Chris Brown has let it be known that he isn't a fan of being compared to other artists, claiming that he doesn't "fuck with celebrities."
On Friday (June 27), the R&B singer, who's currently headlining the Breezy Bowl Tour, posted an Instagram Story with a lengthy statement alleging that he's excluded from music industry circles. The two-time Grammy winner also added that he's built himself from the ground up over the course of two decades.
"I wish yall stop comparing me to other [artists] and saying me vs someone else," he wrote. "Until one of these artists do all this shit by themselves with no help and the media constantly fucking with them, then come holla at me. I’m trying to feed my family! I could give a fuck about the next artist and what they doing!"
Brown then went on to say that he doesn't "fuck with celebrities," adding that he's "not welcome in [their] circles."
"BREEZY BOWL IS DEDICATED TO THE FANS WHO ACTUALLY WANNA BE THERE!" he wrote. "FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE! I BEEN OVERLY BUSTING MY ASS FOR THE LAST 20 years and I understand I will never be recognized for nothing more than drama! So miss me with dat shit please!"
Although Brown didn't name the artists he's likened to, his fans speculated that the "drama" concerns his history of arrests and domestic violence. Last week, Brown appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to a grievous bodily harm charge, stemming from an alleged 2023 assault in a London nightclub.
With support from Bryson Tiller and Summer Walker, Brown's Breezy Bowl European dates continue until July 5 before resuming in North America on July 30.