CHRIS BROWN

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/rihanna-dad-speaks-out-after-chris-brown-is-charged-with-felonies--200953

unfortunate title to that article : /

i cringe every time R's dad runs to the press with more soundbites

robyn f. baby please say the baby

yeah i reeeeeeeeeally hope this doesn't end up like britney and her fam or the simpson's or something with rihanna's dad communicating to her via tmz

this thing is so fucked

i had the impression that rihanna wasn't that close to her dad in the first place, but really all his comments seem so far sincere and not really improper or inappropriate

the depth of the "so fucked" is why I seriously doubt he'll stage a massive comeback. If we had pictures of Whitney's face that banged up, Bobby Brown wouldn't even be on some damn CMT reality show.

I hope you are right.

I don't think I own any music by any rapists, child molesters or wife beaters. And I'm not rushing out to put money in the pocket of any, anytime soon either. That's what illegal downloading was made for.

there's not really any way to know how many rapists/etc. are in your record collection. but that's just one of the reasons it's pointless to try and take a stand on that kind of thing.

i do agree, though, that downloading means it's never been easier to enjoy the music without 'supporting' an artist who you don't like as a person, for better or worse.

Some of the greatest music ever has been made by rapists, child molestors and wife beaters. You are missing out. That said I can't disagree with the desire not enrich them.

a hoy hoy does not own James Brown?

I don't actually! I have a nicked from a friend copy of Live At The Apollo tho. Taking a stand (by breaking one of the ten commandments) since 2009. (Also ignorant enough to not know James Brown was a sex offender of some kind.) :)

by the way the whole "well im sure we all own records by sex offenders etc" argument is retarded and just downright shitty. it's a stupid excuse, and there's nothing wrong with saying "fuck this guy" and not wanting to support him monetarily in the future and hoping people in suits choose to do the same. and i resent being told otherwise, mostly becuase im not an idiot and am completely aware of the fact that people are forgiven eventually and i just dont want to have to feel conflicted about hating this douche

Who said there is anything wrong with saying fuck this guy and not buying his records? All we were pointing out was that there are plenty of people who have done plenty of unpleasant things and they still get radio play and record deals and people still buy their records (people like me, for example.)

well i'm glad you've still found success despite your public atrocities ;)

sorry i was just venting anyway

Venting at a non-existent strawman is a public atrocity.

haha woah k3vin jesus

Who said there is anything wrong with saying fuck this guy and not buying his records?

Works great for Michael Jackson, too!

It may take a year or two (or more or even more than that if he goes to jail) but Chris Brown is a very nice looking guy with a small modicum of talent. It is not beyond impossible to believe that he could reinvent/repackage himself to a forgiving public.

― Alex in SF, Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:25 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yeah pop music world is plenty happy to accomodate child molestors, rapists, murderers, wife beaters, etc. get real

― One of the Most High Profile Comedy Directors of the 90s (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:29 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

u hello u guys are missing the whole crux of the point of the argument here micheal jackson never raped a famous little boy and had a picture of the aftermath posted to the internet and r kelly never pissed all over dakota fanning on utube duh - and neither of their careers were ever as vanilla as c browns - he is cooked - fuck that guys for good

great dancer tho

http://www.thecorpse.com/forums/uploads/post-856-1236297637.gif

okay that is absolutely amazing

yup, amazing.........

it's the shit-eating grin at the end that makes it

It may take a year or two (or more or even more than that if he goes to jail) but Chris Brown is a very nice looking guy with a small modicum of talent. It is not beyond impossible to believe that he could reinvent/repackage himself to a forgiving public.

― Alex in SF, Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:25 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yeah pop music world is plenty happy to accomodate child molestors, rapists, murderers, wife beaters, etc. get real

― One of the Most High Profile Comedy Directors of the 90s (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:29 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

u hello u guys are missing the whole crux of the point of the argument here micheal jackson never raped a famous little boy and had a picture of the aftermath posted to the internet and r kelly never pissed all over dakota fanning on utube duh - and neither of their careers were ever as vanilla as c browns - he is cooked - fuck that guys for good

― ice cr?m, Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:28 AM (17 hours ago)

O
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gospel album.
"WTF?" duet with Rhianna about "how hard love is" on the followup album that all the kids love and all the critics rush to write articles about.
presto.

my girl and i spent an hour or so listening to the eponymous album and Exclusive and it's amazing how often he talks about fighting and girl you can't get away and whatever. Really colors going back to them.
That said, they're pretty damn good albums.

So this Pain to Go Away thing...?

Instead of R Kelly and MJ, shouldn't the closest comparison be Ike Turner?

I think you're supposed to feel bad for him! It's a ballsy track.

Its funny how it twists the pleading tone of R&B boy-ballads

you have to have an R. Kelly level of lack of self-awareness to start your sorry-for-hitting-you-girl track with 'feels like someone dropped a ton of bricks on my stomach'

i'm gonna err on the side of this being an old track, cuz they'd have to have some fuckin balls to try and paint him as the victim and not put some ish along the lines of "sorry, blame it on me" out. i'm sure ppl will jump on the "umbrella" line but it's a pretty obvious metaphor for a teenpop r&b song that it's impossible to tell if it's definitive or not. either way this song is pretty dope

you might be right about that; I suppose it's a song he made about rhianna from before this all went down. is this some sort of radio release or just something that's getting blog exposure?

if this is real i think it's smart for his ppl to "leak" an apology song (or whatever the hell this is) instead of putting out a song that's an OFFICIAL STATEMENT. on the other hand it would be a good move for them to put his apology song on itunes and then agree to donate 100% of the proceeds to a foundation for battered women or something.

I think it's way too early from a PR perspective for him to associate his name with ANYTHING battered, fish and chicken inclusive. Dude gotta lay low for awhile.

yeah - keeping his name in people's minds for whatever reason will just ensure that they won't forget shit

and neither of their careers were ever as vanilla as c browns - he is cooked - fuck that guys for good

― ice cr?m, Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:28 AM (17 hours ago)

I think the vanilla part is irrelevant ... plenty of pop stars (e.g. Britney Spears) originally had their careers rooted in portraying a squeaky clean image. Add me to the list of people who think that CB's comeback + redemption is inevitable.

after a half second of googling i've found lyric sites for "Pain To Go Away" from 2008, so no, it's not a legit apology song

im still wondering what "fuck that guys for good" means

fuck that, guys; for GOOD

yesterday i stood at a newsstand looking at all the magazine covers trying to figure out exactly what's going on between these two and couldn't get it straight. the tabloids (on covers alone) were telling 20 different stories. what's the deal?

the deal is there's been very little solid info so it's open season on making shit up?

ok. thanks for saving me a trip tmz

Chris Brown and Rihanna are undergoing extensive plastic surgery/gender reassignment so that they actually become each other, after which they will get married and adopt 4 of Octomom's newborns.

fuck it im gonna go check it out. this sounds crazy!! ^^^

That's just Us Weekly's version. People has something completely different.

and neither of their careers were ever as vanilla as c browns - he is cooked - fuck that guys for good

― ice cr?m, Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:28 AM (17 hours ago)

I think the vanilla part is irrelevant ... plenty of pop stars (e.g. Britney Spears) originally had their careers rooted in portraying a squeaky clean image. Add me to the list of people who think that CB's comeback + redemption is inevitable.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:43 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

coming back to this for the hell of it -- pretty much every teen idol goes through some 'loss of innocence' type of scandal, but the when and the how makes all the difference...Britney's got pretty crazy eventually, but it still happened very gradually over several years/albums...at the age and career stage Chris and Rihanna are at right now, Justin and Britney hadn't even gone through their breakup/songs about each other phase yet. and Justin's big PR sin during that was i guess insinuating that she gave him blowjobs? whole different ballgame.