Today is an important day in the life of Chris Brown, as it marks the release of his new new album Graffiti. It's a big deal any time a high-profile artist like Brown puts out a fresh record, but this one is especially important, as it's his first release since pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna. The question that has hung in the air ever since the incident last February was whether or not Brown would lose fans because of his actions. Would people swear him off no matter how contrite he seemed or would they be willing to give him a second chance to make things right?
We hit the street to talk to some people (including a whole host of and found out their thoughts on Brown and whether or not they would be purchasing Graffiti.
The comically unscientific results are in, and it turns out that 81 percent of the people we spoke to said that they would not be adding copies of Graffiti to their music collections. A handful said they simply aren't fans of Brown's brand of music, but there were many who cited the assault as a reason not to pick up the album. "I think that I probably would have supported him," one respondent told us. "I really enjoyed his music, but to hear that that's the kind of person he is and those are the kinds of actions he partakes in, that's not something I want to support with my money."
For what it's worth, Brown's new album is currently sitting at #2 on the iTunes sales chart (just behind the second entry in the soundtrack series to the TV show "Glee") and the single "I Can Transform Ya" has been moving steadily up the charts.