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<p>Joyner Lucas is defending Chris Brown after Tinashe recently shared her thoughts about seemingly feeling &#8220;forced&#8221; to collaborate with the singer in 2015.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tinashe Speaks On Her Past Collaboration With R. Kelly</h3>
<p>Tinashe appeared as a recent guest on an episode of the &#8216;Zach Sang Show,&#8217; which premiered September 12. During the sit-down, Tinashe largely reflected on the contrasts in her career as an independent artist. According to <a href="https://www.rocnation.com/music/tinashe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roc Nation</a>, Tinashe was formerly signed to the major label RCA from 2013 to 2019.</p>
<p>Toward the end of the interview, the host questioned Tinashe, asking if her single collaborations with R. Kelly and Chris Brown felt &#8220;label-y&#8221; or were &#8220;forced&#8221; on her by her former label.</p>
<p>Tinashe responded by gasping and letting out a brief laugh.</p>
<blockquote><p> &#8220;You think I wanted — I literally&#8230; block out that R. Kelly song from my mind. I forget that that even exists,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;That is so embarrassing. That is so unreal that I even have a song with R. Kelly.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The singer reiterated her sentiments by explaining, &#8220;That&#8217;s embarrassing — yes, it was label-y!&#8221; Then, the 30-year-old added that she was &#8220;so young too.&#8221; We must note that the song Tinashe refers to is called &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5sZJJl9yVY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Let&#8217;s Be Real Now</a>.&#8221; The single was released in 2015 when the singer was around 22.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tinashe Addresses Her Past Collaboration With Chris Brown &; The Singer Responds</h3>
<p>Additionally, Tinashe also addressed her 2015 collaboration with Chris Brown, a song titled &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IltwiyqKhEI">Player</a>.&#8221; She explained that it was a song everyone wanted to be a &#8220;big moment.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;So I feel like in their mind,&#8221; Tinashe explained, referring to her former music label RCA. &#8220;They were like, &#8216;You need this support.&#8217; And he was like their biggest artist they had on rhythmic radio at the time. And to me, it was like, &#8216;Well, this is a pop song, so I really don&#8217;t feel like we should put Chris on it&#8230; that doesn&#8217;t compute to me.&#8217; But I don&#8217;t know&#8230;&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Before concluding her statements on the matter, the 30-year-old did acknowledge that &#8220;at the time&#8221; of the collaborations, there was a &#8220;part&#8221; of her that was &#8220;thankful&#8221; for them and &#8220;hopeful&#8221; the singles would find success.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am collaborating with a very successful artist, I don&#8217;t know, this isn&#8217;t like fully bad [even though] it doesn&#8217;t make full sense to me,&#8221; Tinashe explained of her sentiments at the time.</p></blockquote>
<p>Chris Brown appeared to catch wind of the singer&#8217;s statements about their 2015 collaboration, and he wasted no time sharing his response.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;NAME 5 TINASHE songs or die&#8230;. EVERYBODY DEAD&#8230;&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Joyner Lucas Defends Chris Brown</h3>
<p>Soon after Breezy&#8217;s comment, Joyner Lucas took to social media to share his thoughts on the constant criticism Chris Brown receives. Additionally, he explained that he would tolerate no Chris Brown &#8220;slander&#8221; from fellow celebrities and artists.</p>
<p>Watch Lucas explain his sentiments below!</p>
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<p>Lucas&#8217;s video, reshared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxTR3OVp6SU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a>, also received a comment from fellow rapper Fat Joe.</p>
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<div class="xt0psk2">&#8220;Chris Brown the greatest,&#8221; Fat Joe wrote.</div>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">BTS Footage Was Released Of Tinashe &; Chris Brown&#8217;s Collaboration In 2015</h3>
<div>As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/tinashe-and-chris-brown-team-up-for-player-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Tinashe and Chris Brown&#8217;s collaboration was released in 2015. At the time, official behind-the-scenes footage of filming the single&#8217;s music video was also released.</div>
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<div>At the time, Brown described the record as &#8220;amazing&#8221; and Tinashe as a &#8220;talented young lady&#8221; whom he&#8217;s grown &#8220;fond&#8221; of. In turn, Tinashe described Brown as a &#8220;talented entertainer&#8221; that she was &#8220;excited to collaborate with.&#8221;</div>
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