Is Chris Brown Really Being Blackballed? VIBE Investigates
It's hard out there for a Chris Brown. Last month, the R&B heartthrob put out a distress call, begging his fans to help him get radio airplay. “Nothing else will do that except for the fans,” he said, sounding near tears. “There's nothing else that I can do. I'm doing everything that I need to do. I'm doing me as a person and I'm a better guy. But it's on y'all.”
Prior to that, rumors swirled of the singer being denied access to events and opportunitie
Is Chris a classic case of an artist being blacklisted? VIBE caught up with respected industry A&Rs to get their perspective on the secret cancer that seems to have kicked Brown and many other former hot stars off the throne. --Linda Hobbs
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