R& B singer and good-boy-gone bad Chris Brown performed at Gexa Energy Pavilion last Friday in Dallas.
I was in attendance with my 17-year-old sister for her upcoming birthday.
We’ve been on “Team Breezy” since his Run It days and we’re still “Team Breezy,” despite his multiple run-ins with the law.
The last time we saw Chris Brown in concert was in 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Since then, Brown has dyed his hair blonde, had multiple altercations with police and tatted up his entire arm and chest area.
These factors definitely made it a different experience from what we had four years ago.
The opening act did exactly what an opening act should do, pumped up the crowd and set the tone for what was to come.
TYGA was the opening act.
With his gold chain, snap back, and tatted body, TYGA showed why he’s ready to make his mark in the rap industry.
Bow Wow, who recently joined the tour, performed next.
Although Bow Wow had girls screaming at the top of their lungs while he performed, I was not very impressed.
First, Bow Wow’s haircut made him look like he was five years old.
Compared to what his fellow performers wore, he could have put a little more effort in his wardrobe choice.
Second, since Bow Wow hasn’t released anything in about 4 years, he performed songs that made him relevant four years ago.
Third, he performed the exact same songs, in what seemed to me the exact same order, he performed back in 2008 at American Airlines Center.
Bow Wow is set to drop his new album Underrated before the end of the year.
Two time Grammy winner T-Pain was the last act to perform.
T-Pain has been out of the spotlight for a while but recently released the single Booty Work which is revamping his career.
Although T-Pain is notorious for his auto-tuned voice, his live show was more than I expected it to be.
He delivered most of the songs he has ever been featured on, with hits like Bartender and Buy You A Drank.
He even went back a couple of years and performed his infamous song I’m in Love With a Stripper.
Although his background dancers were mediocre, I was highly impressed with T-Pain’s vocal abilities.
He gave a shout out to all of his haters who bashed him for saying he couldn’t sing without auto-tune.
He definitely proved them wrong with his all-around performance.
Finally, the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived.
The curtain that had been up all night finally dropped.
The massive stage was unveiled.
Chris Brown came out on a 20-foot stage performing one of his songs from his latest cd.
Brown performed some of the songs he released early on in his career that made him the superstar he is today.
Unfortunately for parents who were there with their kids, Brown’s latest songs are not very kid-friendly.
Words like f*** and n**** were heavily used throughout the night.
It was so sexual I started to feel uncomfortable allowing my almost-18-year old sister listen to what he was saying.
Brown gave a high-energy performance with many costume changes.
He began with an all camouflage outfit and by the end of the night he was shirtless, exposing his sweaty, tatted body.
As always, Brown made sure to show off his superb dance skills by adding high energy dance routines.
This was my first time at Gexa Energy Pavilion.
Sadly, I was not very impressed.
The venue was filled with trash under the seats.
People came late to the concert which became annoying to have to let them pass because of the crammed seats.
There were also times when it got so hot my sister and I couldn’t breathe.
All in all, I enjoyed the concert.
It’s hard to compare the concert to the one in 2008, mainly because Chris Brown is not the same artist he used to be.
The teen heartthrob I was once in love with has grown up into a man with a new image.
Not sure how I feel about it.