At the time, he dropped out of tenth grade at his Essex High School in Virginia, in favor of tutoring. After Mark Pitts heard of him he immediately offered him a contract that Brown signed with Jive Records on Christmas Eve of 2004. Tina Davis, senior A&R executive, promoted the singer to labels such as Jive Records, J-Records and Warner Bros. Hitmission's Lamont Fleming provided voice coaching for Brown, and the team helped to arrange a demo package and approached contacts in New York to seek a record deal. At the 49th Grammy Awards, the album earned Brown his first two Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Contemporary R&B Album.Īt age 13, Brown was discovered by Hitmission Records, a local production team that visited his father's gas station while searching for new talent. It has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While the album's reception was generally mixed, it was a commercial success and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 154,000 copies in its first week. Ĭhris Brown was supported by five singles: " Run It!", " Yo (Excuse Me Miss)", " Gimme That (Remix)", " Say Goodbye" and " Poppin'". The album received positive reviews from critics, who celebrated Brown's performances and the record's sound, citing it as a great exemplification of 2000s R&B music sound. Chris Brown is an R&B and hip hop soul album, that focuses on teenage lovelife. The working of the album took place between February and May 2005. The album also features guest appearances by Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Scott Storch, Cool & Dre, Oak Felder, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bryan-Michael Cox and The Underdogs among others.
It was released on Novemthrough Jive Records. Recording Industry Association of America.Chris Brown is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Chris Brown. ^ "American single certifications – Chris Brown – Don't Think They Know".^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".^ "Chris Brown Chart History (Hot 100)".Aaliyah – Don't Think They Know" (in French). ^ "Chris Brown Uses Aaliyah in 'Don't Think They Know' Vid to Call Out Gang Violence".^ a b c "Chris Brown Didn't Want The 'Wealthy Or Rich' In 'Don't Think They Know' Video - Music, Celebrity, Artist News".^ "Video: Chris Brown f/ Aaliyah – 'Don't Think They Know' "."Chris Brown Features Aaliyah On New "They Don't Know" Single | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". ^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!"."Interview: Digital Black Talks "Don't Think They Know", Aaliyah, Chris Brown, Playa Legacy – New R&B Music, R&B Videos, R&B Interviews, R&B Concert Coverage". Unity is what we are afraid of so fear is insanity, lets love each other. The video begins with a quote by Brown:Įvery two hours in America today a child dies of a gunshot wound. The video is shot in a grey filter however some objects in the video such as Brown's hair is shot in red and blue which is supposed to represent the Bloods and Crips. Gun violence or stuff that we deal with in our neighborhood or community that we could just stop". Brown, when talking to MTV News about the video said: "When I did the video I wanted to do kind of like the Boyz n the Hood theme, also bringing an aspect of the side of the world that people never really talk about anymore. The themes of the video are unity and peace, raising awareness of the widespread poverty and gun violence in African American neighbourhoods.
Aaliyah appears as a hologram which are actually scenes from Aaliyah's 2000 video " Try Again" and 1996's " If Your Girl Only Knew". The music video for the song was shot in Los Angeles, California and was released in correspondence to the single on June 17, 2013. "Don't Think They Know" was released to digital retailers on J and was sent to Rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on July 1, 2013. The 2013 version, first introduced as "They Don't Know", with Chris Brown as the lead singer, features not only previously heard Aaliyah's part, but also vocals that were not used in Black's version. The song was later released in 2005 on Black's Memoirs of a R&B Thug album. "Don't Think They Know" was originally a duet between Aaliyah and Playa member Digital Black, recorded in 2001 and produced by J-Dub.
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