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CHRIS BROWN’EXCLUSIVE’ IN STORES NOW!!!GO COPP IT ASAP!!!Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989), better known as Chris Brown, is an American pop and R&B singer, dancer, and actor who released his Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single ‘Run It!’ in 2005, which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. His self-titled debut album spawned four successful top ten and top twenty hits in the United States. To date,[when? — see talk page] the album has sold three million copies worldwide and 1,920,665 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Early lifeBrown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown.[1] Brown was influenced by the artists which his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke.[2] A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven.[3] Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.[4] At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father’s gas station searching for new talent.[5] Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years.Exclusive Main article: Exclusive (album)Shortly after ending his summer tour with Ne-Yo, Brown quickly began production for his second studio album, Exclusive, which was set to be released on August 28, 2007 until it was pushed to November 6, 2007.According to MTV News, Brown stated: ‘I am still going to keep it so my younger fans can continue to listen to my music, but I got a couple of joints on there that’s for some of the older people.’ The single, ‘Wall To Wall’, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #96, and has since risen to #79 and #22 on the Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop Chart being his lowest charting song to date. The song ‘Kiss Kiss’, featuring and produced by T-Pain, was chosen as the second single. The music video was filmed entirely at Florida International University in Miami, Florida in the Summer of 2007. The song has so far been much more successful than ‘Wall To Wall’, which has peaked at #1 on the Hot 100, matching Brown’s highest position since his debut single ‘Run It!.’Acting careerBrown has made appearances on UPN’s One on One and The-N’s The Brandon T. Jackson Show on its pilot episode. In addition, Brown landed a small role as a band geek in the fourth season of FOX’s The O.C. in January 2007.[6] Brown then made his film debut in the dance movie Stomp The Yard, alongside Ne-Yo, Meagan Good and Columbus Short in January 2007. Brown next appeared in This Christmas, a family drama starring Regina King, released on November 21, 2007. On July 9, 2007, Brown was featured in an episode of MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 celebrating his 18th birthday in New York.Discography Main article: Chris Brown discographyAlbums * 2005: Chris Brown * 2007: ExclusiveSingles * 2005: ‘Run It!’ (featuring Juelz Santana) * 2005: ‘Yo (Excuse Me Miss)’ * 2006: ‘Gimme That (Remix)’ (featuring Lil Wayne) * 2006: ‘Say Goodbye’ * 2006: ‘Poppin” * 2007: ‘Wall to Wall’ * 2007: ‘Kiss Kiss’ (featuring T-Pain) * 2007: ‘With You’Featured Singles * 2006: ‘Shortie Like Mine’ (Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin) * 2007: ‘Get Like Me’ (David Banner featuring Yung Joc, Chris Brown & Jim Jones) * 2007: ‘Speedin’ (Remix)’ (Rick Ross featuring Chris Brown} * 2008: ‘No Air’ (Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown)FilmographyTV * 2006: One on One * 2006: The O.C. * 2006: The Brandon T. Jackson Show * 2007: Sesame Street * 2007: Suite Life of Zack & CodyFilm * 2007: Stomp The Yard * 2007: This Christmas (film) * 2008: PhenomVideography * 2005: ‘Run It!’ (featuring Juelz Santana) * 2006: ‘Yo (Excuse Me Miss)’ * 2006: ‘Gimme That’ (featuring Lil Wayne) * 2006: ‘Say Goodbye’ * 2006: ‘Shortie Like Mine’ (Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown) * 2007: