After several pushbacks from his fifth album “X,” Chris Brown has given his loyal fans an early Christmas present. The singer recently released “X Files,” an EP composed of six songs that did not make the album.
The EP is just a little reminder to those who forgot Chris still runs the world pop/R&B music. Even though we have seen him venture into the rapping game a little bit recently, Chris chose to stick to his roots and drop more R&B sounding songs. However, he does have one rap verse on the song “War for You.” He gets explicit and shows his versatility as an artist, and the song is sure to catch your ears upon first listen.
Chris channels his inner Michael Jackson on the song “Sweet Caroline.” He teams up with hip-hop veteran Busta Rhymes on the track, trying to create the same magic they did on 2011 smash “Look At Me Now”. It is an up-tempo song about how addicted he has become to the woman in his life.
The one song that is sure to stand out is the bedroom anthem “Fantasy” featuring Ludacris. Although Ludacris has been absent from music for a bit, he has not lost a step. One thing is for sure: nobody can fast flow on a slow jam better than him. He raps a sensual verse borrowing lines from his classic also called “Fantasy.”
We all know it wouldn’t be a Chris Brown project if he didn’t have anything for the club scene and he delivers another hit with the song “Main Chick” featuring Kid Ink. The two recently hooked up on the smash “Show Me.” This is a similar sounding song that is sure to get the party going. The two complement each other well on the track with Chris singing the chorus and ad libs while Kid Ink goes to work on the verses.
The song “Waiting” has me wondering if he is missing Rihanna or confessing his love for his longtime mistress Karrueche. With lyrics like “Baby, look what you do to me. Girl I go crazy, and you just got me waiting.” Either way, if you are looking for a song to dedicate to the girl that got away, this is definitely the one.
The one miss on the EP for me was “Love 2 Remember.” It is about being in a deep depression after losing the love of his life. It was too slow for me. I never could catch the flow of the song.
The one thing I gained from this EP was Chris Brown must have a lot of good music in the vault if he is releasing songs like this for free. Whenever the album drops, it will be the anthem for breakup season and will renew a lot of broken love.
4 out of 5 stars.