[i]"Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American recording artist and actor. He made his recording debut in late 2005 with the self-titled album [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(album)][i]Chris Brown[/i][/url][i] at the age of 16. The album featured the hit single "[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_It!][i]Run It![/i][/url][i]", which topped the [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100][i]Billboard Hot 100[/i][/url][i], making Brown the first male artist since [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montell_Jordan][i]Montell Jordan[/i][/url][i] to have his debut single top the chart in 1995.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-runitchart-0][i][sup][1][/sup][/i][/url][i] The album has sold over two million copies in the United States and was certified [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification][i]double Platinum[/i][/url][i] by the [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America][i]Recording Industry Association of America[/i][/url][i] (RIAA).[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-RIAA-1][i][sup][2][/sup][/i][/url][i][/i]
[i]Brown's second studio album, [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_(album)][i]Exclusive[/i][/url][i] was released worldwide in November 2007. It spawned two successful singles; his second U.S. number one hit, "[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Kiss_(Chris_Brown_song)][i]Kiss Kiss[/i][/url][i]" featuring [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Pain][i]T-Pain[/i][/url][i] and "[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Chris_Brown_song)][i]With You[/i][/url][i]", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-2][i][sup][3][/sup][/i][/url][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-3][i][sup][4][/sup][/i][/url][i] Brown has released a deluxe version of his album called the The Forever Edition. The first single from it, "[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_(Chris_Brown_song)][i]Forever[/i][/url][i]", was released in May 2008 and reached number two on Billboard Hot 100.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-foreveerchart-4][i][sup][5][/sup][/i][/url][i] Exclusive has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-RIAA-1][i][sup][2][/sup][/i][/url][i][/i]
[i]In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several hits such as "[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Air][i]No Air[/i][/url][i]", a duet with singer [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordin_Sparks][i]Jordin Sparks[/i][/url][i], "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortie_like_Mine]Shortie like Mine[/url]" with the [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapping][i]rapper[/i][/url][i] [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow][i]Bow Wow[/i][/url][i] and "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawty_Get_Loose]Shawty Get Loose[/url]" alongside [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Mama][i]Lil Mama[/i][/url][i] and [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Pain][i]T-Pain[/i][/url][i]. The songs have peaked on number three, number nine and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-5][i][sup][6][/sup][/i][/url][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-6][i][sup][7][/sup][/i][/url][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-7][i][sup][8][/sup][/i][/url][i] Due to his dance routines, Brown has been compared to renowned R&B artists such as [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)][i]Usher[/i][/url][i] and [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson][i]Michael Jackson[/i][/url][i], citing both as large influences on his music.[/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(entertainer)#cite_note-8][i][sup][9][/sup][/i][/url][i] In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault of singer [/i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna][i]Rihanna[/i][/url][i], and was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community service.[/i]
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