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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Jive
Salesrank: 280
Released: December 8, 2009 |
| Our Price: $9.21 |
| Used Price: $7.50 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Graffiti Track Listing:
1. I Can Transform Ya featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz
2. Sing Like Me
3. Crawl
4. So Cold
5. What I Do featuring Plies
6. Famous Girl
7. Take My Time featuring Tank
8. I.Y.A.
9. Pass Out featuring Eva Simons
10. Wait Featuring Trey Songz & Game
11. Lucky Me
12. Fallin Down
13. I'll Go
Editorial Review:
2009 release from the R&B star. Preparing for his 2009 release Graffiti, Chris Brown has crossed the threshold from teenager to young man. Experiencing the growing pains, challenges, loves and losses of the past year, Chris has found his way as an artist. While creating his own distinct sound, he has put together a body of work that captures the many dimensions of youth: lost love, disappointment and self discovery counterbalanced with swagger, ambition and partying. Graffiti represents the gateway to Chris' next chapter as an artist and young adult.
Graffiti Reviews:
AJ 
2009-12-19 - It's no doubt that Chris Brown has good pipes However, This album doesn't show his true range. I really didn't care for this rushed sound. The songs had too much clutter as though he put all the flavors in each song. I hope that he slows down his songs with a more even melody. I can't give this album more that 2 star because I know he can do better. I still love his pipes. Thanks, AJ
DISAPPOINTED 
2009-12-17 - This album IS not BAD but I am not feelin' it either.. I actually been playing it trying to find that "PUSH" ; I rather listen to his OLD work to be honest.. This album has some solid songs but than there is songs that just come off as boring.. for your 3rd album.. I'd expect better..
Chris Brown is sooooo talented 
2009-12-17 - I think that this album is great, there are alot of nice upbeat songs and even the songs that are apologetic are nice, he has been through alot but I know he will bounce back without a doubt. He is too talented to be down, he has apologized and is taking full responsibility for his actions and is very sorry. I think he will be fine, I hope he keeps putting out more great songs in the near future.
Mature Sound Third Time Around
2009-12-17 - The media may have taken an effect on Chris Browns image however, this album Graffiti is his best material. Graffiti opens up with "I Can Transform Ya" "Sing Like Me" and the inspiring "Crawl" single. "So Cold" is an apologetic track possibly directed toward Chris Brown's ex girlfriend Rihanna. I'm not favoring "What I Do" feat Plies(It may have to grow on me) although "Famous Girl" which is crafted by genius Producer Ryan Leslie is a standout. The baby maker song of the album is "Take my time" feat R&B veteran Tank. "I.Y.A", "Pass Out" are both techo-pop songs which will get you moving."Wait" feat Trey Songz & rapper GAME has producers Polo Da Don's infamous (wait a min) and (sirens) which are played out however do well for this type of song. Album ends with "Lucky Me", "Fallen Down" and "I'll Go". Graffiti is Chris Brown's most mature sound to date. If you can put the Media Drama aside and move forward you can hear that Chris Brown is going in the same direction. Forward. -Konrad Kasza
Must Listen Tracks
4) So Cold
6) Famous Girl
8) I.Y.A
9) Pass Out
12)Fallen Down
An angry and disapointing album with a few bright spots
2009-12-16 - Graffitti is a difficult album to give a good review, as it forces you to think about the Rihanna incident fairly constantly. There are a few songs that fall into the general R&B/pop criteria, allowing Chris Brown to show evolution of his style and growth, showing that musically, Chris has continued to grow. Unfortunately, there are too many songs on this album that bring up the Rihanna incident, and in a particularly bad way. For instance, on famous girl, Brown attacks a cheating ex-girl who is "heartless" then states "I might have cheated in the beginning" and brags that "I've broken my share of hearts." Later he states "You don't even know how hard it is do you?" complaining about the media, photo shoots he doesn't want to do, and others. He's not really sorry, but angry, feeling nothing but self-pity rather than regret. I guess this wouldn't be so bad, if Brown was more honest outside of the album.
The album clearly comes off as someone who feels he is wronged by a girl, the media, and the world at large. Though he has made donations, public apologies and attempted to reconcile the incident and his image, based on the tone and lyrics of this album, this was clearly something he was forced to do, and not something he wanted to do. Is this incident relevant to a review of his music? Of course, an artist is supposed to put their feelings, heart and soul into an album. Here Brown comes off like someone who has no real apology, but feels the victim himself, and seems rather angry and wants the audience to know it. It's a shame, because the songs that aren't on this topic are pretty darn good and step in the right direction. But I'm not reviewing a handful of songs, I'm reviewing the whole album. In that, this album is a let down.
