Born in Tappahannock, VA, #92;R&B vocalist Chris Brown shot from obscurity to instant celebrity in 2005, when the release of his blockbuster single "Run It!" (produced by Scott Storch) qualified the then 16-year-old as the first male solo recording artist to issue a track that went straight to the top of the Billboard singles chart. In no time at all, Brown landed a covetable recording contract with Jive records, and his first two albums, an eponymous 2005 release and the 2007 Exclusive, performed sensationally well. Like many of his #92;R&B and #92;hip-hop predecessors, Brown soon segued from music into filmed entertainment, first as the subject of the 2006 #92;documentary Chris Brown's Journey, then with supporting dramatic roles in such productions as the dance-themed #92;urban drama Stomp the Yard (2007) and the #92;holiday-themed #92;family drama This Christmas. Brown graduated to star billing with his turn in Phenom (2008), as a high-school basketball whiz-turned-professional player whose team must go head-to-head on the court with the team to which his NBA-playing father belongs. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide