Music
Fortune
Brown’s fifth LP sounds great on the surface: “Bassline” is based on an elegant dubstep wobble, and his vocal on “Stuck on Stupid” matches its midtempo grandeur. But deep listening means getting cozy with a guy so reviled mosquitoes won’t bite him; Brown brags about his extra-large condoms, and, on “Don’t Judge Me,” turns a tender love song into a Twitter rant against “haters.” It will have a broad audience.
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