🕺🏽Today 1989 - Chris Brown was born Christopher Maurice Brown, in Tappahannock, VA; the oldest town in Essex County - 'Run It!' from his eponymous debut disc earned him his first certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (1x platinum) - Song features east coast emcee Juelz Santana, written by Sean Garrett & Juelz Santana, and produced by Scott Storch - Song samples 'Wait (The Whisper Song), by Ying Yang Twins, and was sampled twice by Girl Talk in 'Warm It Up,' and 'Friday Night' - At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, "Chris Brown" was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and Brown himself was nominated for Best New Artist - His first Grammy Award was for the "F.A.M.E." album, which includes the twice Grammy-nominated single 'Look At Me Now' - Chris Brown makes so much good music, he's not going to allow his past to determine his future.