Fortune - Chris Brown
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 14 Critics What's this?

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth album for the R&B singer features guest appearances from Sabrina Antoinette, Big Sean, Nas, Kevin McCall, Sevyn, and Wiz Khalifa.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. Jul 11, 2012
    70
    Overall, Fortune further indicates a changing of the guard in urban music, as Chris Brown's feel good songs find his most staunch advocates willing to overlook his lowered standards of musical content.
  2. Jul 2, 2012
    50
    Chris Brown's fifth studio album, Fortune, is a pure-pop candy cane, meant to be enjoyed, consumed and forgotten.
  3. 50
    Fortune reveals an artist more concerned with calculating than creating.
  4. Jul 10, 2012
    25
    Not all of Fortune is so unctuous, but none of it is inspired.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Negative: 20 out of 38
  1. 10
    This is an outstanding album very pleased, most of the tracks of this album are very good. People only hate on him for something that happened 3 years ago. Expand
  2. This album is underrated again, every song on the album (included the deluxe edition) except for a couple are exactly what I expected, little disappointed because I wanted more R&B but this album is still good. Expand
  3. Yet again, critics pick on Chris Brown because of his personal drama. This is a surprisingly good album with a nice blend of R&B, pop, hip hop, and dance. I recommend checking it out. Expand
  4. I found this collection of noise (I won't give it the courtesy of even being called an album) generally unpleasant. The first time you hear it, some of the songs are catchy, I'll give Brown that. However, after listening to it a second, third, or fourth time, you realize you've wasted your time trying to convince your ears that this was even worth listening to. If the songs aren't about sex, they're about how great his life is compared to his haters (which he doesn't even have, might I add); it's just shallow. The only song I found even CLOSE to being written and not just calculated was "Don't Judge Me". Even that song, however, turned me off, being that it's an obvious plea to the listener to forgive what he's done, which honestly, comes off as arrogant in my opinion. Don't ASK for forgiveness; you'll get it as society sees fit. As many reviews have already said, the collection of noise wasn't "written" per se, but rather "computed, calculated, and formulated". It's as if he listened to the radio for hours on end and decided to try and recreate it, which he ultimately failed in doing. The collection is sure to please his blind fans, but to anyone with an ear for good music, this is a piece of garbage. It's simply not worth your time to even consider purchasing this catastrophe. Expand

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