Get It Or He'll 'Chris Brown' You (Exclusive - Chris Brown)

Member Name: XICripZ

Product:	Exclusive - Chris Brown
Date:	20/08/09 (39 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots of big tunes

Disadvantages: A couple take a while to get into

Released in 2007, "Exclusive" was the second album from the R&B singer Chris Brown. I found him working with more big names in this field as the likes of Swizz Beatz, The-Dream and Scott Storch all got in on it and helped in re-creating the buzz which came with his debut, in which he was seen to bring Pop hits such as "Gimme That, "Yo" and "Run It!".

1. "Throwed"

The album begins well as the singer kicks a lively tune to get the thing going as he uses Go-Go influences in order to get into an energetic tune to hype up the listeners as he introduces what this sophomore album has to offer his fans. It is a big one and placed perfectly in order to get the most out of it.

**Five Stars**

2. "Kiss Kiss"

This was a monster single from the album, in which it has Breezy teaming up with another big name in the R&B game as T-Pain shows what he has to offer the singer by writing and producing an adapted song which was already made for a T-Pain project. It is a big dance tune and shows effective use of Hip Hop influences.

**Five Stars**

3. "Take You Down"

He is seen to keep thing flowing through with this, another big single from him, but in this case the mood of the music changes as you see that with this one he gets further down into his sensual side than any other point in his career up to that point. It has a '90s R&B feel to it and so finds him making the most seductive R&B joint he is capable of.

**Five Stars**

4. "With You"
This was perhaps the most impactful single that the album produced and I felt that for this reason it took form the quality of the song as it meant less and less the more it was played. However, at first I'm sure that everyone saw it as a big tune from him as he tries out much more calm production to make use of the vocal abilities he has.

**Four Stars**

5. "Picture Perfect"

As you find the beats pounding away on this one, it immediately shows that with this one you are in for a change in the music here as the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am gets into one of his typical compositions and pushes Breezy to get into a club banger to get people on their feet. It is a fresh on and the freaky Breakbeats show more of the Hip Hop in his music.

**Four Stars**

6. "Hold Up"

The beats in this one are heavy and the reflect the fact that in this one the artist makes changes to his style in order to suit the needs of the guest rap from OutKast's Big Boi, and so you get some grungy Dirty South running through this one to show what else the singer is capable of and how his singing can be adapted to suit a variety of styles.

**Five Stars**

7. "You"

This is a pretty heavy cut from the singer and I saw it as one which really stood out in the album as a song which would have been a pretty good choice in a single as you see that with it, he comes up with another sensual one here, but with some dingy Dirty South beats, it takes it in a direction which hadn't really been seen with his music elsewhere.

**Four Stars**

8. "Damage"

The Runners get on the beats here and show how they can move on from the Hip Hop world towards Pop R&B too, and do things effectively in this case with some production which take you right into the atmosphere of the song which he sings and is able to express just what he feels towards the problems which have come in the relationship he is in. Chris Brown jumps on auto-tuning here and as it is only for this on, its acceptable in this case.

**Four Stars**

9. "Wall To Wall"

With Sean Garrett on the beats for this one, I felt that this club tune was one which was able to bring back the hype of his breakthrough "Run It!" joint as it has many similarities in what it presents, and you see the quality maintained on a massive high through this dance tune to get you going once more.

**Five Stars**

10. "Help Me"

The beats in this one are raw and I felt that it was able to push forward more of what you got in the tune prior to it as you get one which has him working for the clubs once again and as he lends his soft and soothing vocals to the powerful bass in the beats it creates a huge contrast which complements all aspects of the song.

**Five Stars**

11. "I Wanna Be"

With Tank behind the writing of this one, I was pretty sure that the direction of the music was going to be moved on a great deal (especially from the one before it0 and this is what you get as he goes for a much more commercial Pop song here. It has stripped-down beats to get him escaping all the Hip Hop for something more traditional, and although it means that it takes longer to feel, I was sill pleased by it as it was clearly a big one, but just needed a little more time to reach its full potential as others on the record had.

**Four Stars**

12. "Gimme Whatcha Got"

This is a fresh tune on the album and gets Chris Brown linking up with one of the most significant collaborators from his debut as Lil' Wayne is seen to assists with this one and so he throws down some big raps on this one to show support before the singer des another which is done as the one prior to it (other than the fact that Jazze Pha and Weezy force the Hip Hop aspects through it).

**Four Stars**

13. "I'll Call Ya"

The tune prior to this one sounds like a transitional one as you here that with this one you have distinctive production from Swizz Beatz, who shows that he is capable of much more than R&B and so here he lays down some bumping beats to get you grooving along as he shows how the singer vocals are able to make the most out of what he brings tot he table.

**Five Stars**

14. "Lottery"

The album ends with Chris getting down to another big one to show that even as the thing comes to a close, he is able to bring out the highest quality in his music. It is a banger of a joint and rounds it off nicely to as he comes with a calming tune which has a fair pace to it, but still has what is needed to settle things down.

**Four Stars**

Just as with his debut, Chris Brown's second album was on which didn't have any weak points to it. He keeps thing going by mixing in various different approaches and he delivers with just about all of them to the highest possible level.

Summary: Chris Brown's second album