What is Chris Brown?
{{about|the singer|his album of the same name|Chris Brown (album){{!}}''Chris Brown'' (album)|other uses||}} {{Infobox person | name = Chris Brown | image = BLAKPROPHETZ-CHRIS BROWN - BET AWARDS (cropped).jpg | caption = Brown in 2013 | birth_name = Christopher Maurice Brown | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|5}} | birth_place = [[Tappahannock, Virginia]], U.S. | works = {{hlist|[[Chris Brown discography|Discography]]|[[Chris Brown discography#Production discography|production]]|[[Chris Brown videography|videography]]}} | other_names = {{hlist|C. Sizzle|Breezy|CB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/53958728|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200125034816/https://tidal.com/browse/album/53958728|archive-date = January 25, 2020|title = C. Sizzle Undiscovered by Chris Brown on TIDAL}}</ref>}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper|dancer|actor}} | years_active = 2002–present | children = 3 | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Chris Brown|Full list]] | website = {{URL|https://chrisbrownworld.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed = yes | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[hip-hop]] }} | label = {{flatlist| * CBE * [[Jive Records|Jive]] * [[RCA Records|RCA]] }} }} }} '''Christopher Maurice Brown''' (born May 5, 1989) is an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[dancer]], and [[actor]]. He is one of the most successful [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singers of the generation as said by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Chris Brown & Young Thug's 'Go Crazy' Breaks Top 10 Longevity Record on Rhythmic Airplay Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9520775/chris-brown-young-thug-go-crazy-top-10-record-rhythmic-chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 7, 2021}