Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. He started his career as one of the frontmen of the pop group New Edition. During his solo career, he became a hit success with his second album, Don't Be Cruel, which spawned a number of hit singles including "My Prerogative", which became his signature hit. Brown had a string of top ten hits on various Billboard charts between 1986 and 1992, and is a recipient of a Grammy Award. He has released five studio albums, two remix albums and twenty-four singles.

His debut album, King of Stage, was released in 1986 and had a number-one R&B hit with the ballad, "Girlfriend".

Don't Be Cruel was released in 1988 and released five top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including the number-one single, "My Prerogative", which became, along with "Every Little Step" and the title track, signature hits for the performer. After topping both the pop and R&B charts, album sales eventually would reach eight million alone in the United States making it the best-selling album of 1989.

In 1989, Brown contributed two songs to the soundtrack of Ghostbusters II, in which he also appeared in a cameo role in the film. The leading track from the soundtrack, "On Our Own", became another top ten single for the singer, peaking at number two. The same year, a remix compilation, Dance! Ya Know It.

Brown's next album, Bobby, was released in 1992 and sold more than a million copies. It spawned several hits including "Humpin' Around", "Get Away" and "Good Enough".

Brown would marry Whitney Houston and she contributed a UK hit with their duet, "Something in Common", from the Bobby album. Brown would release his fourth solo album, Forever, in 1997.

Brown would contribute in 2002 in a duet with rapper Ja Rule on the song "Thug Lovin'". Brown had been signed to Murder Inc. Records. In 2006, Brown appeared adding vocals to Damian Marley's song "Beautiful" on Marley's album, Welcome to Jamrock. In 2010, Brown was featured in a duet with singer Macy Gray on the song "Real Love" off Gray's The Sellout. G

In June 2012, Brown released his fifth album, The Masterpiece and the first official single is a song called "Don't Let Me Die".