<p>Royalty<br />Chris Brown<br />RCA Records, Rs. 448<br /><br /><br /></p>.<p>Chris Brown began his careers as a teen sensation. He could move like Michael Jackson and sing like Usher. Royalty, his seventh album, is named after his daughter Royalty, and it demonstrates a more mature singer. <br /><br />However, the lyrics of many songs are explicit and cynical about women — a far cry from someone who was portrayed as a young innocent singer in his earlier albums. Broadly, the album has two distinct sounds — the pop vibe to appeal to a mass audience, and the staple for his R&B fans.<br /><br />The album begins with “Back to Sleep”, a hypnotic R&B fare but with rather explicit and tasteless lyrics. It appears that Brown needs to make up his mind whether to be a singer, rapper or a pop artiste. “Anyway,” and “Fine by Me” have pop elements.<br /><br />“Wrist” is that trap song featuring Solo Lucci with a rap verse, and has the normal trap song features. Trap music is a music genre that originated in the early 1990s. It is typified by its aggressive lyrics and sound, where the instrumentals are propelled by kick drums and heavy bass-lines.<br /><br />While “Make love” is a slow R&B jam, “Little Bit” has a catchy melody and “No filter” has some upbeat funk. “Zero” is a snub to a former girlfriend (“How many nights I’ve been thinking of you? Zero). Brown borrows on Janet Jackson’s sensual rhythms on “Discover.” “Proof” is a song about a breakup and trying to convince the girl not to leave. <br /><br />The closing song “Little More (Royalty)” is an ode to his daughter, whose joint custody he won recently. Enjoyable in parts, this album lacks thematic and musical coherence.<br /></p>
<p>Royalty<br />Chris Brown<br />RCA Records, Rs. 448<br /><br /><br /></p>.<p>Chris Brown began his careers as a teen sensation. He could move like Michael Jackson and sing like Usher. Royalty, his seventh album, is named after his daughter Royalty, and it demonstrates a more mature singer. <br /><br />However, the lyrics of many songs are explicit and cynical about women — a far cry from someone who was portrayed as a young innocent singer in his earlier albums. Broadly, the album has two distinct sounds — the pop vibe to appeal to a mass audience, and the staple for his R&B fans.<br /><br />The album begins with “Back to Sleep”, a hypnotic R&B fare but with rather explicit and tasteless lyrics. It appears that Brown needs to make up his mind whether to be a singer, rapper or a pop artiste. “Anyway,” and “Fine by Me” have pop elements.<br /><br />“Wrist” is that trap song featuring Solo Lucci with a rap verse, and has the normal trap song features. Trap music is a music genre that originated in the early 1990s. It is typified by its aggressive lyrics and sound, where the instrumentals are propelled by kick drums and heavy bass-lines.<br /><br />While “Make love” is a slow R&B jam, “Little Bit” has a catchy melody and “No filter” has some upbeat funk. “Zero” is a snub to a former girlfriend (“How many nights I’ve been thinking of you? Zero). Brown borrows on Janet Jackson’s sensual rhythms on “Discover.” “Proof” is a song about a breakup and trying to convince the girl not to leave. <br /><br />The closing song “Little More (Royalty)” is an ode to his daughter, whose joint custody he won recently. Enjoyable in parts, this album lacks thematic and musical coherence.<br /></p>
