Talented but imperfect, Chris Brown paid a heavy price for his thuggish behavior when his career was frozen for a long time and the audience turned their backs on him.

Chris Brown was supposed to break into the international music scene with his unique R&B style. But a series of scandals, especially the assault on his girlfriend Rihanna that led to multiple prison sentences, pushed his life into a dead end.

The With You singer lost almost everything because of his aggressive behavior.

Once expected to be Michael Jackson’s successor

Luckier than many other children, Chris Brown grew up in a happy family, with all the conditions to develop. The habit of listening to the radio and dancing to Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson from a young age gave the boy born in 1989 an outstanding boldness.

At the age of 13, Brown officially entered the adventure of million-dollar melodies.

Focusing on the R&B genre, the Virginia-born star broke through on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single Run It at number one (from his debut album). Brown’s second album, Exclusive, was released in November 2007 and the song Kiss Kiss was nominated for Best Rap Collaboration at the 50th Grammy Awards.

With You – a catchy song that blends R&B and Soul, Brown shined when the single reached the top 10 in many countries around the world, earning the owner an MTV Video Award for Best Video and a nomination for Favorite R&B Song.

Brown’s talent is undeniable, in addition to the smooth but powerful rock & blues, his graceful dance moves are also very impressive. Many people commented that Chris Brown has a faint image of Michael Jackson.

Up to now, Brown has won 14 BET Awards, 5 Soul Train Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards and 15 Grammy nominations.

Brown’s most successful year must be 2008, when he was honored 3 times on the American Music Awards stage, in the categories of Artist of the Year, Best Pop/Rock Male Vocalist and Best R&B Male Vocalist. This 19-year-old boy was also voted by Billboard as the Most Influential Artist of the Year.

But Brown did not expect the glory to come so quickly and leave him in the blink of an eye. A year later, the 8X star’s career officially collapsed after slapping his girlfriend Rihanna in the face.

The biggest mistake was attacking Rihanna
Photos of Rihanna with a bruised face and torn lips flooded the newspapers and shocked the entertainment world. No one thought Brown could be so violent and beat his girlfriend so brutally.

Criticized mercilessly by public opinion and the law, the price Brown had to pay was 5 years of suspended prison, plus a year of psychological treatment and 6 months of community service.

Since that scandal, hundreds of radio stations have refused to play Brown’s music, record sales have declined, and many music programs have been “whistled” for inviting him to perform.

The product was ignored, and Brown was also banned by many countries. The male singer fell into misery for a long time because of his meager salary.

Chris Brown regrets brutally beating his girlfriend

However, on December 20, 2012, he unexpectedly released a duet with Rihanna, indirectly admitting that they had reconciled. Those close to him said that Riri’s actions were not to shock but to show everyone that Brown had really changed.

The male singer affirmed: “I will be his guardian angel. I will be there for him whenever he feels lonely and will encourage him with positive words.”

But not long after coming together, they continued to break up because there were rumors that Vietnamese-American model Karrueche Tran was the third person to interfere in their relationship.

In recent years, Hollywood Life revealed that Brown was extremely sad. He never stopped loving the Diamonds singer. The male singer even hoped that the two would relive the early days.

“Riri doesn’t want to hold on anymore, what the male singer did to her in the past was painful enough. She is determined to keep her distance from Chris in all circumstances,” the source confirmed.

‘I did nothing wrong’
The days of being turned away by the whole world made Brown regretful, but his thug nature was his nature, even after going through the biggest scandal of his career, the With You singer still did not stop beating others.

In 2014, Brown got into trouble with the law again, being sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting a man in Washington D.C.

As a result, the notorious rapper was detained for more than 2 months and then transferred to a rehab center for 5 months of psychological treatment.

Rihanna’s ex-lover was arrested multiple times for shooting at a nightclub, even using a weapon to threaten to kill former Miss California Baylee Curran just because she “dared” to compliment the singer’s necklace.

Not only that, in 2017, R&B star and rapper Lil Wayne was investigated by the police for his involvement in a large-scale drug possession and trafficking case. In court, music producer Harrison Garcia recounted the entire process of selling drugs to these two male singers and publicly disclosed the money transfer receipt for $ 15,000.

Same story, not long after, Brown was arrested again for criminal assault. Police took the 29-year-old singer to the police station after he finished his performance in West Palm Beach, Florida. The scandalous star was released on $2,000 bail.

And many of Brown’s scandals involved disrespecting women and using stimulants.

Rapper has to go to court “every day” for assault.

Brown’s fans also shook their heads in dismay because he was still stubborn. The male singer once declared: “I have not and will not do anything wrong. I don’t care if you ‘play’ me like I’m a villain, like a crazy person.”

Demanding to be respected as a real artist, Brown made shocking statements to be hated more. The 8X guy bluntly said that those who expressed love for his music but never paid for these works were just “fake fans”.

Will he recover from his mistakes?
As Brown said, he will not give up art no matter how stormy it is. The male singer still regularly releases products, but interspersed with MV releases are a series of new scandals.

On January 4, 2019, Brown released the single Undecided from his 9th studio album called Indigo. The 29-year-old singer then went on tour to promote his new single before being arrested by police on suspicion of rape.

The accuser said the notorious rapper sexually assaulted her after meeting her at a Paris nightclub near the Champs-Elysees. At the time, Justin Bieber was heavily criticised for defending Brown, with Yummy even calling him a “legend”.

But Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend was eventually released after the 24-year-old’s testimony contained many absurdities.

His life now appears to be closed off. He rarely makes public appearances, instead posting on social media to promote products and moments with his children.

He now has two children, a daughter (5) with Nia Guzman and a son (1) with Ammika Harris.

Two children of rapper Chris Brown.

In terms of career, on May 5, Chris Brown collaborated with Young Thug to introduce the mixtape called Slime & B. Many reviews said that Brown’s voice has a characteristic romantic color, and his talent has never faded.

However, despite trying to correct past mistakes with quality products, Brown has not really been well received by the audience. There are still people who claim not to want to listen to Slime & B because Brown has contributed vocals.

The American star just sighed: “No one in this world is perfect, and when you hate someone, you will not care about that person’s good side.”