His second album, Exclusive (2007), reached an even bigger commercial success worldwide, also spawning his second Billboard Hot 100 number one " Kiss Kiss". With his first single " Run It!" peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist since 1995 to have his debut single top the chart. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year, which became certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). īorn in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. Being described by media outlets and critics as one of the biggest talents of his time in urban music, Brown gained a cult following with wide comparisons to Michael Jackson for his stage presence as a singer-dancer. His lyrics develop predominantly over themes of sex, lovesickness, regret, romantic love, fast life, desire, and the difficulty of managing emotions. His musical style has been defined as polyhedric, with his R&B being characterized by several influences from other genres, mainly hip hop and pop music. According to Billboard, Brown is one of the most influential and successful R&B singers ever, with several considering him the " King of R&B" alongside Usher and R. “Life of The Party” is the first proper collaboration between André and Kanye, though André previously did an outro for Kanye’s “30 Hours,” helped produce KIDS SEE GHOSTS‘ “Fire,” and they both appeared on the remix of Chris Brown’s “Deuces.” André previously worked with Drake on the Take Care cut “The Real Her.Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, actor and graffiti artist. I’d love to work with Lil’ Baby, Tyler and Jay-Z.
Hopefully I can work with Kendrick on his album. I just want to work with people that inspire me. I wanted to be on Certified Lover Boy too. It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth. The track I received and wrote to didn’t have the diss verse on it and we were hoping to make a more focused offering for the Donda album but I guess things happen like they are supposed to. So, sadly, I had to be omitted from the original album release. It was clear to me that an edited ‘clean’ format of the verse would not work without having the raw, original also available. I thought it was a beautiful choice to make a clean album but, unfortunately, I didn’t know that was the plan before I wrote and recorded my verse. It felt appropriate to me to support the Donda concept by referencing my own mother, who passed away in 2013.
I was inspired by his idea to make a musical tribute to his mom. He also claimed he didn’t know the song would feature lyrics dissing Drake, who he said he wants to work with:Ī few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of the Donda album. to Scarface, and the OutKast rapper released a statement explaining why the song didn’t make DONDA.Īccording to André, Kanye’s insistence on his album being curse-free was an issue. After the song’s unexpected release, André’s verse was praised by everyone from T.I. The Drake and Kanye West rivalry continued to heat up over the holiday weekend as the Toronto rapper leaked Kanye’s “Life Of The Party”-a collaboration with André 3000 where Kanye dissed Drake.