在经历了与前女友Rihanna的家庭暴力之后，Chris Brown和Rihanna这对小冤家共同沉寂了一段时间。2009年底，Rihanna出席全美音乐奖，为其全新大碟《Rated R》造势，而Chris Brown也不甘示弱，推出16岁出道以来的第三张大碟《Graffiti》，誓与前女友一决雌雄。 今年已满20岁的Chris Brown在自己的Twitter主页上表示，《Graffiti》将是自己从艺以来最棒的一张专辑，同Lil´ Wayne合作的歌曲《Transformer》是新专辑的首支主打单曲，两人曾在Chris Brown同名处男专辑中合作过单曲《Gimme That》。 此前，Rihanna曾在ABC节目《早安美国》里坦承，在男友袭击事件后，与Chris Brown复合了好一阵子，但她对这段短暂复合的日子自觉羞愧，“你开始对自己说谎，认为复合是件正常的事。”她希望告诉所有遭遇暴力的女孩，“不应为爱而忍受一切，我不想大家认为我是喜欢这种人。” Graffiti is the third studio album by American R&B and pop recording artist Chris Brown. It is the follow-up to his successful second album Exclusive (2007). The album was produced during 2008 to 2009 by several record producers, including Polow Da Don, Swizz Beatz, The Runners, and Brian Kennedy. Primarily an R&B and pop outing, Graffiti incorporates elements of electropop and hip hop music with synthesizers and electronic-influenced beats. The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 102,489 copies in its first week. To date, "Graffiti" has sold 341,000 copies in the US. It became his third consecutive top-ten debut in the United States and produced three singles that achieved moderate chart success. Upon its release, Graffiti received generally negative reviews from most music critics. Graffiti was nominated for two Grammy Awards, one for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the track, "Take My Time" featuring fellow R&B singer-songwriter Tank.