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Shy Glizzy Shares Highly Anticipated New Album “Flowers”

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The wait is over for new music from Shy Glizzy. The DMV rapper spent the past year building the anticipation for his next release to follow-up Young Jefe 3. The mixtape arrived in 2020, and then, he delivered Feed The Sharks, a compilation project from Glizzy Gang. Overall, fans have anticipated what he has up his sleeve after he released a string of promising singles throughout 2022. Songs like “Borderline” ft. EST Gee and “Underrated” warmed fans up for what he had in store for 2023.

Along with the aforementioned singles, he found success of TikTok in late 2022 with “White Girl.” The song gained significant traction and couldn’t come at a better time. Around then, he also shared singles like “Slime-U-Out” ft. 21 Savage and at the top of the year, unveiled the NBA Youngboy-assisted, “Fools Fall N Love.” All of these records ultimately repositioned Shy Glizzy as a leader in the DMV rap scene and now, he’s finally unveiled his long-awaited project, Flowers.

Shy Glizzy’s Flowers ft. Chris Brown, NBA Youngboy & More

This morning, Shy Glizzy’s new album arrived in its entirety. Laced with 20 songs in total, the rapper enlists a few artists to help. Chris Brown, 21 Savage, NBA Youngboy, and EST Gee appear on the tracklist, while Glizzy holds down the majority of the project on his own. It’s another impressive body of work from Shy Glizzy that certainly won’t disappoint his fans, whether day ones or new supporters who discovered him through TikTok.

During a recent interview with Akademiks on Off The Record, Glizzy explained the album’s title reflects his longevity in the game. Despite co-signs from artists like Beyoncé, he feels as though he hasn’t received his rightful credit. “I’ve been in this s**t for a minute now, man,” he explained. “I feel like the growth is there, this s**t’s finally gotten to a point where the knives are sharpening, and all the respect is due. That’s why I named this s**t Flowers, I feel like I need mines, I feel like I give a lot of people theirs.” Check out his latest body of work above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments. 

Chris Brown Apologizes To Robert Glasper Following Grammys Loss Meltdown: ‘You Were Not My Intended Target’

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Chris Brown shared his apology to Robert Glasper on Monday, Feb 6, following his loss to the multi-instrumentalist and Best R&B Album winner the night before. Brown DM’d Glasper on Instagram and shared the screenshot on his Instagram story.

“Congratulations my brother .. ” Chris’s message began. “I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys .. you were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean. After doing my research I actually think your amazing … THE ORGANIZATION ISNT DOING US BLACKS OUR DUE DILIGENCE. YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the same categor… Two totally different vibes and genres. So from one black man to another.. CONGRATULATIONS.. HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR LIFE. God bless my G.”

At the time, it did not seem if Glasper had responded to Breezy. Chris Brown angered many people when he decided to take aim at Glasper after he beat out Breezy for Best R&B Album at this years Grammy’s. “YALL PLAYING… WHO DA FUCK IS THIS,” “WHO THE FUCK IS ROBERT GLASPER?” Chris Brown wrote on his Instagram story following his loss. Brown not knowing who Glasper was ruffled the feathers of people on social media who quickly let Brown know who Glasper is.

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Chris Brown Apologized To Robert Glasper While Suggesting A Change That Could Make The Grammys Better

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Robert Glasper may not be a household name — something the producer has jokingly alluded to while promoting his own music — but he certainly gets his due from the recording industry establishment (i.e. those in the know). However, one of the artists he defeated in the category for Best R&B Album at last night’s Grammys wasn’t joking when he blew up at Glasper over the win.

Chris Brown, whose album Breezy was nominated against Glasper’s Black Radio III, threw a bit of a hissy fit on Instagram, wondering “who da f*ck is this?” and joking that he would “start playing the harmonica” to get recognition from the Recording Academy. (Truthfully, he’s lucky they’re still considering him at all after being basically persona non grata for upwards of a decade after assaulting Rihanna.)

Glasper acknowledged Brown’s meltdown, posting a graphic on his own Instagram that read “Who the f*ck is Robert Glasper?” “If y’all have questions, I have answers,” he captioned the post, smoothly highlighting his impressive resume which includes production for Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, and a who’s-who of Black music royalty in addition to composing the score for The Photograph starring Issa Rae.

Fans on Twitter seemed to align more with Glasper than with Brown’s outlook, censuring the more popular artist for not doing his research. Since then, he apparently has, as he sent Glasper a DM on Instagram apologizing for his outburst, according to a screenshot he shared on his Story.

“Congratulations my brother,” he wrote. “I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys.. you were not the Intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean. After doing my research I actually think your amazing.”

However, he didn’t stop there. While acknowledging how his tantrum came off, he recommended a change to the Grammys’ format which actually might make things better for R&B artists in the future. “THE ORGANIZATION ISNT DOING US BLACKS OUR DUE DILIGENCE,” he wrote. “YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the Same category… two totally different vibes and genres. So from one black man to another.. CONGRATULATIONS.. HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR LIFE.”

Interestingly enough, R&B has had a fraught history at the Grammys — after all, what Black genre hasn’t? From 2003 to 2011, it was split into separate categories, Best R&B Album and Best Contemporary R&B album, to allow for the differences in production between those albums styled after the genre’s roots and those with more hip-hop influence and electronic production. After the categories were re-merged, a Best Progressive R&B Album award was introduced in 2020. Glasper’s Dinner Party bandmate Terrace Martin was nominated in that category this year, although Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights took the award.

For what it’s worth, pitting Brown’s much more pop-influenced album against a field that included more soulful entries like Mary J. Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous, Lucky Daye’s Candydrip, and PJ Morton’s Watch the Sun does make it stick out like a sore thumb. Perhaps the Grammys could figure out another category for more uptempo, dance-centric R&B records in the future.

Chris Brown Apologizes To Robert Glasper, Says They Shouldn’t Be In Same Grammy Category

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It’s tough losing one of the most celebrated awards of the year, but Chris Brown’s reaction was heavily criticized. Brown lost out on Best R&B Album to industry giant Robert Glasper. On Instagram, he wrote, “Y’all playing. Who da f–k is this?” and “Who the f–k is Robert Glasper. I’ma keep kicking y’all a– respectfully.” A few more mocking comments were also made.

Glasper is an industry vet with several accolades under his belt. Black Radio III, the Grammy-winning album, hosted appearances from hitmakers like Jennifer Hudson, Common, and Erykah Badu. Brown’s reaction went viral, and soon, fans—as well as industry professionals—called him out for being a sore loser. The criticisms weren’t lost on the Breezy star.

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The wave of pushback was almost palpable, and on Brown’s Instagram, he offered an update. The singer took to his Stories to share a screenshot of DM he sent to Glasper apologizing for his public behavior. “Congratulations my brother,” he began. “I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys. You were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean.”

People quickly questioned why Brown wasn’t aware of Glasper’s work, especially if they were nominated for the same category. Others chastised him with remarks about needing to get into the studio with Glasper. “After doing my research I actually think your amazing… THE ORGANIZATION ISNT DOING US BLACKS OUR DUE DILIGENCE.” Brown then said that he and Glasper shouldn’t ever be in the same category because they are “two different vibes and genres.”

Read More: Chris Brown Disses Robert Glasper After Losing Grammy For Best R&B Album

Brown added, “So, from one black man to another.. CONGRATULATIONS.. HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR LIFE. God bless my G.” This didn’t quite get Brown out of hot water because many weren’t thrilled about how he apologized, but you can let us know your thoughts. Check out more reactions below.

Chris Brown Disses Robert Glasper After Losing Grammy For Best R&B Album

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Chris Brown has a bone to pick with Robert Glasper, who took home the Best R&B Album Of The Year award at the Grammys. Following the award ceremony, Chris Brown aired out his frustrations at Glasper and the Grammys in a string of posts on social media. It appeared that Chris Brown felt as though Breezy was a shoo-in for the category. So when the Recording Academy called Glasper to the stage to accept the award for Best R&B Album for Black Radio III, the “Call Me Every Day” artist threw a tantrum online.

“Bro who the f*ck is this?” Chris wrote alongside a screenshot of Google results for Robert Glasper. “Y’all playing,” he added with several laughing emojis, “who da fuck is this.” His subsequent post continued to question Glasper’s merits. “Ima keep kicking yall ass! Respectfully,” he added. Then, he began to mock Glasper for his musicianship. “I gotta get my skills up.. Ima start playing the harmonica,” he wrote. Afterward, he shared a meme of himself with a harmonica photoshopped into his hand. “New level unlocked,” the post read, “Harmonica Breezy.”

Chris’ commentary led to immediate backlash. Though some fans felt as though Breezy got robbed, others felt as though the singer revealed a lack of musical knowledge. “Chris Brown not knowing who Robert Glasper is… is the reason all of Chris Brown songs sound the same,” one person tweeted. Another wrote, “Chris Brown has 20 nominations and 1 win. He taking out his frustrations on Robert Glasper but them 19 Ls are the real enemy.”

Even if Chris Brown isn’t familiar with Robert Glasper, the famed 44-year-old Houston native has landed undoubtedly on his playlist at some point. Glasper has been active for 20 years and worked alongside some of the greatest artists of our time. He teamed up with Kendrick Lamar on “These Walls” off of To Pimp A Butterfly. However, he also worked alongside artists like Mac Miller, Jill Scott, Anderson .Paak and more in recent times. Black Radio III included collabs alongside Killer Mike, Big K.R.I.T., Q-Tip, H.E.R, Musiq Soulchild, Jennifer Hudson, India.Arie, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. 

While Chris Brown left empty-handed, he was undoubtedly up against some tough competition. Along with Breezy and Black Radio III, the R&B Album Of The Year category was rounded out with Mary J. Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe), Lucky Daye’s Candydrip, and PJ Morton’s Watch The Sun. 

Robert Glasper Acknowledged Chris Brown Getting Big Mad After Glasper Won A Grammy Over Him

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In the Best R&B Album category at the 2023 Grammy Awards last night (February 5), Robert Glasper won for Black Radio III. One of the albums he beat for the award is Chris Brown’s Breezy (Deluxe), and Brown made it clear he wasn’t happy about the loss. In the first of a string of social media posts about it last night, Brown wrote, “Bro who the f*ck is this? Yall playing [crying laughing emojis] who da f*ck is this?”

Since then, Glasper has offered a subtle reaction to Brown.

Glasper hasn’t directly respond to Brown’s posts, but he did acknowledge he’s at least aware of them via a retweet. A Twitter user shared an XXL tweet about a news post covering the situation, reading, “JUST IN: Chris Brown asks ‘Who the f**k is Robert Glasper’ after Robert beats Chris for Best R&B Album at 2023 Grammy Awards #GRAMMYs: ‘BRO WHO THE F**K IS THIS?’” In the Glasper-retweeted post, the user added, “Ha congratulations to my mf cousin @robertglasper y’all better do a lil research around here …”

As for what the user meant by that part about research, they’re presumably referring to Glasper’s recent self-deprecating social media post of a graphic that reads, “Who the f*ck is Robert Glasper.” On Instagram, Glasper wrote, “It’s been brought to my attention that y’all have questions about Who TF is Robert Glasper! If y’all have questions, I have answers. Check out my stories to play along!”

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Chris Brown Slams Robert Glasper After Best R&B Album Loss: ‘Who Da F*** Is This?’

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The 2023 Grammy awards took place last night and were full of surprises, as usual. Chris Brown seemed especially surprised after losing the Grammy for Best R&B album to Robert Glasper and made his frustrations known.

Chris Brown’s 2022 album Breezy was nominated for Best R&B album along with Mary J. Blige, PJ Morton, Lucky Daye, and Robert Glasper. Glasper would go on to win the untelevised award and Chris Brown would take to his Instagram stories to show his fans his disappointment for losing.

Brown first shared a screenshot of Robert Glasper after looking him up on Google. He wrote on the story “YALL PLAYING (laughing emojis) WHO DA FUCK IS THIS.” In the next story he wrote “IMA KEEP KICKING YALL ASS! RESPECTFULLY.” In this third story, he once again asked who the multi-instrumentalist was. “WHO THE F*CK IS ROBERT GLASPER,” Breezy wrote. He finished his rant off by jokingly saying that he needs to get his skills up by learning how to play the harmonica, “I gotta get my skills up… ima start playing the harmonica.”

Brown has since deleted the posts after he received backlash on social media for not knowing who Glasper was.

Despite Chris Brown not winning the Grammy for Best R&B album, his 10th studio album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 200 and secured him a win for Best R&B/Soul Male artist at the 2022 Soul Train Awards. He also won Favorite Male R&B Artist category at the AMA’s, which was met with a less-than-enthusiastic response from some audience members.

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Alleged Grown Man Chris Brown Has A Childish Social Media Meltdown Aimed At Robert Glasper Following His 2023 Grammys Loss

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Chris Brown isn’t too happy with Record Academy. After losing the Grammy for Best R&B album to Robert Glasper, the R&B crooner took to Instagram to share his thoughts, putting the annual award show on blast for not crowning him as the winner. The singer was nominated for his Breezy (Deluxe) album, which was released last June.

Brown found himself with stiff competition this year for the R&B category. Along with Glasper and Brown, three other artists were nominated for the award, including Hip Hop Soul legend Mary J. Blige‘s album Good Morning Gorgeous, Lucky Daye’s Candydrip, and PJ Morton’s album, Watch The Sun. But Glasper’s Black Radio III album won the coveted award on Sunday night.

The “Go Crazy” hitmaker was not having any of it and decided to take his feelings to social media.

“WHO THE F*CK IS ROBERT GLASPER,” the singer posted on Instagram.

The singer continued by taking a few jabs at the renowned pianist, writing, “I gotta get my skills up… I’m a start playing the harmonica.”

Glasper is one of Jazz music’s premiere artists, with a career spanning over two decades. The pianist is also a record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. Glapser’s work bridges several different musical and artistic genres. The 44-year-old Houston musician has won several awards throughout his career, including four Grammy Awards, and received nearly nine nominations across eight categories. He’s even played some keyboards on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly album.

That said, you would think that Brown might have some idea about Glasper, but alas, no.

Glasper must have seen this moment coming, posting this last week (which Brown took for his own IG):