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My Prerogative by Bobby Brown

Artist Biography For Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown Is An American Singer And Rapper. Brown Alongside Frequent Collaborator Teddy Riley Is Noted As One Of The Pioneers Of New Jack Swing A Fusion Of Hip Hop And R&B. Brown Started His Career In The R&B And Pop Group New Edition From Its Inception In 1981 Until His Exit From The Group In December 1985. Once He Started A Solo Career Brown Enjoyed Commercial And Critical Success With His Second Album Don't Be Cruel 1988 Which Spawned Five Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Singles Including The Number One Hit "My Prerogative" And The Grammy Award-Winning "Every Little Step". In 1989 Brown Contributed Two Songs To The Soundtrack Of Ghostbusters II. In 1992 Brown Married Superstar Singer Whitney Houston With Whom He Later Had A Daughter Named Bobbi Kristina Brown. The Couple's Drug Issues And Domestic Disputes Made Them Tabloid Fodder. Brown's Next Album Bobby 1992 Spawned Several Singles Including "Humpin' Around" "Get Away" And "Good Enough" However Sales Of Bobby Did Not Reach The Level Of Its Predecessor. Brown Also Appeared In The Films A Thin Line Between Love And Hate And Two Can Play That Game. He Returned To New Edition For A Reunion Album And Tour From 1996 To 1997 And Returned With All Six Members For Another Stint In 2005. Brown And Houston Starred In The 2005 Reality Show Being Bobby Brown Houston Filed For Divorce Two Years Later In 2007.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: My Prerogative

"My Prerogative" Is A Song By American Singer Bobby Brown From His Second Studio Album Don't Be Cruel 1988 . It Was Released On October 11 1988 As The Second Single From The Album. After Recording Sessions Were Completed Brown And Producer Gene Griffin Traveled To New York City Since He Felt Something Was "missing" From The Record. "My Prerogative" Was Written By Brown As A Response To The Criticism He Received For His Departure From New Edition. He Explained The Song Was About Making Decisions In One's Life And Not Caring About Other People's Judgment. "My Prerogative" Is Often Considered As New Jack Swing. The Song Was Positively Received By Critics And Was Nominated For A Soul Train Music Award In The Category Of Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single. It Was Also Commercially Successful Reaching Number One In Billboard's Hot 100 And Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Charts. "My Prerogative" Also Reached Top Ten Positions In Many Countries Such As Ireland New Zealand The Netherlands And The United Kingdom. The Music Video For The Song Features Brown Performing The Song On Stage With His Band And Dancers. The Song Was Also Performed At Most Of His Concerts Usually As The Last Song Of The Set List. On The February 4 1989 Performance At Madison Square Garden He Was Joined On Stage By Many Popular Rap Artists And Producers Of The Time. "My Prerogative" Has Been Covered And Sampled By A Number Of Artists From Different Genres Including Britney Spears. She Released Her Cover In Her First Compilation Greatest Hits My Prerogative 2004 . The Cover Was Produced By Bloodshy & Avant And Was Noted For Aptly Referring To Spears's Relationship With The Media At The Time. Although The Song Only Appeared In Component Charts In The United States Spears's Cover Surpassed Brown's Version In Some European Countries Peaking At The Top Of The Charts In Finland Ireland Italy And Norway And Reaching The Top Ten In Another Fourteen Countries.

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