Not right now, guys.
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Micha Cavaseno: Not for nothing, I didn’t expect that vid of Chris Brown doing a backflip to “March Madness” to inform the rest of his musical direction but it oddly works! Look, as I’ve spent the last two years making my own voice ache over, Breezy’s voice is shot up like a firing range and straightforward R&B is a dead-end for that nasal dragging. It makes sense he’s going back to mid-tempo clubby sounds, it’s a perfect playpen for him to mirror the hot rap flow of a while back and sort of just make grinning goblin goads about how much ‘fun’ he has. Meanwhile you have Usher, someone who HASN’T burnt themselves out and can not only toy with whatever’s going on but be a little less corny/sanctimonious while dumbing-out. Not to mention Gucci slinking in, doing a 2.8/5 performance for him (more The Return of Mr. Zone 6 than Brrrprint) to everyone’s pleasure. Perfectly serviceable to be fair, probably the best you can get out of Chris Brown in this day and age.
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Katie Gill: When the verse starts off with the phrase “bitches dancing naked in my living room,” you know you’re in for the same sort of awful sexist drivel that inevitably gets into the Top 40 on multiple genre charts. This song sits comfortably at the bottom of the barrel and never even attempts to be halfway decent in subject matter, lyrics, or that oldass sounding beat.
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Alfred Soto: Knowing how to party has been the least of Brown and Gucci’s problems. Whenever Brown remembers he sold millions a decade ago offering slobber like this he makes it easier for me to dismiss.
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Crystal Leww: New male R&B stars like Tory Lanez and Bryson Tiller have emerged over the last couple of years to displace Chris Brown’s dominance at the top of the genre. It’s been odd to see Chris Brown team up with Usher for songs like “New Flame” and this because at some point, Chris Brown was the hot young rising star coming for Usher’s crown. Thankfully, “Party” is hot after all, proving that the old dudes can still make fun party bops as effectively as the new kids, including a celebratory verse from fellow Older Dude Gucci Mane. I want to go out to a club and hear this, so not a bad turn from the now old guard.
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Ramzi Awn: Party boy lyrics are about as fresh as the hook on this disenchanted single that leaves you wondering how three big names could get so lost in three little minutes.
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Thomas Inskeep: I’d prefer to think that there aren’t “bitches dancing naked in [Brown’s] living room,” but I fear I’d be wrong. I’m also not the biggest fan of him calling his clique “retarded”: really, Chris? Sure, it’s a dance track, and the kings of R&B dance are Brown and Usher, so it makes sense for Mr. Raymond to be here, but this is seriously beneath him. He’s phoning it in, as is Gucci, which is frankly all the effort Brown deserves. Once a creep, I guess.
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