Chris Brown’s catching some flack, yet again, from some people and Boyz II Men singer, Shawn Stockman, is standing up in his defense. Brown’s latest controversy is coming from pop music fans and centers around the latest video and song he’s done with Lil’ Dicky. If you’re like many of us, here at ILOSM, you’re probably saying to yourself, “Who the hell is Lil’ Dicky?!!” So before we get into why Stockman is steppin’ up for Brown, let us explain…
Why Pop Fans Mad?
Lil’ Dicky is a White rapper, known for doing comical songs that cater to the pop music audience. His latest single, “Freaky Friday,” features Chris Brown and is actually kinda clever. The concept of the song/video (above, contains graphic language), is that Lil’ Dicky wishes he more like a ‘cool, Black music artist, such as Brown,’ and he gets granted his wish, to swap identities with Brown for a day.
Pop fans are now pissed because they don’t think Dicky should’ve worked with Brown, due to Brown’s 2009 domestic violence fight with his then girlfriend, Rihanna. That’s where Shawn Stockman comes in…
Shawn Stockman Defend Chris
The Boyz II Men crooner says fans need to move forward, like Chris Brown (28) has done ever since making that horrible decision at age 19. When Shawn Stockman was asked, his thoughts on the video backlash and if he thought it was time for folks to forgive Brown, he replied:
“Yeah, I want people to stop. … Everybody’s got their gavels now, everybody loves to judge, everybody loves to…throw stones. And it’s the craziest sh*t to me, and I think people should STOP it. Chris is trying to do what he’s trying to do. … He’s trying to live better, raise his daughter and…c’mon, there have been people that’s done hella, hella worse, that people have forgiven. So, I don’t see why everybody feels like, they should be picking on Chris. … Chris is doing Chris…and it’s a funny video, it’s a good song.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTeuVjqNHnw
Chris Brown Gives Surprising Details About Fight w/Rihanna
As we previously reported, Brown’s recent Netflix documentary, “Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life,” was an eye opener. The world got to see Chris in a whole new light, as he discussed previously unknown details of what really went down the night he brutally beat Rihanna and ended up in jail. Turns out, although Brown did an extremely horrific thing that no man should EVER do, he’s now displayed a new level of maturity and character many didn’t know he had.
Brown Made No Excuses
In the documentary, Chris didn’t try to paint a pretty picture of what happened in the car fight that night. He admitted he punched Rihanna with a closed fist, left a knot on her head, and busted her lip. In detailing how that all transpired, he also revealed that because he ‘loved and still loves’ Rihanna, he wanted to “protect her” for the part she played in their fight.
What Rihanna Did To Brown During Fight
It started after Rihanna went into a jealous rage, thinking Chris was still messing around with his former employee. In order to prove he was not, Chris volunteered to let Rihanna go through his phone and check a text message from the woman. Although there was no indication they had anything going on anymore, Rihanna didn’t believe him. So, as Chris was driving them home from the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party, Rihanna started punching, kicking, and scratching him in the face and head first.
“I Felt Like A Monster”
Brown was yelling at her, to get her to stop. As he was still driving, he said Rihanna then grabbed his testicles really hard and wouldn’t let go. That’s when he flipped out and punched her in the face. She then threw his phone out of the window, he then pulled over and they were crying, arguing, and trading blows by then. Then Chris says he just stopped and was crying, telling her he didn’t want to do that to her anymore. He gave her the keys, said he would walk home, and told her to drive herself back home. As he was getting his bag out of the trunk and preparing to walk off, she started screaming ‘Help, he’s trying to kill me!’ out of the window and he couldn’t believe it.
https://youtu.be/TY-Ko1uiRew
Why He Never Revealed This?
Chris says he never came forward with this info until now, because he knows he was also wrong and never wanted to blame Rihanna, nor hurt her reputation. So he immediately pled guilty and never brought it up in court to try to get lesser punishment. He spent 90 days in the ‘hole’ in prison, and didn’t get off probation until 2013. Now it explains why Rihanna eventually pushed for him to get lesser punishment- because she too played a part in it.
Thoughts ILOSM fam? Are you with Shawn Stockman on this, or nah?
