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Graffiti - Chris Brown
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39 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12
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  1. Billboard.com
    80
    While listeners can't help but be reminded of his fall from grace, Brown also shows us on Graffiti that he's still a formidable talent.-
  2. Dot Music
    70
    Despite being five tracks too long--specifically the five tracks which have him falling back to his syrupy ways of old Graffiti is hands down the highest point of Chris Brown's career.
  3. Spin
    70
    The album's most striking moment is "Fallin' Down." Over a ominous guitar riff, the 20-year-old sings, "It's getting heavy / I think I'm getting ready to break down." It's the most honest moment of his short career. The kid sure needs a vacation.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    With his actions this year, Chris Brown strapped cement boots on the zero-gravity pleasures pop music is meant to provide. Graffiti won't magically fix that, but at its best moments, it still floats.
  5. Rolling Stone
    50
    Chris Brown has made a bland, occasionally obnoxious, pro forma R&B album.
  6. The New York Times
    50
    A curiously faceless album that largely thumbs its nose at close reading.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    37
    A handful of lovingly arranged power ballads were evidently designed to illuminate the singer's remorse over the Rihanna incident. Yet Brown doesn't seem up to the task of contrition.
  8. Slant Magazine
    30
    Sadly, the only compelling thing about the incoherent Graffiti is the material (both external and internal) that makes it even less palatable than a simply below-average collection of paint-by-numbers R&B beats.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    25
    'Famous Girl' throws the album off balance, and makes every note feel exploitive and self-serving. In trying to restore his reputation, Brown ends up damaging it even more.
  10. All Music Guide
    20
    Brown clumsily emphasizes womanizing and hedonism and balances it out with a couple clean and empty ballads. Out of this portion of the album, only a couple songs leave a lasting impression, and when they do, the silly things that come out of Brown's mouth tend to be the reason.
  11. Hot Press
    20
    Try-hard, but ultimately mediocre R'n'B comeback from disgraced singer.
  12. The A.V. Club
    0
    Musically, Graffiti is a fairly ingratiating affair: The production is clean and often lively, and Brown sings well enough. The problem is what he's singing.
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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 42
  3. Negative: 17 out of 42
  1. KennethP.
    3
    It's not that strong... He's comeback is kinda boring... The beat makes us scream... STOP IT!
  2. ChrisB.
    0
    OK guys. I admit my album is pretty bad but since I was mean to Rihanna and I was in legal troubles I didn't have time to make much music. Sorry.… Full Review »
  3. ShaneW.
    0
    A totally stupid cd - your IQ may be at risk if you listen to this more than once.
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