From legal woes to baby mama drama, Chris Brown is no stranger to being on the receiving end of staunch criticism over the years.
And while he’s kept mum on a number of those topics related to his personal life, the 2-time GRAMMY winner isn’t so tight-lipped about critics weighing in on his professional endeavors – namely his latest album ‘BROWN‘ (released May 8).
Before his dedicated fans across the globe (affectionately called #TeamBreezy) could get their hands on the ‘BROWN’ LP, the 37-year-old hitmaker was already on the receiving end of jeers for the project’s first set of singles: ‘It Depends,’ ‘Obvious,’ and ‘Holy Blindfold.’
To combat criticism of their sonic similarity and artistic devolution, Chris took to Instagram to point music lovers to his Leon Thomas-assisted song ‘Fallin‘ – a Blues-inspired deviation from his usual Hip-Hop-laden brand of R&B.
“Them: Chris Brown makes the same damn song over and over. Me: Aight Bet,” he captioned a now-expired IG story.
Post the album’s release, the R&B superstar tackled more of the project’s mixed reviews from fans and critics head-on.
“Been a lot of mixed reviews and I can take my audience’s criticism and opinions.The last 3 albums have came under the same scrutiny and it eventually grew on people,” he shared on a now-expired IG story.
He wasn’t the only one defending the artistic integrity of the ‘Brown’ album, however.
Fellow R&B veteran Tank – who boasts several collaborations with Chris including 2013’s ‘Shots Fired,‘ 2016’s ‘#BDAY,’ 2023’s ‘See Through Love,’ and the recently released ‘Fallin’ – had a few words for the slew of detractors.
“We [as artists] appreciate the love and support, but we can also understand constructive criticism. The problem is, most of you offer destructive criticism,” Tank said in a lengthy Instagram comment demanding music lovers show artists “some f–kin respect.” “In my opinion, this [the ‘Brown’ album] is some of CB’s best work! From music to visuals to promo, this man is nailing every moment like I’ve never seen.”
Read Tank’s full statement above; stream the 27-song ‘BROWN’ LP here.
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Hence why it’s smarter to listen to every other album of his. Or once every 3 albums. I, for one, haven’t checked for him since No Air. That’s why I added 11 songs from Brown to my mindless strolls playlist. Novelty Effect works y’all 🤣
Capitalism has truly killed the art of having a hobby and doing an activity for the sole purpose of enjoying it. Now everything has to be a side hustle, or feel like it’s a waste of time….
Agreed. Its repetitive at this point. He will never be a Michael Jackson of his era with music like this.
🥱 😴
The next MJ?
Rated 1.3 on Pitchfork…. 🙂