Robert Glasper

Brown was clearly upset after Glasper won the Best R&B Album trophy over him at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

[the 2023 Grammy Awards](https://uproxx.com/music/grammy-winners-so-far-2023-full-winner-list/) last night (February 5), [Robert Glasper](https://uproxx.com/music/robert-glasper-therapy-pt-2-mac-miller/) won for Black Radio III. One of the albums he beat for the award is Chris Brown’s Breezy (Deluxe), and [Brown made it clear he wasn’t happy about the loss](https://uproxx.com/music/chris-brown-social-media-meltdown-grammy-loss-robert-glasper/). Glasper hasn’t directly respond to Brown’s posts, but he did acknowledge he’s at least aware of them via a retweet.

Chris Brown took aim at the American pianist after losing the Grammy for best R&B album.

It might help you break away from the old and tired formula you’ve been churning out for the last decade. Although Brown has since deleted the posts from his Instagram story, it seems he’s a little lost on who Robert Glasper is, so let me educate him. He has produced and written on albums for Talib Kweli, Big K.R.I.T., Q-Tip, Kendrick Lamar, Common, Denzel Curry, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Anderson .paak just to name a few. Out of his 11 nominations, he’s taken home five Grammy awards. Take a look at what he posted on his Instagram story following his loss: Glasper is a respected and talented producer, songwriter and pianist who has created acclaimed albums and worked with some of the best artists of this century.

Chris Brown appeared to take a shot at Grammy Award-winner Robert Glasper after losing the Best R&B Album category at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

[Grammys](https://www.vibe.com/t/grammys/), as he first won Best R&B Album in 2013 for the first installment of his Black Radio series and has also received hardware from The Recording Academy for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Best R&B Song. Chris Brown has been nominated for 20 Grammy Awards throughout his career, his only win coming in 2012 when took home the award for Best R&B Album for his 2011 release F.A.M.E. “And my team Vinnie, Dana, Leandra, Becca, Freda, Shawn, Loma Vista, The Recording Academy, and YOU my fans!! He also sarcastically joked about his lack of musicality playing a part in the perceived snub in favor of Glasper, a renowned pianist, “Ima start playing the harmonica.” “I Gotta get my skills up,” the Virginia native wrote in another post.

Grammy 2023: Chris Brown posted mean words for Robert Glasper after he won an award, and faces flak on social media. Read on!

[Google News](https://news.google.com/s/CBIwo7yAqUE) ‘Black Radio III’ features a diverse range of artists including Herbie Hancock, Yebba and Terrace Martin. Advertisement

Robert Glasper won his fifth Grammy in 2023. Ty Dolla Sign, Miguel, Omarion, John Legend, and more musicians celebrate the pianist's victory.

The Robert Glasper Experiment’s Black Radio included contributions by Hip Hop stars Lupe Fiasco and Yasiin Bey. Common and Karriem Riggins were also awarded for “Song Title: Letter To The Free” from Netflix’s 13th. Robert Glasper released Black Radio 2 the following year. Black Radio III is the third installment in the album series that started with 2012’s Grammy-winning Black Radio. Black Radio III featured Common, Killer Mike, Big K.R.I.T., Q-Tip, Posdnous, and Ty Dolla Sign. Ima start playing the harmonica.”

Brown's 10th studio album "Breezy (Deluxe)" was up for the award but lost to Robert Glasper's "Black Radio III."

"Who the fuck is Robert Glasper," he continued. Who da fuck is this?" "Y'all playing. - "Y'all playing. Brown, 33, has been nominated for 18 Grammys, winning one. - Robert Glasper's "Black Radio III" took home the prize.

What did Chris Brown say about Robert Glasper? The artist made some comments about his fellow singer after the 2023 Grammys. Here's what we know.

Robert secured the win for Best R&B Album, prompting Chris' outcry. The musician has won five Grammy Awards and been the recipient of a whopping 11 nominations total across eight categories in the award show. However, when it was announced that Robert won the award over Chris, the singer decided to share his thoughts on the situation on The singer was nominated for Best R&B Album for his project "Breezy (Deluxe)." He closed out his social media tirade by sharing an image of himself with a harmonica alongside the captions, "NEW LEVEL UNLOCKED!" Over the course of the last two decades or so, Chris has steadily risen to fame as one of the biggest names in his genre.

The musician has been on a mission to reconnect jazz with black music and he rose to fame after his breakout album Black Radio won a Grammy for Best R&B Album ...

The album was released in 2011. His music style blends R&B and jazz in a beautiful way. The musician has been on a mission to reconnect jazz with black music and he rose to fame after his breakout album Black Radio won a Grammy for Best R&B Album in 2013.

Chris Brown took to social media to complain about his loss at the 2023 Grammys, taunting Robert Glasper, his competition who took home the award for R&B ...

Brown also skipped that awards show, leaving Kelly Rowland to accept the award on his behalf and [come to his defense](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-11-22/kelly-rowland-chris-brown-forgiven-amas-booing). The pianist didn’t seem to take notice of Brown’s insults on Monday, instead re-sharing to his Instagram story a litany of praise from fans, friends and others in the industry. Last year, Brown’s win at the American Music Awards for male R&B artist drew [a mix of cheers and boos](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-21/amas-2022-chris-brown-booed-kelly-rowland). The award for R&B album was presented at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony held at at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, a non-televised event before the main show. He continued his social media tirade by asking “Who the f— is Robert Glasper?” and separate story posts, writing, “Ima keep kicking yall a—! Who da f— is this?” over Glasper’s name, accompanied by a row of crying-laughing emojis, according to reports and screenshots of the now-deleted story posts.

Chris Brown has apologized after throwing a hissy fit on Instagram after he lost the Grammy for best R&B album to Robert Glasper.

To play jazz, you have to master your instrument just to play the music, even in a mediocre sense.” In an October interview with Variety, Glasper spoke of his ability to jump across genres, saying, “No one in the history of music has ever been a high-level musician in any other genre — like a high-level R&B or hip-hop or classical musician — and been able to go into the jazz world and make some noise and get respect. Brown also posted an image that read, “Who the f*ck is Robert Glasper,” using a graphic and phrase that Glasper himself has used in self-deprecating fashion.

Chris Brown proved he was nothing but a sore loser after his Grammys defeat Sunday night.

Another said, "Nobody wanted him to win anyways." CB ended his tantrum by displaying a photo of himself playing the harmonica with the caption ... YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the same category." God bless my G." He continues, "Two totally different vibes and genres. you were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean.

Brown was annoyed that Glasper's 'Black Radio III' took home the trophy over his own 'Breezy.'

From 2003 to 2011, it was split into separate categories, Best R&B Album and Best Contemporary R&B album, to allow for the differences in production between those albums styled after the genre’s roots and those with more hip-hop influence and electronic production. After the categories were re-merged, a Best Progressive R&B Album award was introduced in 2020. While acknowledging how his tantrum came off, he recommended a change to the Grammys’ format which actually might make things better for R&B artists in the future. “YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the Same category… Fans on Twitter seemed to align more with Glasper than with Brown’s outlook, censuring the more popular artist for not doing his research. However, one of the artists he defeated in the category for Best R&B Album at last night’s Grammys wasn’t joking when he

Chris Brown doesn't who Robert Glasper is, apparently. He could start with this performance of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from 2014.

[reach further](https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/10/21/we-get-more-and-more-inside-the-stage-an-interview-with-robert-glasper/)" beyond the scope of a traditional piano trio. But that's Glasper's deluge at work, filling the empty space in your speakers with a love of sound, no matter the source, and sticking it together so well that imagining the elements apart feels wrong. It's served him well in his own musical collectives and attracted dozens of collaborators, who've brought in Glasper for their own projects and often returned the favor on Glasper's Black Radio series, a celebration of Black collective creativity.

Chris Brown has apologized to Robert Glasper after ripping into him over his Best R&B Album win for 'Black Radio III' at the Grammys on Sunday.

“I gotta get my skills up,” he wrote. “Ima start playing the harmonica.” I’ma keep kicking y’all ass respectfully.” He followed up the comments with further shots aimed at Glasper. He concluded his message by reiterating his congratulations to Glasper. You and I should never be in the same [category].. “You were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean.

Following his Grammy night loss for best R&B album, Chris Brown went into a fit against winner Robert Glasper, and apologized the next day.

[Chris Brown took to Instagram](https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/chris-brown-robert-glasper-grammys-2023-loss-1235213175/) to project his frustrations onto the category’s winner: 12-time nominee and five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper for his album Black Radio III. His tone was far different from Brown’s, offering praise for the R&B star’s nominated project, Breezy (Deluxe), and expressing the feeling that one of his fellow nominees would take the award, adding, “They all have amazing albums.” What Brown’s research may have led him to realize is Glasper’s innumerable accomplishments and contributions as one of the most lauded jazz, R&B and hip-hop instrumentalists of his time. Here’s what Brown said in the DM, posted to his Instagram Story: you were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean. YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the same [category]..

Chris Brown is sorry for the “really rude and mean” behavior he displayed after Robert Glasper triumph over him in the fest R&B Album at the 2023 Grammys.

Meanwhile, Chris was nominated for his 10th studio album, Breezy (Deluxe), which included projects with Lil Baby, [Lil Wayne](https://www.eonline.com/news/lil_wayne), Jack Harlow and H.E.R.. [2023 Grammys](https://www.eonline.com/news/grammys), the 33-year-old apologized to winner Robert Glasper for initially reacting to his loss in a series of since-deleted Instagram Stories. Ima start playing the harmonica." Respectfully." "You and I should never be in the same category. "I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys.

Chris Brown tried to apologize after he asked "who the f— is this," referring to talented pianist Robert Glasper who beat him at Best R&B Album.

Check out my stories to play along!” (Glasper has yet to share a public comment about Brown’s “apology.”) YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the Same category,” he wrote. Black Radio III featured some of Brown’s contemporaries, including the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Ty Dolla Sign, PJ Morton, Ant Clemons, and H.E.R. On Monday, Brown shared an Instagram DM he sent to Glasper showing a half-apology to the musician. I gotta get my skills up Ima start playing the harmonica.” On Sunday, he shared a screenshot of the Google results when looking up Glasper’s name, and wrote: “I’ma keep kicking y’all ass respectfully…

After lashing out when Robert Glasper won for best R&B album, Chirs Brown came around and apologized for being a sore loser during the Grammys.

[has been nominated at the Grammys 21 times](https://www.grammy.com/artists/chris-brown/2927) and won once for best R&B album for his 2011 album "F.A.M.E." Glasper [has been nominated 12 times](https://www.grammy.com/artists/robert-glasper/11540) and won 5 times. Brown was nominated in the category for his album "Breezy" (Deluxe) and Glasper for his album "Black Radio III." Blige for "Good Morning Gorgeous" (Deluxe), Lucky Daye for "Candydrip" and PJ Morton for "Watch the Sun." [Grammys 2023: Taylor Swift's hushed convo with ex Harry Styles, more juicy moments not seen on TV](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/06/grammys-2023-harry-styles-half-hugs-taylor-swift-more-not-seen-tv/11195132002/) "YOU AND I SHOULD never be in the Same (category)..

Following the premiere ceremony on Sunday afternoon, Brown shared an Instagram Story in which he wrote over a photo of Glasper: “Y'all playing. Who da f**k is ...

Listen to music from Chris Brown & Robert Glasper [the Grammy](https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/beyonce-among-early-winners-at-65th-grammy-awards-1.19197499) for Best R&B Album to Robert Glasper. Chris Brown Disses Robert Glasper After Grammy Loss

Chris Brown has offered an apology to Robert Glasper after mocking Glasper's Best R&B Album win at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

[Bonnie Raitt](https://www.nme.com/artists/bonnie-raitt)‘s ‘Just Like That’ was awarded Song of the Year, while Samara Joy was crowned Best New Artist Glasper’s win on Sunday marked the second time he has won a Grammy in that category – the first was in 2013 for his fifth album, ‘Black Radio’ – and his fifth Grammy overall (out of 12 nominations). Blige](https://www.nme.com/artists/mary-j-blige), [Lucky Daye](https://www.nme.com/artists/lucky-daye) and PJ Morton. “You and I should never be in the same [category],” he continued. He accused the Recording Academy of not doing “due diligence” for Black artists, acknowledging that while both he and Glasper’s work can be broadly categorised as R&B, there’s a considerable stylistic difference between Glasper’s jazz and soul-influenced compositions and Brown’s poppier, trap-oriented output. you were not the intended target and I know I came off really rude and mean.” [Harry Styles](https://www.nme.com/artists/harry-styles) take home Album of the Year for [‘Harry’s House’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/harry-styles-new-album-harrys-house-3226209), while [Lizzo](https://www.nme.com/artists/lizzo)‘s [‘About Damn Time’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lizzo-announces-fourth-album-special-with-video-for-new-single-about-damn-time-3205445) won Record of the Year. Brown has won one Grammy to date, Best R&B Album for ‘F.A.M.E.’ in 2012. “Who da fuck is this?” “I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys.. “Bro who the fuck is this?” Brown wrote in an Instagram story (which was later deleted) alongside a photo of Glasper. [took home the Best R&B Album](https://www.nme.com/news/music/here-are-all-the-winners-from-the-2023-grammys-rolling-list-3392484) award for his 2022 record ‘Black Radio III’.