- published: 18 Dec 2015
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Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, dancer, rapper and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With his first single "Run It!" peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart. His second album Exclusive (2007) spawned his second Hot 100 number one "Kiss Kiss", in addition to "With You" and "Forever". The album was also certified double platinum by the RIAA.
In 2009, Brown received much media attention after pleading guilty to felony assault of his then girlfriend, singer Rihanna; he was sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community service. His third album Graffiti was released later that year, and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. (2011) became his first to top the Billboard 200; it spawned the successful singles "Yeah 3x", "Look at Me Now", and "Beautiful People". F.A.M.E. earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. His fifth album Fortune was released in 2012. However, after the release of Exclusive, Brown's albums have not been well received commercially or by music critics, with the exception of X, which received a normalized rating of 63. Brown's seventh studio album Royalty was released on December 18, 2015.
How can you judge me you don't know me
You don't know my heart you don't know my mind
And you certainly wouldn't condescend
To speak to any of my kind
My heart is open for you to discern
Don't need to listen to me
There's nothing that you can learn
And you definitely wouldn't comprehend
Any of the reasons I choose not to burn
Judge not, judge not
Judge me only by the standards
That you will be judged
You judge this, you judge that
You can't say that God's Word is not in what we play
And you definitely wouldn't comprehend
Any of the things that we say
Will you go with me to sit at his feet
Together we will fall on our face and His will we will see
Only then will we comprehend the balance
Which we meet
(I hate the devil
The devil hates me)