I can't judge Chris Brown the person the same as Chris Brown the artist. With that said, we'll move forward with his third album, Graffiti's review. With the release of the albums first single "I Can Transform Ya," it didn't perform as well as the label would have liked, but the same problem, interestingly enough plagued his second album with the single "Wall To Wall" which didn't help push units.
The second song on Graffiti called "Sing Like Me" really shows vocal growth for Chris. Another great single "Crawl" also has singer Cassie in the music video, shows the softer side of Chris, the Chris Brown that we're used too. You can't help but wonder if some of the songs on Graffiti are about Rihanna.
The album is filled with mid tempo ballads. One that stands out in particular, is "So Cold" which features Esther Dean in the background singing and produced by Polow Da Don. "What I Do" features rapper Plies in a forgettable collaboration. "Famous Girl" produced by Ryan Leslie would have been more suited for Ryan then Chris. On the other hand, a slow jam that's going to get a lot of play time in the bedrooms is "Take My Time" which features Tank.
There's a few fillers like "Iya" and "Pass Out" which is a revamped more techno filled song similiar to his prior hit "Forever" from his previous release. The song "Wait" featuring Trey Songz and The Game is screaming to be released to the clubs. In my opinion, the album ends on a good note with the songs "Fallen" and "I'll Go."
Overall "Graffiti" will keep Chris's fan base happy, but musically there's nothing exciting going on here. I guess the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" can be said for this album. I expected more but I guess he has to play it safe to continue to reshape his image.
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