{"id":1933661,"date":"2026-05-13T13:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933661"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:03:52","slug":"chris-brown-says-hes-going-to-beat-up-haters-after-scathing-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1933661","title":{"rendered":"Chris Brown Says He&#8217;s Going to Beat Up Haters After Scathing Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a7\/16by9\/2026\/05\/13\/a7f760e4434f42d4b75d5783e2fcdcde_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Chris Brown Says He&#8217;s Going to Beat Up Haters After Scathing Album Review<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Chris Brown to Haters<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">We&#8217;re Kickin&#8217; Your Ass!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T06:03:52-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:03 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T06:57:01-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 13, 2026<br \/>\n                                6:57 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a2add387de8c0eb1d153af46b68da11c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d2371376-4f2f-4feb-96d4-48cb80fce3e2-744012113-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/34\/16by9\/2026\/05\/13\/3465baf00cc64427a7ab1323469e12aa_md.png\" alt=\"051326_chris_brown_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-d2371376-4f2f-4feb-96d4-48cb80fce3e2-744012113-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FOOT ON THEIR NECKS!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/chris-brown-defends-music-05-13-2026\/\">Video: Chris Brown Threatens to Take on Critics After Harsh Album Review<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Instagram\/@chrisbrownofficial<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7b67a2b39393e4dfd3380012f9d03f53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-brown\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Brown<\/strong><\/a> had some &#8230; choice words for haters after Pitchfork gave his new album an awful review &#8212; and even shaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/zara-larsson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Zara Larsson<\/strong><\/a> in the process.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c8c5cd6734d2c91ab6705f3de495cbf3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Check out his heated Insta Story from Tuesday &#8212; he tells fans he knows they want him to say something about the criticism &#8230; but instead, he says &#8220;We kickin&#8217; they ass!&#8221; He takes his passionate clapback to the next level, adding &#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;ma keep my foot on they neck and we ain&#8217;t stopping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eb6df436940796ea30d9f8cbfc881ae3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-39d513d7-52fe-527d-b144-a3e7ab3bcaec\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2015\/02\/24\/chris-brown-live-performance-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:39d513d7-52fe-527d-b144-a3e7ab3bcaec\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4ef27fcc-6476-41ff-8f7f-12b040023613\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b8\/4by3\/2024\/09\/19\/b8501c43b52647cdb5a7e8534d545cd4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Brown's Performance Photos\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Chris Brown Performance Photos<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4a6c2667025dd0f5e6ee1477a21a2cff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He says he&#8217;s all about his fans and getting on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/10\/chris-brown-usher-going-on-tour\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>upcoming<\/strong><\/a> &#8220;The R&amp;B Tour&#8221; 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