I was too young when he was huge but how much were people hyping him up? He definitely would have been a big star since he could make catchy songs and could dance but of course the drugs ruined everything.
Bobby Brown: what could have been
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krazykid18
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LOL@ he could have been a big star nikka was the last time an rnb nikka the coolest nikka on the planet his stage show was unstoppable nikka just lost the drive once he destroy NE on the heartbreak tour and became the headliner and then had NE opening for him on the budweiser superfest tour i mean nikka was selling out giants stadium and doing fukk wembley like it was nuthing
Bobby was unstoppable in 1988/9. Hell, Dont Be Cruel was the biggest selling album in the U.S. in 1989 (Yes, bigger than any country, pop, r&b artists album that year according to Billboard). I don't know what happened after that. He tried to follow up with the Bobby album in 1992, but New Jack Swing was dying and Hip-Hop Soul was coming into it's place along with tons of new acts (specifically groups and bands like: Tony Toni Tone got super big in 1993, Jodeci in 1991, Mint Condition, En Vogue, TLC, SVW, Shai, Silk, Boyz II Men etc). Sheeit even Michael Jackson had to jump on Bobby Browns jock and borrow Teddy Riley and make a new jack swing album in 1991.
Good thing New Edition came back together in 1996 like Voltron for the Home Again album, Otherwise they would of been done back in 1993 (All the Johnny Gill, BBD and Ralph joints in the 1992/3 era either flopped or went Gold at best, when their previous albums were all at least platinum or better).
Also Gangsta rap got big around that time too, and that played apart somewhat.
Good thing New Edition came back together in 1996 like Voltron for the Home Again album, Otherwise they would of been done back in 1993 (All the Johnny Gill, BBD and Ralph joints in the 1992/3 era either flopped or went Gold at best, when their previous albums were all at least platinum or better).
Also Gangsta rap got big around that time too, and that played apart somewhat.
nikka was a superstar
.....and people got the nerve to say he fuked Whitney career up
....I said it once ill say it twice Don't Be Cruel is better than Bad...MJ had to be lookin over his shoulder like
.....and people got the nerve to say he fuked Whitney career up....I said it once ill say it twice Don't Be Cruel is better than Bad...MJ had to be lookin over his shoulder like
Home Again is classic. Every song on that album was damn near single-worthy
1 of the last great R&B albums
Yep. Fall of 1996 was no joke. I remember like it was yesterday. New Edition's Home Again, Blackstreet's Another Level, Mint Condition's Definition of A Band and Tony Toni Tones House of Music...all dropped and are all classic. Good times.....
Bobby Brown had a 2 year run where he at the top of the game. The "Don't Be Cruel" album was a great mix of contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop. To follow that up with "On Our Own" (which is probably my favorite Bobby Brown song) was a nice look...having it be on the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack help expose him to a bigger audience.
By the time he came back in '92 he was already
. I will say he was pretty good on NE "Home Again" album but it wasn't the same. 
By the time he came back in '92 he was already
. I will say he was pretty good on NE "Home Again" album but it wasn't the same. LMAO. Once he lost the gumby haircut he just couldnt keep up with the newcomers like R Kelly and them.Bobby Brown had a 2 year run where he at the top of the game. The "Don't Be Cruel" album was a great mix of contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop. To follow that up with "On Our Own" (which is probably my favorite Bobby Brown song) was a nice look...having it be on the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack help expose him to a bigger audience.
By the time he came back in '92 he was already
avon barksdale
i want my corners
Bobby B was on top of the world in 88/89
krazykid18
Superstar
Bobby Brown had a 2 year run where he at the top of the game. The "Don't Be Cruel" album was a great mix of contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop. To follow that up with "On Our Own" (which is probably my favorite Bobby Brown song) was a nice look...having it be on the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack help expose him to a bigger audience.
By the time he came back in '92 he was already
nah in 92 he lost his audience by marrying whitney and taking too long to come out he should have had an Lp out by winter of 91 if he dropped that tap into my heart LP things would be different
Him waiting 5 years before releasing another album after Bobby didn't help either. We know how fickle the fans are and how new acts take over. He should have noticed after dropping DBC and waiting 4 years before dropping Bobby and noticing his numbers dropped that he should have stayed on his grind.
theincredibleone
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Babyface and LA Reid had switched their attention to Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton. While Teddy Riley focoused on MJ and Blackstreet. Hard to comeback without any songs.