Chris Brown

Chris" Brown is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows. Having signed with Jive Records in 2004, Brown released his self-titled debut studio album the following year. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With his first single "Run It!" peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist as a lead since Diddy in 1997 to have his debut single top the chart. His second album Exclusive (2007) spawned his second Hot 100 number one "Kiss Kiss", in addition to "With You" and "Forever". The album was also certified double platinum by the RIAA.

His third album Graffiti was released later that year, and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. (2011) became his first to top the Billboard 200; it spawned hit singles "Yeah 3x", "Look at Me Now", and "Beautiful People". F.A.M.E. earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 54th Grammy Awards.His fifth album Fortune was released in 2012.

Throughout his career, Brown has won numerous awards, including two NAACP Image Awards, three American Music Awards and nine BET Awards.

"Loyal" is the latest song by Chris Brown, released as the fourth single from his sixth studio album X (2014). The song features guest appearances from fellow rapper Lil Wayne and rappers French Montana or Too Short depending on the version of the song. "Loyal" has since peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On December 16, 2013, the audio to the song was premiered online. The song was released in two versions, an East Coast version and a West Coast version. Both versions feature Chris Brown and Lil Wayne, while the East Coast version features French Montana and the West Coast version features Too Short. Then on December 19, 2013, both versions of the song were released as a digital download. It would be the fourth single released from his sixth studio album X.

The overall theme of the song is about unfaithful females. It was reported that Brown makes references at ex-girlfriend Rihanna in the song, as he sings about a girl not being loyal in a relationship. A theme that he also rapped about on DJ Khaled's "I'm Still", which was also thought to be aimed at Rihanna.

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