However, despite being the closest act this generation has to the Janet and Paula’s of the world- by way of choreography and production value- Brown’s craft is oft overshadowed by the controversies.<--- This should have said is his craft being overshadowed by his outstanding dancing.

Listen, I don't think no one can deny Chris is talented and has immense potential to be great; however, he still needs lots of development. Do me a favor... close your eyes and tell me what 's the first attribute that comes to mind when you hear Chris Brown? I would put my neck on the chopping board that his dancing is probably the 1st in many ppl mind. That's a problem. Now it wasn't a problem pre... Beyonce's existence but it is now. Back when Janet, Paula and even MJ were on top, ppl didn't expect " POP STARS" to be that vocally talent. Your vocal powerhouses mainly wowed ppl by standing still... Whitney, Mariah, Aretha, Gladys and'em.. they didn't dance. Now it could be argued Tina and James B. were two who were the whole package but their voices are soooo soulful I don't know if they would have had the BEST ( as in they do have some ) cross over appeal. Any who.. Beyonce has effed it up for everybody behind her. Chick made it her biz to do what the heir of a past great does... takes it up a notch. MJ had great vocals but much like Chris began to focused mostly on his dancing and performance.. .. he still sounded good but his primary focus was performance, production and his music. Bey studied and said she wanted to be good in all. Singing, dancing, performing, production and musically. Chris has some of those qualities but not all and that's why he's not underrated. He's good but not great. Dude makes awesome music but that's just one element and he still hasn't perfect how to perform that awesome music live. He can dance, has a lot of energy but isn't the best performer. His live productions have cool concepts/themes but they aren't brought to life wife. There's a distinct difference in being able to dance well, having a lot of energy during the dance and performing. Your performance is how you sell what you are good at. He's good but not selling... not evoking enough from the spectators. This is why ppl like Mj and Bey can scale back on how intricate their choreo is b/c they will perform the piss out of what they have. Chris also doesn't connect well with his audience. Sad b/c it took me to watch the videos posted above to really focus in on his vocals. They aren't bad but aren't great. The AMA performance was so basic and he didn't connect.. that's the biggest thing. He has yet to become the moment... or have moment within his performances. He has this embarrassed, scared to look you in the eye thing going on. Find somebody in that crowd and make love to those lyrics to that person will melt. Chris seemed mentally disconnected from his crowd man...ahhh b/c I feel like all it takes is somebody telling his this and holding him to that standard. He clicks out but with himself as every watches... not good. Always be conscious... always. Basically, he needs someone with better insight on his team to tap into his full potential. Right now he's average but with REALLY good music. And don't ignore the guys has almost no comp..lol Usher is older and seems to be ok with being good. He has accept his missed is shot at being King.. Trey and Bruno don't dance. Miguel cud be he's too niched. That's like Prince and MJ competing. Basically there's nobody coming for his lane... maybe he needs that.