Exclusive is the second album by Chris Brown, the young R&B singer who set a record at the age of sixteen with his single Run It! in first place in the US single chart. The song also became quite a hit in the Netherlands, but the hordes of screaming teenage girls that Brown got behind in the US were not there. On his self-titled debut, Chris Brown was primarily one of the many emerging R&B
… artists who tried to storm the charts following Usher's footsteps, and Exclusive is no different. Leaning heavily on the production, Brown has to hide the fact that he still lacks a sound of his own. Sometimes, however, the comparisons are very clear: With You is almost a straight copy of Beyoncé's Irreplaceable. Of course Chris Brown has also invited the necessary big names, this time including Will.i.am, Big Boi (Outkast), The Game and Kanye West. This 'deluxe version' of Exclusive has a number of bonus tracks and an extra DVD with video clips including 'making of' and behind the scenes footage. (IV)more