—————————————————— Review: Chris Brown at Toyota Center, 3/16/2015 | Houston Press

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Love Him or Hate Him, Chris Brown Is a Star

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You see, Tyga really is famous by association; like his best songs are when he plays the feature role to somebody else: Travis Scott, Kid Ink, Young Money, Young Thug, Chris Brown, etc. I mean, he looks harmless, covered in tattoos like every other nondescript rapper of the moment, but he just doesn't seem as interesting as those artists he's paired with.

We sort of respected him for a minute after he moved to Young Money, dropped a couple big singles with "Rack City" and "Faded," but God we've drove him to PR hell with the Kylie Jenner thing. At least Monday night he could feel like a star. He moved from each side of the stage, backed by a LED board that glowed at his every command.

He jumped offstage for a chance encounter to rap with fans and then some; plenty of energy, plenty of pomp. Even when he siphoned some of Breezy's crowd for his two biggest hits, "Rack City" and "Faded," the crowd still ate it up. I'd like to think it was out of pity, but that's me being just a general grouch about Tyga in 2015.

Scratch that, he and Brown stole Eminem and Dr. Dre's "Forgot About Dre" for "Get Fucked Up." Unforgivable.

Personal Bias: I don't fear losing my girl to Chris Brown. My little sister (if I had one) is different.

The Crowd: Young and female. Pretty sure some girl was introduced to sexuality via Chris Brown. That's kinda acceptable, because being introduced to your sexuality via Tyga may be punishable by watching Fox News.

Overheard In the Crowd: "Why did you let your momma come outside the house like that?"

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Brandon Caldwell has been writing about music and news for the Houston Press since 2011. His work has also appeared in Complex, Noisey, the Village Voice & more.
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