of you who are above the LAN, NADA AND IF YOU DON’T
LIKE Rihanna & Chris Working together than whay not KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
There has always been that core fan base of Chris’s who wanted Rihanna to stop talking about CHRIS WHEN SHE DID MAGAZINE COVERS, SHE BOWED OUT OF THAT. Mnay are always talking about how UNTALENTED SHE IS BUT BOTTOM LINE WHO F***, the one’s who’s always trying to talk her down s***
she know she can’t [please many and at this point i feel that i would feel just like rihanna and say to myself FUKKKKK THE DUMB, CASE CLOSE, EITHER SUPPORT THEM OR MOVE THE FUKK ON DOWN THE MOFO ROAD.
@dream fukkkk you and the horse you rode in on if for some reason Chris & rih fukkk each other up in their career YO ASS WILL BE THE FUKKKKIN KEY NOTE
SPEAKER AT THEIR HOME GOING CELEBRATION JUST STFU,,,BYTCH YO ASS
IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER 15 MILLION LIKE YOU MAKE WITH “UMBRELLA” SO YOU CAN KEEP BUYING ASS WIPES FOR YO S***** ASS, STFU,,,PLEASE YOU LOOK AND READ SO MOFO DUMB RIGHT NOW…
And yes my english is fukkked up and if you don’t
like it them Lump it and go and bump yourself.
S*** it is not even written that this single will ever
hit the Itune charts and if it does that still don’t
mean that many people will ever embrace it
we will just have to see. People need to not
let any of these entertainter rule/run their lives
and let the artist live their lives and either embrace
their music are get ready to jump on other PICTURE
PERFET TALENTED ARTISTS BANDWAGON AND ,,,,STFU.
Picture perfect
And to those who bad mouth’s Rihanna’s efforts on a daily
Know that she must be doing something Right to keep
People like the “DREAM”, JAYZ & DEF JAMS ASSES ALL
As rich as country butter LET US See other artist that made
15 million on a single SONG?
That is why i don’t put a lot of stock in Rihanna’ affairs in the Business
Because it’s clear that she have got the best MOFO TEAM ON THE PLANET
And they get paid the big bucks for her business affairs i don’t and none of you
have the honor of SERVING NOTHING BUT LIP SERVICE.
I Wished the fukkk they could place my red ass at the
Right spot and i could rake, drag, push 90 million
over the finish line in 6month’s time.
I agree with the dream, people proclaim to be a certain way and believe in certain things but do not show such ways in the public.
With that being said, my friends husband tried to shoot her but instead shot her younger brother and she forgave him but the family did not. He did only a year, in county jail, not prison. Now their back together and everyone has forgiven him, even the church told her to keep her husband. I didn’t agree but at the end of the day its not my life…
Of course it was Rihanna’s idea. She is mentally deranged. And so is Chris Brown. He is even more mentally disturbed than Rihanna.
Didn’t the poor, childish, idiotic, whiny b****** steal a phone from someone recently and told the person : “You will not post pictures of me online, b*tch”….. when he is a celebrity and already has 839475687468974 pictures of himself online…..?????
Chris Brown was not raised properly, he is nuts and hopeless. He lacks common sense, he is a huge MESS.
They’re all freaking weirdos. Chris Brown, Rihanna and their teams.
Go ahead Rihanna…… go make a song and do business with a person that sent you to the hospital and almost permanently disfigured you…… that’s such a smart and awesome idea!!!!!!!!!! Not.
LOL punching someone in the face very savagely is not a mistake.
It’s a sign of a severe mental sickness.
I thinks it’s absurd how Chris Brown gets all mad and whiny like the little b*tch that he is, at everyone and acts like the whole world should be forced to forgive and forget when Chris didn’t even really pay for what he did. He just wants the whole situation to be quickly swept under the rug.
Chris brown is highly delusional, crazy and arrogant. He is helpless.
Stupid imbeciles like him always manage to f*ck things up for themselves. He is facing 4 years in prison…… for a robbery!!!!! Chris is incredibly embarrassing. How does he still have fans? What a disaster.
For those who are so angry about this situation, none of your outbursts are going to help Rihanna. She’s making her own life decisions as she should. If you want to help pray for her and as much as you may despise him you should be doing the same for him. Stop tearing down our people. White America already has that taken care of (that doesn’t include every white person). I’m glad she forgave him because unforgiveness only holds you down. The rest is up to them. Can you imagine trying to do better and having the WORLD against you? You have no idea how you’d respond.
Matthew 18:32-35
‘You evil servant! I forgave your entire debt when you begged me for mercy. Shouldn’t you be compelled to be merciful to your fellow servant who asked for mercy?’ The king was furious and put the screws to the man until he paid back his entire debt. And that’s exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn’t forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy.”
make sure you all go out or on itunes and buy TALK THAT TALK! lol
apparently this has helped riri because her album just jumped from #50 on itunes to #17! in a matter of a few days!
like i said lets wait until next week to see if it had fone anything bad for her sales!
The true thing really is to forgive, and… you want to believe in people.”
“I think [the topic] that should be more on the tongues is: how do we proclaim to be a nation of forgiving, and we go by all of these rules and everything, but we can’t actually do it? It actually makes you look weaker than your adversary — if you don’t have the power to forgive, but you lie and say that you did.
“Because this is about her,” he continued. “If she can forgive, that’s where she is mentally. As a friend, it’s like, ‘Okay, cool. Let’s roll.’”
Is Dream right? If Rihanna can forgive, should the public forgive as well?
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Yes he is. If it was a regular thing for Breezy to do then i would burn him but i’m giving him another chance because huge mistakes in life do happen!!
He hasnt done it since so until then i dont see why he cant be forgiven and helped by people to inspire him to be a better man.