If any non-single here is destined to break out among the hip-hop circuit, this is it.ģ. “Bassline”: Breezy gets his Weezy on, with helium-like giggles and ice-cold beats reminiscent of the Young Money captain, complete with a finger-snappin’ chorus (“Girls like my / Bassline / Gonna shake it to my / Bassline.”). “Turn Up The Music”: One of Brown’s most infectious (and innocuous) singles to date, “Turn Up The Music” sets the tone for the album’s remaining 13 cuts right away - who needs stress when there’s hot beats?Ģ. Which songs on “Fortune” are repeat-worthy? Check out our track-by-track breakdown of Chris Brown’s fifth studio album.ġ. Ultimately designed to please the hardcore fans who’ve stuck by him since 2009’s Grammy incident, “Fortune” is a fully adult R&B record that will likely churn out at least two or three more singles to Brown’s growing repertoire.
“I – I – I’m winning / You heard about my image / But I could give a flying motherfuck who’s offended” he raps on “Bassline.” Later, he addresses an entire song called “Don’t Judge Me” to potential girlfriends by asking, “Take me as I am / Not who I was / I promise I’ll be / The one you can trust.”
As talk of partying and rough sex pervades most of the album, Brown often asks the listener to both remember and forget his bad rep.