Earlier in the year, Chris Brown announced that his 10th Studio Album was in the works.
This was exciting for fans to hear as his last studio album titled ‘Indigo’ was released in 2020. It featured hits like ‘No Guidance’ with Drake and ‘Undecided’. Last year, he released a collaborative mix tape with Young Thug called Slime & B which yielded the hit song ‘Go Crazy’ among eleven other songs.
The new album dubbed ‘Breezy’ is set to be released on the 24th of June 2022 and Breezy himself recently took to Instagram stories to reveal the artists that will be featuring on the project.
Ella Mai
This collab is particularly exciting as the two of them already have a song, ‘Whatchamacallit’ on her self-titled album that established Ella in the music industry after being signed by star producer, Mustard. This album won her a Grammy award in 2019 for the song ‘Boo’d Up’ and a nomination in the same year for Best RnB Album, among many other awards. She released a new album this month where Apple Music described her voice to sound like ‘silk and honey’, the album is beautiful and features ‘Over’ singer, Lucky Daye and Hip Hop artists, Roddy Rich and Latto.
H.E.R.
H.E.R. is another RnB artist that fans will be excited to hear off of this album. These two have plenty collaborations together which include ‘Come Through’ and ‘Come Together’ and we have no doubt that their next collaborations will be magical! Many people don’t know that her stage name is actually an acronym for “Having Everything Revealed”. H.E.R. has multiple awards including four Grammys and an Academy Award.
Lil Wayne
Chris Brown and Lil Wayne have had a close relationship in the industry since the early 2000’s and any collaboration between them always proves to bring the heat. You must be familiar with some of their most successful collaborations such as ‘Loyal’ with Tyga, ‘Look at me now’, ‘Only’ with Nicki Minaj and ‘Gimmie Dat’ among others. Wayne is one of the world’s most successful rappers. Not only is he a legend in Hip Hop but is also a multi-millionaire with a net worth of $150 million and counting. Also known as Tunechi, the rapper started his musical journey as early as nine years old and has grown to establish Young Money Records; one of the most prominent Hip Hop labels in the world that bore artists like Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Wizkid
We love to see an African artist on the album and it’s no secret that Starboy and Chris Brown go way back. In 2017, Wiz surprised us with a feature on his ‘Sounds from the Other Side’ album with Chris Brown on the popular song ‘African Bad Gyal’ which was an indicator of Wizkid’s footing in the industry and fans now see how far he has come since. Wizkid’s latest body of work is his 2020 ‘Made in Lagos’ album that featured hits like ‘Essence’ with Tems, ‘Blessed’ with Damian Marley and ‘Smile’ with H.E.R.
Tory Lanez
Another very established Hip Hop/RnB artist makes it onto this list of features. It is safe to say, Tory Lanez broke into the music scene in 2016, with his debut album ‘I Told You’ which featured hit song ‘Luv’. Since then, the artist has made huge strides in the game. His 2019 album, ‘Chixtape 5’ featured the likes of Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, Mario, Trey Songz and even Chris Brown.
Anderson Paak
One half to the RnB duo, Silk Sonic with the other half being Bruno Mars; the duo has been successful in the release of their album ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’ that produced ‘Leave the Door Open’ and ‘Smoking Out the Window’. Anderson Paak is established in his own right, a six time Grammy award winning artist and is a producer, drummer and songwriter outside of singing and rapping.
Fivio Foreign
Fivio is one of the newer rappers whose careers have just blown up. Fivio rose onto the music scene in 2019 with the release of his single ‘Big Drip’ which was remixed by Quavo and Lil Baby. In 2020, he was signed to major label, Colombia Records and proceeded to work with artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, Dani Leigh, Lil Tjay and the late, Pop Smoke. He also featured on ‘Off The Grid’ with Kanye West which is a track from his infamous album; Donda.
Jack Harlow
This rapper from Louisville, Kentucky has been making music since 2015 but got his breakthrough in 2020 when his song, “What’s Popping” went viral on TikTok and even goy nominated for a Grammy. His projects after that included his 2020 album ‘That’s What They All Say’ that went platinum in the States and his song ‘Industry Baby’ with Lil Nas X. Harlow is also responsible for ‘First Class’ which is sampled from Fergie’s ‘Glamorous’ which is a popular sound on TikTok and Reels. His 2022 album, ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’, has been harshly critiqued so we hope he can redeem himself with this feature.
BLXST
Formally known as Matthew Dean Burdette. The ‘Chosen’ singer released his first album under a major label, Red Bull Records, ‘No Love Lost’ in 2020 that launched his career. He is known for his seamless blend of Hip Hop and RnB. Later that year, a deluxe version of the album was forged with the ‘Chosen’ which featured Ty Dolla Sign and Tyga. He released his first solo full-length project this year, ‘Before You Go’ which really shows his musical evolution. The album features violinist, Grandmaster Vic also features Rick Ross. We are excited to see how this turn in Blxst’s music will manifest in his feature with Chris Brown.
Yung Bleu
The ‘You’re Mines Still’ hitmaker is expected to feature on the upcoming album. His hit single was remixed by Drake and ranked 18th on the Billboard Hot 100. Yung Bleu is a new singer/rapper. Chris Brown choosing to give Bleu a spot on his album shows his support for upcoming musicians as well as his belief in this artist’s work. This will not only make for good music but will also take Yung Bleu’s career to the next level as Chris Brown is considered one of the giants of RnB.
EST Gee
EST stands for ‘Everybody Shines Together’ and Gee is derived from his name. The rapper realized his passion for music while under house arrest and was inspired by watching ‘Sum 2 Prove’ rapper, Lil Baby on television during that time. He eventually proceeded to feature on Lil Baby’s song, ‘Real as It Gets’ which reached 36th on the Billboard 100. He has also collaborated with prominent rappers like Young Thug, Future and Lil Durk.
‘Breezy’ has spawned a pair of singles, ‘WE (Warm Embrace)’ and ‘Iffy.’
