Year 8, Day 29

Hey guys. Today's song is My Prerogative by Bobby Brown. 

Photo from: Sister Circle Live

Bobby Brown was a singer and dancer active since 1978. As a solo artist over his career he released five studio albums in 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997, and 2012. Before that though he had been in a group with Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant, and Ronnie DeVoe called The New Edition. They had four albums as a group released in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1996 (at least as a group that Bobby Brown was involved with. He had been kicked out of the group in 1986 by the management, and that was when his solo career started. In addition to music, he has also done some acting stints, including an appearance in a Ghostbusters movie which is an interesting choice, but then again he did do some songs for the franchise so why not? He also like many other artists has substance abuse issues, leading to a great many legal battles over issues with that and other things. He's considered to be a pioneer of a specific type of music referred to as new jack swing, which is a mix of R&B and hip hop which kind of makes sense when you listen to this song. He is still around. I remember seeing him on The Masked Singer for awhile although he didn't last for long, but I'm always excited when I know and can peg who the voice is. Who knows, maybe you guys are the same way.

Peace.