Chris Brown isn’t fazed by a viral review that bluntly dubbed his latest album, Brown, a “piece of s***.”
“F*** that! We kickin’ they ass, goddamnit,” the “Run It!” singer, 37, exclaimed in a selfie-style video posted to his Instagram Story on Tuesday, May 12. “We ain’t lettin’ up. I’mma keep my foot on they neck, and we ain’t stoppin’. You heard me?”
Brown shared that he and Usher still plan to proceed with their upcoming R&B Tour despite the criticism and teased that he has other projects within the works.
“I’m not gon’ inform you what’s more to return, nevertheless it’s comin’!” he said.
The 2-time Grammy winner went on to declare that he doesn’t “give a f***” what haters need to say about his latest record.
“I do know exactly who my fans is, and I do know exactly who hearing this album,” he added.
Brown concluded his video message by taking a swipe at pop star Zara Larsson, saying, “For those who not my fan, I don’t want you to take heed to my s***. Go take heed to motherf***in’ Zara Larsson or anyone.” (Larsson, 28, once said she had Brown blocked on Spotify.)
The “With You” crooner’s response got here hours after Pitchfork published a review of Brown, which he released on May 8. The music website gave the 27-track album a paltry rating of 1.3 out of 10.
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“[Brown] isn’t romantic or funny or sexy or sultry or dancey or soulful or vulnerable or honest or creative or inspired by any means,” senior author Alphonse Pierre opined. “It’s soulless, hit-chasing music with nothing going for it should you aren’t personally invested within the Chris Brown culture wars.”
Later in his critique, Pierre went up to now as to jot down, “This album is an actual piece of s***. Why even write about it? For years, traditional media has been tiptoeing around the recognition of Chris Brown, and in point of fact, that advantages no one but him. The shortage of critical engagement along with his music has allowed him to contextualize his own redemption with statistics and sob stories. … Not every musical legend deserves to be a martyr.”
Pitchfork‘s review immediately went viral on X, where it has amassed greater than 10 million views as of Wednesday, May 13.
Brown previously addressed the “mixed reviews” that his latest project has gotten, writing via his Instagram Story on Sunday, May 10, “I can take my audience’s criticism and opinions. The last 3 albums have got here [sic] under the identical scrutiny and it will definitely grew on people. Thanks for even taking the outing to listen.”