Chris Brown is undeniably an icon; incredibly talented, influential, and important to an entire generation that grew up on him

But we know his potential was squandered, due in large part to many public controversies that were his own fault

However; I would say the biggest hit to his potential was the lack of a great artist/producer dynamic, such as: MJ×Quincy Jones, JT×Timbo/Neptunes. He makes good music but there is clearly no guidance in his overall artistic identity, of which a great producer to define his sound would have helped greatly

- BRAVE

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True. CB is dope but very generic

Also doesn’t help that he went from lover boy to Tony Montana

Great post. I wish a Timbaland or Pharrell took him under their wing like they did Justin and Ginuwine.

All he had to do was not hit Rihanna

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agree. he never had a role model to help him through his artistry

Very great point

very true ithink the closest we got was kmac but it was shortlived tbh i doubt he'll get a close producer like jt mj as now he's on the 50track album vibe with pop rnb n trap not just rnb like id prefer o well

How many times do we have to say how much talent and unrealized potential Chris Brown has

Whenever Chris Brown actually locks in to write something that’s substantial rather than single-ready he comes out with dope s***

When his hearts fully into it, his pen gets significantly better. He’s a great potential, damn shame if he never fully utilizes his resources. He’d benefit from a Quincy like mentor in his life, I agree!

But does Chris even have the talent tho do really

If Chris sat down with one of these producers he could make a classic. Instead, he’d rather drop 50 tracks with generic club anthems

he was a hit machine though before the rihanna sitaution

This has been said well over 1,000 times on this site. True, but still.

op does bring up a good point about chris lacking in the overall artistic identity department though

He’s only 30, plenty of time for this

They’re saying the next album got breezy at his best

The hype they’re building is wild. So excited.

u say that but hes been in the game for 15 years and others had the mentor before they hit 25 to make that combo album i hope he does but i feel he'll coast and not change the formula

Is it gonna be another 70+ track album?

dude really be trying to claim blood

he's been putting out music for 14 years, i really don't think he has the desire to do that anymore

Another good post