Recent User Reviews
I think chris browns "run it" is a big hit for it to be his first lets hope hes not a one hit wonder
FULL REVIEWposted Nov 25, 2005
its an awesome song i love 2 hear it on the raido im always downloading it 4 frnds.
chris brown is soooooo cool aswell!!!
FULL REVIEWchris brown is soooooo cool aswell!!!
posted Dec 29, 2005
this iz a good album by chris brown he did good for his 1st one most of the songs on it iz hot and u\'ll fall in love with them
FULL REVIEWposted Dec 31, 2005
Chris Brown is the most youngest and talented young man and his music is very appropriate and lovely.
FULL REVIEWposted Jan 28, 2006
Chris Brown is a new fine artists in town. His music is the bomb. I look forward to getting the cd very soon.
FULL REVIEWposted Mar 17, 2006
Chris Brown is one of the best artist! Every song of his is a hit! His songs are great influence for other artist! Its the type of music every teen enjoys to listen to! Chris Brown 4 lyf!!!!!!
FULL REVIEWposted Aug 5, 2006
Critic's Review
Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
The week "Run It!" was released, it went straight to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first single from a male artist to debut at that spot. That's no slight feat, especially for a reheated version of Usher's "Yeah!" made by a fresh-faced teenager who reps a little town in Virginia that rhymes with "grab a hammock." On "Run It!," Chris Brown is boosted by production from Scott Storch and an appearance by Juelz Santana. The song's way of tempering Brown's small-town innocence with hard-edged backing and a guest spot from an MC of ill repute is clearly a strategy to make the singer appeal to more than tween girls. (Had Brown been coming up in the early '90s, Quincy Jones -- not Dr. Dre -- might've produced him and Prince -- not Luther Campbell -- might've assisted, which just goes to show how much R&B has changed in 15 years.) Chris Brown, a durable debut album, almost always involves an even push-and-pull between what appeals to kids who don't consider street credibility and those who do, all the way down to the visuals: check the album cover, featuring the singer's strained "Don't mess with me!" face, and compare it to the photo spread inside, featuring Brown's natural "Pinch my cheeks!" face. He doesn't often try to sound harder or more demonstrative than necessary, unlike a lot of singers his age who have sprouted during the late '90s and early 2000s, and he rarely oversteps the kind of romantic territory that most teens find relatable. Toughness comes instead from the beats, whether they're provided by the Underdogs, Dre and Vidal, Cool & Dre, or the overworked Storch. While Brown's audience will be almost exclusively 18 and under; few of his fans will feel sheepish in owning this album. He's a refreshing presence, a high-schooler who's neither as family friendly as Will Smith nor as comically vulgar as Pretty Ricky.
