Chris Brown
He was born in a small town in Virginia in a very simple and hardworking environment, however, his passion for music was so strong that his talents started to show in him whenever he was allowed to present them to the public, and looking at these qualities, his mother started looking for opportunities to allow him to start recording some of his songs and mixtapes.
Some of the Chris Brown hits include "Run it", which was released in 2005 and which was considered to be a great hit and there were about two million copies sold in the United States.
His second single, "Kiss Kiss" was also a wonderful piece and it was released in 2007.
The latest of the Chris Brown album, Forever, was released in 2008 and as usual, this was also considered to be a very big hit.
Chris Brown's mixtape called "Graffiti" which came out in December 2009 was also very well received by his fans and it is making him one of the top 20 on the charts.
Besides becoming very popular with his mixtapes, Chris Brown has also been featured on several hits like No Air and Lil Mama.
His inspiration for his work has come from famous artists like Michael Jackson, and although there is great originality in his mixtapes, he has been compared with some of these artists because of his movements and dance routines.
A local production team was able to discover Chris Brown while his father was working at a gas station, and thereafter, he was able to move to New York and get the exposure that he required to get where he has been able to reach in such a short period of time and at such a tender age.
Def Jam recordings loved his mixtape and offered to sign for him immediately.
Once he was signed with Jive records, he was able to start his recording and Chris Brown was able to work with some very good and capable people who were capable of giving the young artist the grounds to develop his talents in the right direction.
Out of his first 50 songs, 14 were picked for the final track list in his first mixtape and which were able to make him famous instantaneously.